Application, registration and deposits
- Registration (application) fee: £200 (Junior School and Pre‑School registration fee: £105). All registration fees are non‑refundable.
- Deposit to accept a place:
- Pre‑School, Junior and Senior day places: £1,000 (non‑refundable if a child leaves before the end of Reception).
- International boarding places: £5,000 to secure a place (or £1,000 where the student is staying for one term).
- Deposits are in addition to the termly fee and are refunded when the student finally leaves the school, once all fees and extras have been settled (subject to the non‑refund condition above).
Tuition fees — termly and annual (2026/27 academic year)
Note: the school publishes separate boarding rates for UK/Non‑Visa and Non‑UK/Child‑Visa students where indicated; some Sixth Form rates show a lower figure in brackets which reflects a loyalty discount for students who took the two‑year GCSE course at Sidcot and continue into Sixth Form. The figures below are inclusive of VAT and exclude lunch unless otherwise stated.
- Pre‑School (per day session): Total £70 per day broken down as:
- 08:45–11:45: £33.00
- Lunch: £4.00
- 12:45–15:45: £33.00.
- Junior School (Reception to Year 6):
- Reception to Year 2: £3,870 per term — £11,610 per year.
- Year 3 to Year 4: £4,870 per term — £14,610 per year.
- Year 5 to Year 6: £5,920 per term — £17,760 per year.
- Senior School (Day fees):
- Year 7 to Year 9 (day): £8,170 per term — £24,510 per year.
- Year 10 to Year 11 (day): £8,480 per term — £25,440 per year.
- Senior School (Boarding fees — termly and annual):
- Year 7 to Year 9 (UK / Non‑Visa): £14,390 per term — £43,170 per year.
- Year 7 to Year 9 (Non‑UK / Child‑Visa): £14,800 per term — £44,400 per year.
- Pre‑GCSE Pathway (Year 8–9) (UK / Non‑Visa): £16,350 per term — £49,050 per year.
- Pre‑GCSE Pathway (Year 8–9) (Non‑UK / Child‑Visa): £16,740 per term — £50,220 per year.
- Year 10 to Year 11 (UK / Non‑Visa): £15,660 per term — £46,980 per year.
- Year 10 to Year 11 (Non‑UK / Child‑Visa): £16,070 per term — £48,210 per year.
- Year 11 Pathway (UK / Non‑Visa): £18,510 per term — £55,530 per year.
- Year 11 Pathway (Non‑UK / Child‑Visa): £18,900 per term — £56,700 per year.
- Sixth Form (Years 12 & 13):
- Day (termly): £9,010 per term (bracketed figure £8,480 indicates the loyalty discounted rate where applicable) — annual: £27,030 (bracket £25,440).
- Boarding (termly): UK / Non‑Visa students: £17,260 per term — annual £51,780. Non‑UK / Child‑Visa students: £17,680 per term — annual £53,040. (Bracketed lower boarding figures shown in the fee sheet reflect the loyalty discount where applicable).
Meals, wraparound care and small routine charges
- Lunch is charged separately at £252 per term (Junior, Senior and Boarding arrangements list lunch as excluded from the standard fee and charged per term).
- After School Care (Junior School): free for the first hour until 16:30; thereafter charged at £2.60 per half hour until 18:00. Supper in the Refectory is available at £2.60. Breakfast Club costs £3.90 per session (07:45–08:30).
- Parental permission is sought for any trip or activity that incurs a charge of more than £25; smaller trip charges may be applied as invoiced extras.
Additional charges and optional services
- Specialist tuition (music, drama, sports, EAL, learning support): individual lesson rate £47.00 per 50‑minute lesson; group lesson rate £27.00 per hour (or per group session as shown). Charges for lessons are billed in arrears; missed lessons not notified will not be rescheduled.
- Flexi boarding: £64 per night (flexi/weekly boarding options are available subject to availability). Full boarding includes laundry, healthcare and most extracurricular activities; lunch remains charged separately.
- Examination charges: external exam board charges are passed to parents and billed as incurred; International Baccalaureate examination charges are approximately £750. University application fees are passed on where the school pays them on behalf of the student.
- A voluntary £10 donation to the Sidcot Community Parent and Teacher Association (SCPTA) is added to the Spring Term Extras invoice each year.
Discounts, notice and refund conditions
- Sibling discount: 10% discount applied where a family has one full fee‑paying sibling; the discount is deducted from the lowest fee at that time.
- Loyalty discount: where a pupil has taken the two‑year GCSE course at Sidcot and continues into Sixth Form, the Year 10/11 rate may continue to apply (the fee sheet shows the discounted figures in brackets where this applies).
- Notice and refunds:
- A full term's written notice, or a term's fee in lieu, is required before removal of a student other than at the end of the Upper Sixth Form year.
- No reduction in fees can be made for absence through illness. Insurance that covers fees is available to parents who wish to protect themselves against this eventuality.
- Deposits are refunded when the student finally leaves the school once all fees and extras have been settled, except where the deposit is stated as non‑refundable (for example if a child leaves before the end of Reception). Registration fees are non‑refundable.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The annual fee is split into three equal payments (one per term). Termly payments are payable one month in advance of the first day of each term. A full term's notice in writing, or a term's payment in lieu, is required for withdrawal except at the end of Upper Sixth.
- Monthly direct debit option: UK bank account holders may elect to pay by 10 monthly instalments by direct debit. Direct debit payments start on 1 August and continue on the first of each month until 1 May. The direct debit application deadline is 30 June; extras are invoiced separately and are payable in full.
- Overdue accounts: interest or a charge for debt collection may be added to overdue accounts. Acceptance of a place carries parental responsibility for payment of school fees for the period the student remains at the school (unless another party accepts that responsibility in writing).
Fee payment methods and bank details
- Payment methods accepted and options referenced in the fee documents include:
- Direct debit (monthly instalments for UK bank account holders),
- Debit card payments,
- Bank transfer (school bank details are provided in writing to parents and may be used for fee payments). Extras are invoiced separately from any direct debit arrangement. The school will notify in writing if bank details change. For administration or to set up direct debit the school's fees office should be contacted as indicated in the fee documents.
Key practical points for parents
- Lunch is charged per term at £252 and is not included in the standard day or boarding termly tuition fee. After‑school care and breakfast carry small per‑session charges as above. Flexi boarding is priced per night. Specialist lessons, exam charges and certain trips are invoiced as extras. All of the above are itemised in termly extras invoices.
