The Finance Team are always happy to assist with any enquiries you may have on tuition fees and ancillary charges and they can be contacted through 01628 327350 or email [email protected]
Nursery Fees
Nursery fees are structured differently from the main school. Please click on the link below to view them in PDF form.
Nursery Education Funding the Reception fee for qualifying children (up to and including the term in which they turn five) is reduced
Loyalty Discounts– Years 6, 7, 8 for pupils entering Year 6 after completing full academic years in Years 4 & 5, the termly fee for Years 6, 7 and 8 is reduced by £660
Sixth Form for pupils entering Sixth Form after completing a full academic year in Year 11, the termly fee for Sixth Form is reduced by £150
Sibling Discounts available across the school for brothers and sisters attending at the same time (excluding Nursery), discounts apply per term: first sibling £300, second £450, third £600, fourth £750
Payment
All fees are collected by Direct Debit by one of the following methods:
Instalment scheme (see below)
Termly in full (before first day of term)
Yearly (in advance by arrangement, to be paid by the end of May)
Fees are collected from an eligible UK bank account maintained in the UK. The School will make an administrative charge of £50 in respect of a failed collection.
All Fees include personal and dental accident insurance and pupil’s personal effects insurance, membership of the School PTA and membership of the Fees Refund Scheme.
Reception to Year 8 Text books, stationery, games transport, non-residential trips, educational outings and co-curricular activities (unless specified).
Year 6 Residential study week.
Years 9, 10, 11 & Sixth Form Games transport and co-curricular activities (unless specified).
Sixth Form The provision of a Chromebook or similar and its maintenance and support during the student's stay in Sixth Form. The device becomes the personal property of the student on the completion of the agreed programme of study.
All Years – the cost of food, charges for public examinations, specific learning support charges, individual musical instrument tuition, social outings, before and after school care and certain co-curricular activities as specified in the activities programme. See the insurance section below for more information.
Years 9, 10, 11 & Sixth Form Textbooks, related course materials and educational outings.
Registration Fee £150*
The registration fee is non-refundable and payable with the submission of a Registration Form. Registration places the pupil on the entry list, however it does not constitute an offer of a place.
*£180 from 1 January 2025
Acceptance Deposit £1,000
The deposit is payable when a signed Acceptance Form is returned. The deposit is forfeited when an accepted place is not taken up. No additional deposit is required where younger siblings of current pupils are being registered, but this initial deposit will then be refundable against the younger (and succeeding) pupil’s Leaver’s Statement.
Please contact Deborah Mussell through email: [email protected] for further information or to request a claim form.
Claires Court operates a cashless catering system by which parents pay for lunches in advance online and can monitor the food purchased. Details can be found on our Catering Page.
The School’s visiting musical staff charge parents direct for individual programmes of study. Please refer to such tutors for their contractual terms.
Most co-curricular activities do not incur a further charge. Payment for the few that do is normally identified and required separately as is our Extended Day provision, as below, and out of school trips and holiday activities. Please note that the activity programme at the end of the school day is suspended at the start and end of each term and at certain other times (e.g. Speech Day).
Breakfast Club (breakfast included) 7.30am to 8.15am £3.85
After School Care (light tea included) after activities until 6pm (5.30pm on Friday) £7
The School accepts Childcare Vouchers (while these remain valid) for charges qualifying under HMRC rules, such as wraparound care and after school activities taking place on School premises outside of normal school hours. Please contact the Finance Office for further details about these and the Tax Free Childcare account which has replaced the voucher scheme, 01628 327350.
A full term's notice, in writing to the Head, is required for the withdrawal of a pupil in the school, or for any chargeable extra subject, otherwise a term's fees will be payable in lieu of such notice.
Fee Invoice And Extras
The termly fee due is advised on a Fee Invoice that is sent out on the last day of each term. Payment is due before the first day of the term to which they relate. An administration charge of 2% per month or part thereof is levied for late payment. Those extras not included in the fees, as detailed above and below, are itemised on the Fee Invoice at the end of term.
Notice For Withdrawal
A full term’s notice, in writing to the Head, is required for the withdrawal of a pupil from the School or from any chargeable extra subject, otherwise, a term’s fees will be payable in lieu of such notice.
