Prep Fees

Term-time fees for Year 3 to Year 8 for 2025/26 academic year (Inclusive of VAT)

 

Day Pupils

	Fee Per Term	Monthly equivalent
Year 3	£5,600	£1,400.00
Year 4	£5,900	£1,475.00
Years 5 - 6	£6,100	£1,525.00
Years 7 - 8	£7,000	£1,750.00

 

Flexi-Boarding

St John’s approach to boarding is in-keeping with modern demands, and many families prefer to opt for a flexi-boarding arrangement to suit their specific needs and wishes.

Nights	Fee
Ad hoc single night	£55.00
Flexi 1 (1 consistent night per week per term)	£565.00 per term
Flexi 2 (2 consistent nights per week per term)	£1,085.00 per term
Flexi 3 (3 consistent nights per week per term)	£1,555.00 per term
Flexi 4 (4 consistent nights per week per term	£900.00 per term
Friday, Saturday or Sunday night (includes activities)	£68.75 per night

 

Full Boarding

	Boarding Fee	Sponsored Boarding Fee
Years 3 - 8	£8,500.00	£9,000.00

 

Free Wraparound care for all pupils from 7:55am until 5.50pm & Late Stay until 8pm

Our Breakfast Club opens at 7:55 am and includes breakfast at 8:00 am. If you need your child to arrive earlier, we offer a 7:30 am drop-off at the boarding house (for Years 3–8). This must be arranged in advance through Hayley Williams in the office. Alternatively, you may book a boarding stay for the night before through Mrs Richardson.

Wraparound care also provides the opportunity for your child to stay after lessons finish and participate in a wide range of clubs and activities until 5:45 pm.

Supper is at 6pm for those who want to join and costs £5.80.  Late stay from 5:45pm - 8pm is charged at £19.50 irrespective of pick up time. Please note that all wrap around care must be pre-booked a week in advance.

Extra Tuition

Private tuition for English as an additional Language, Special Educational Needs and subjects not offered within the curriculum may be provided, and will generally be charged at £48 per lesson.
 

Learning Support

Learning support costs £48 per lesson (50 min).

Music Tuition

Music lessons are available to pupils in a range of disciplines. The charge will be £315.00 per terms per instrument for a 30 minute individual lesson per week, and £155.00 per term per instrument for a 15 minute individual lesson per week. Shared lessons costs £212.50 each per term. At the discretion of the teacher, pupils may be taught for different lesson lengths with an appropriate adjustment to the fee.
Where available, music instruments can be hired for £62.00 per term but a deposit may be required.

Notwithstanding the School’s Terms and Conditions, if you wish to withdraw your child from music lessons, or change teacher, you must allow a period of notice of one full Term. Unless notice of cancellation is given in writing, it will be assumed that the pupil requires tuition to continue from term to term and arrangements will be made accordingly.
 

Tennis

Individual tennis lesson costs £42.00 per lesson.
 

Speech and Drama 

Speech and Drama group costs £122.00 per term.

Registration Fee & Deposit

A non-refundable registration fee payment of £125 is due when a pupil’s name is entered to the College. An acceptance deposit of £500 is then required for all pupils.

The repayment of deposits is linked to the settlement of final fee invoices upon the departure of the pupil from Dean Close St John’s. Parents are welcome to gift the deposit to the School when a pupil leaves.
 

Reduction for Brothers and Sisters

A reduction of the net school fee (referred to in the table above) is currently offered to parents who have two children or more at the School, excluding the Nursery. The reductions, which are applied to the elder children, are 10% for the second child, 20% for the third child and any subsequent children whilst they all simultaneously attend the School.

When the elder child leaves the discount ceases or adjusts down as appropriate.

Childcare Vouchers 

The School is happy to accept Childcare Vouchers in part payment against the fees for children in the Pre-Prep from the term after their 3rd birthday up to and including the term in which they reach the age of five. Parents should note St John’s is able to accept Childcare Vouchers towards the payment of the boarding element of boarding fees. We also accept payments from the Tax Free Childcare Scheme. We can accept vouchers up to the end of the academic year in which children celebrate their 15th birthday. We cannot accept vouchers in payment towards music lessons or other extra-curricular activities.

HM Forces Discount

Dean Close School offers a Forces Bursary for the sons and daughters of serving members of HM Forces which is available from Year 3 onwards.

Notice of Withdrawal of a Pupil or Change of Status

In accordance with the School’s terms and conditions, a full term’s notice must be given in writing if you wish to withdraw your child from the School, or if you wish to change your child’s place at the School from one type of boarding to another or to a day place. Failing such notice, a full term’s fees will be charged.