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The fees stated below are for the academic year commencing 1st September 2024 and ending 31 August 2025. To give parents certainty and to enable them to plan, the Governors have committed to maintaining these fee levels for the whole of this academic year. Therefore, the amount payable per term will not change, whatever changes are made to the VAT rate during this period.
The termly fees for King’s St Alban’s from September 2024 are as follows:
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- Reception – £3,159
- Year 1 – £3,494
- Year 2 – £3,672
- Year 3 – £3,845
- Year 4 – £5,136
- Year 5 – £5,428
- Year 6 – £5,600
**Nursery fees are detailed below**
The termly fees for King’s St Alban’s from September 2024 are inclusive of:
- Full wrap-around provision from 7:45am to 6:00pm
- After School Clubs run by King’s St Alban’s staff. An exciting range of over 30 clubs and activities, some of which are run by external partners (note these may occur an additional charge)
- Specialist teachers in music, French, games and PE, art and computing
- External curriculum supporting bodies – we regularly invite external bodies in to enhance our curriculum and also to provide PSHE specialist topics
- Well-being sessions provided by our Senior School child psychologist, Dr Kate Mason
- A mid-morning snack consisting of milk or water and fruit (Pre-prep)
- Use of King’s Senior school facilities including Drama and Dance studios, Theatre and Sports Hall.
Music tuition fees
- Termly: £218 per term for 10 lessons
- Hire of instrument: £ 35 per term
School lunch fees
All pupils are assumed to be having school lunches and will be billed accordingly, termly in advance unless the school receives written notice to the contrary before the start of term. Our healthy menus offer a wide choice of options catering for a range of tastes and special diets. The fees for lunch are:
- Reception to Year 2: £190 per term
- Years 3 to 6: £263 per term
King’s St Alban’s Nursery Fees:
King’s St Alban’s Nursery is open for 50 weeks of the year (excluding bank holidays) from 7.45am to 6pm Monday to Friday. There is a termly inset for staff training.
The nursery is closed for all bank holidays and closed for one week at Christmas and one week in August.
| Time | Full Day
7.45am to 6.00pm |
Morning
7.45am to 1pm |
Afternoon
1pm to 6pm |
| Price | £69 | £45 | £43 |
There is a minimum requirement of 3 sessions weekly. Parents have the option to book “All year round” or “Term Time only”. Parents will be charged the same rate per day or session regardless of what option they choose.
The price includes lunch for the morning session and snacks and enrichment activities.
These include:
- Forest School
- French
- Cooking
- Music (with Reception Class)
- School Library Visits or special story times
- PE and yoga sessions
- School trips – generally once a term with Reception
- River walks and Cathedral visits
- Professional visits eg Dentist talks.
Late Charge: All children must be collected by 6.00pm. Please note, our day-care team work very hard to ensure that your child has a fantastic time and we reserve the right to charge an additional fee of £10 per child per 15 minutes for late pick up. The school reserves the right to make additional charges for persistent lateness.
Government Funding for 2-year-olds
From April 2024, eligible 2-year-olds will be entitled to 15 hours funded childcare per week.
Funded hours are available within a normal session between 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Please note, you will need to have a valid code before the start of the term you wish to claim funding for.
To find out more and to see if you meet the criteria, please click here.
Government Funding for 3 & 4 year olds – 15 Universal Hours
If your child is 3 or 4 they can access a funded early education place from the start of the school term after their 3rd birthday and until they reach statutory age.
| Child’s birthday between | Funded hours commence: |
| 1st April and 31st August | 1st September – Autumn Term |
| 1st September and 31st December | 1st January – Spring Term |
| 1st January and 31st March | 1st April – Summer Term |
Parents are required to complete a declaration form each term and funded hours are taken within a normal session between 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm.
Government Funding for 3 & 4-year-olds – 15 Extended Hours
Working parents of 3 & 4-year-olds may be entitled to an additional 15 hours of funding per week.
To find out more and to see if you meet the criteria, please click here.
Early Years Pupil Premium
The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and Special Needs Funding will also be applied for according to individual circumstances.
A full copy of the Schedule of Nursery Fees including information on Government Funding can be viewed here.
Pupils’ personal accident insurance scheme
All pupils will be covered by the schools personal accident insurance.
Pupils’ sickness absence insurance scheme (optional)
Under the school’s terms and conditions, there is no waiver of fees for pupil absence. However, the school offers an insurance scheme that makes available fee refunds if pupils are absent from school for five or more days due to illness or accident. The premium for the insurance is 0.64% of the net termly tuition fee. Further details and a participation reply slip may be downloaded here.
Payment of fees
School fees are charged in advance and, if paid termly, are due on or before the first day of term. Alternatively, fees may, by arrangement, be paid either in monthly instalments by direct debit or by depositing lump sums in advance.
In cases of late payment, the Governors reserve the right to make a surcharge, composed of simple interest calculated at a rate of one percent of the outstanding balance per month.
Sibling discount
A reduction in fees (ten percent for a third child and fifteen percent for a fourth child) is available when three or more siblings are pupils at the school together. These reductions only apply to Kindergarten children if they are full-time.
Financial assistance (bursaries)
We offer a number of bursaries annually including full bursaries at the Senior School and in exceptional circumstances some support may be available at the Prep Schools. Bursaries are means-tested. Bursaries can also be offered to pupils who might otherwise leave the school because of financial hardship. Find out more in our Scholarship and Bursaries section.
Find out more
For more information, and terms and conditions of booking and payment, please contact our Admissions Team on 01905 354906 or email our Registrar LMonkhouse@ksw.org.uk / registrar@ksw.org.uk.