About Kip McGrath Aldridge
The centre is located at 36 High Street, Aldridge, WS9 8LZ
The space was fully renovated in 2023 and provides a safe, professional and welcoming environment for students to come and learn.
We also teach a large number of students from the comfort of their homes using our online platform.
Our Centre
We re-opened in Aldridge at number 30B High Street Aldridge in February 2017, having previously been located on Lazy Hill Road under a former franchise owner.
The lockdown restrictions of 2020 saw us move online - this remains an important part of the business as having seen the high quality of the provision, many students chose to continue online once we reopened.
Take A Peek Around Our Centre
Meet Our Deputy Manager
The day-to-day management of the centre is in the hands of Vanessa Martin who is our senior primary tutor and deputy manager. Vanessa joined Kip McGrath in 2019 and quickly became Sallyâs âright hand womanâ, officially stepping up to deputy manager in 2021.
Vanessa loves teaching older primary and younger secondary students, for both English and maths. She is also our 11-plus coordinator and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area.
Meet Our Tutors
We have a wonderful team of 16 tutors currently, some of whom have been with us since the first year and some who joined more recently. All are fully qualified, experienced and DBS checked. We are Ofsted registered so all tutors safeguarding trained and we always have a paediatric first aider on site.
Our other in-centre tutors are tutors are Sarah, Natalie, Charlotte and Lara for younger students, The English specialists are Mark, Kelly and Michele.
Maths is looked after by Sally, Sally, Rachel and Biniyam.
We also have 4 online-only teachers who are Sue, Laura, Natasha and Sophia.
Charity Partners
We are pleased to support several local and national charities yearly:
Circus Starr is a national charity which enables children with disabilities, families on low incomes or facing challenges such as bereavement or domestic violence the opportunity to enjoy some quality time together at the circus.
The Thomas Project is an Aldridge based charity helping disadvantaged children and families year round. They are the recipients of our Christmas Giving Tree this year 2025.
Breast cancer awareness is a cause close to our hearts, as two of our tutors have experienced it personally.
We actively support local fundraising efforts and organise our own events to help raise awareness and contribute to meaningful change.