FEES & charges
2024-2025 SCHEDULE OF Fees
Pre-Prep, Junior and Senior School tuition fees and charges FROM SEPTEMBER 2024
Please note: All of our current fees are stated exclusive of VAT and are subject to changes in legislation, most notably in relation to VAT - please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions section at the bottom for further information on this matter.
| Pre-Prep | Cost |
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| Nursery – morning session | £40 per session |
| Nursery – lunch | £6.20 per session |
| Nursery – afternoon | £35 per session |
| Nursery – all day (incl. lunch) | £75 per day |
| Nursery (full time including lunch) | £3,495 per term |
| Reception (including lunch) | £4,240 per term |
| Year 1 (including lunch) | £4,240 per term |
| Year 2 (including lunch) | £4,240 per term |
| Junior School | Cost per term |
| Years 3 to 6 | £4,695 |
| Senior School | Cost per term |
| Years 7 to 11 | £5,935per term |
| Years 12 and 13 | £6,040 per term |
additional charges 2024-25
| Instrumental Music Tuition Fees (30 minute lessons) | |
|---|---|
| Termly Charge (11 lessons per term) | £325 Per Term |
| New to an instrument introductory taster (6 lessons, reduced charge) | £100 |
| Instrumental hire charge per term is £75 | |
| SCHOOL LUNCHES (FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR SCHOOL) | |
| Autumn Term | £330 |
| Spring Term | £300 |
| Summer Term | £265 |
| LEARNING SUPPORT FEES | |
| 1 hour lessons | £50 |
| LAMDA FEES (30-minute lessons) | |
| Individual lesson | £34 |
| Shared lesson | £27 |
| BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE | |
| Pre-Prep | |
| Before School Care: 8.00am - 8.30am | £2 per session |
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After School Care: Session 1: 3.30pm - 4.30pm and/or Session 2: 4.30pm - 5.45pm |
£4 per session |
| Junior School | |
| 4.30pm-6.00pm | £2 per half hour session |
Frequently Asked Questions
| How will the Government’s July 2024 Announcement on VAT impact school fees? |
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| On the 29th July 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed that the Government will introduce 20% VAT on education services provided by independent schools from 1st January 2025. Whilst these proposals are subject to a consultation, our understanding of the Government’s announcement is that:
There remain areas where additional clarity is being sought by the sector – including, for example, how school trips will be treated from a VAT perspective. As the changes are not yet confirmed, but remain subject to consultation, we are not yet in a position to be able to confirm the impact on School fees from January 2025. Indeed, depending on the additional information we receive from Government, we may not be able to make such an announcement until after the Budget on 30th October 2024.The School has been planning for a significant period of time for this eventuality and has worked consistently for many years to ensure that we manage our costs and seek to generate income from sources other than school fees – including fundraising and other commercial activities. As a result, our current school fees, most notably at the Senior School, sit below many of our local co-educational competitors. However, this close management of our costs and fees does mean that we are not in a position to ‘absorb’ the impact of VAT without it having a profound and material impact on the quality of the provision for your children and for which parents chose the School. As a result the School will therefore need to pass on the net cost of VAT – ie: the difference between the VAT payable on school fees and that which we will be able to recover in relation to our expenditure. From our initial calculations, parents should prepare for the introduction of VAT to result in an overall increase of c16-17% on the cost of School fees from the date of the change (ie: from January 2025). Where other charges, such as 1:1 Music Lessons, become subject to VAT, parents should expect these to increase by the full 20%. We stress that these estimates are based on assumptions and will be confirmed once the final legislation is known later in the autumn. |
| Do you offer sibling discounts? |
| We do not offer sibling discounts; however, we do consider any siblings at the School when assessing applications for means-tested bursaries. |
| When are fees due? |
| Invoices are sent out approximately four weeks prior to the start of each term. Payment is due by the first day of term. |
| What options do I have for paying school fees? |
| The preferred method of paying school fees is by termly Direct Debit. If you wish to discuss paying fees by direct bank transfer or an alternative instalment plan, please contact our Accounts department. |
| Does the School offer any insurance plans? |
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Fee Insurance: The School operates an ‘opt-in’ policy for the School Fee Protection Scheme. The premium charged for this cover is 0.73% of termly fees. This is to safeguard the fees paid by parents in the event of the absence of a pupil through illness or accident. Fee Insurance does not cover a claim caused by, or relating to, pandemics (including Covid-19). The governors’ policy is that refunds cannot be given other than through the Protection Scheme. Personal Accident Insurance: All pupils are automatically insured for personal accident for 365 days of the year through a scheme operated by Chubb insurers. Insurance of Pupils’ Property: Parents are strongly advised to arrange an extension of their household contents policy to cover their child’s clothes, personal effects, bicycles etc while at school, as these are not covered by the School’s own insurance policy. |
| Do you offer a ‘Fees in Advance Scheme’? |
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The School does operate a fees in advance (FIA) scheme for parents whose children are in the School and who would like to consider paying for future terms' fees in advance. If any parent would like to know more about our FIA scheme, they can email Dave Clipson in our Finance Team to obtain more details on this. |
