Fees

Sherborne House School is proud to offer a fantastic prep education at an exceptionally competitive price. Education, teacher-led after-school clubs and lunch – all from £1,004 per month*

We believe that high-quality education should be both accessible and affordable. Our fee structure is thoughtfully designed to provide exceptional value while maintaining the highest standards of educational excellence.

*Our fees cover an outstanding independent education, including teacher-led after-school clubs from 4 pm to 5 pm, snacks and lunches.

We also offer flexible payment options, with the choice to pay termly or through an 11-month payment plan.

School Year  Fees Per Term* Fees Per Month*
Reception (excluding Early Years Grant) £3681 £1004
Year 1 – 2 £3681 £1004
Year 3 -6 £4352 £1187

*Lunch will be charged at £465 per term. For any clarification on school fees and lunches, please see our terms and conditions

Fees are inclusive of VAT and are due on or before the first day of term.

Monthly Interest-Free Payment Scheme

We offer an interest-free monthly payment option to our parents. For ease and simplicity, we have decided to offer our monthly payment option across 11 months.

Sibling Discount

For children in Reception through to Year 6, there is a 10% sibling discount for the second child.

Optional Extras

  • Early Morning Breakfast Club (£5.20 per session)
  • After School Lakewood Club (£3.70 per 30 minutes)
  • Peripatetic Music lessons
  • Drama lessons
  • Year 4-6 Residential Trips
  • and some extra-curricular clubs run by specialist outside staff

Wrap Around Care (Reception to Year 6)

We offer wrap-around care from 7.30 am – 6pm.

Music & Drama Tuition

Fees will be advised by our Peripatetic Music Teachers.

For more information, please contact Mrs Hannah James, our Head of Music and Drama, via h.james@sherbornehouse.co.uk

Nursery Fees

Age

Day Fee (7.30am – 6pm)

Half Day Fee (7.30am – 1pm / 1pm – 6pm) Weekly Fee
Under 2 £83.47 £48.67 £375.57
Rising 3 £76.11 £41.85 £342.52
3+ £69.33 £38.17 £312.48

Nursery Sibling Discount

Siblings in the nursery setting will receive a 5% discount.

This applies to any second or third child concurrently attending Sherborne House.

Universal Hours Entitlement

We will continue to accept the 570 hours per year stretched over the 51 weeks the nursery is in operation.  This equates to 11.17 hours a week and will continue to be available for all eligible parents.

Sherborne House Nursery’s recommended provision model is that children attend two days a week minimum (4 sessions). This way, they get the most out of the learning and activities we offer, and we can be more flexible in planning the days attended to meet their needs.

Pattern of Delivery

As a result, our Early Years fee structure from January 2026 will be:

Day Opening time EYF Hours can be accessed Maximum EYF hours to be claimed each day up to 11.17 hours per week
Monday 7:30am – 1:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm 4 or 3.17
Tuesday 7:30am – 1:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm 4 or 3.17
Wednesday 7:30am – 1:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm 4 or 3.17
Thursday 7:30am – 1:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm 4 or 3.17
Friday 7:30am – 1:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm

1:00pm – 6:00pm 4 or 3.17

Please see Sherborne House Early Years Funded Entitlement Policy 2025-2026

Key Information

  • Funded hours apply during the 5 hours of each afternoon session per day (1:00 pm – 6:00 pm) for eligible children, and only for the days a child attends.
  • Billing will continue monthly via Parenta as we currently do.
  • Our stretched funding hours change allows funding to be evenly distributed across the year, meaning families benefit from consistent access to funded hours during holiday periods, and smoother, more predictable monthly invoices.
  • If your child, for any reason, misses a funded hours session, these hours cannot be reclaimed or carried forward for future use.

Childcare Vouchers

From the term following your child’s 3rd birthday, the Government provides 15 hours Free Childcare Entitlement for all 3 and 4 year olds for 38 weeks per year. Outside of those 38 weeks fees will be charged for all sessions at our current rates as above.

We accept tax-free childcare vouchers for payment of before and after school care, together with Pre-Reception fees and Reception fees for children still in receipt of Early Years funding.

Nursery Registration Fees

On registering your child, a payment of £150 is required.

£50 of this will be offset against administration expenses and is non-refundable, the remainder of £100 will be refunded once the last fee account is settled as laid down in the Sherborne House School Terms and Conditions.

Registration Fees must be paid when registering your child.

T&Cs

For full details of our Terms and Condition, please see the Sherborne House School Terms and Conditions and Registration Form. Copies are available from the school office.

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