Fees

Termly Fees from September 2013

PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Years 3-8  £4,155
Year 2  £3,430
PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOLS
Full time Nursery, Reception & Year 1    £3,120
First Steps & Rising Reception  Sessions: Morning  8.30am - 12.00pm
 Afternoon  12.00pm - 3.30pm
 9 Sessions  £2,835  8 sessions  £2,520
 7 Sessions  £2,205  6 Sessions  £1,950
 5 Sessions  £1,650  4 Sessions  £1,400
 3 Sessions  £1,260  2 Sessions  £840

The Pre-Preparatory Schools have a minimum session attendance per week as detailed in the table below. Additional sessions can be added above these minimum requirements as mornings or afternoons subject to availability.From Reception age, all children must attend five full days per week.

Year Group Age Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
First Steps 2 2 mornings 3 sessions 3 sessions
First Steps 3 4 sessions 4 sessions 5 sessions
Rising Reception   3 - 4  6 sessions
 (must include 5 mornings)  
7 sessions
 (must include 5 mornings) 
8 sessions
 (must include 5 mornings) 

Parents with more than one child in Reception or above, across the Downsend School sites will qualify for the following discounts:  

1st child standard fees apply
2nd child  5% discount off standard fees 
3rd child 10% discount off standard fees 
4th child 15% discount off standard fees 

 Notes:  

1. Lunch is compulsory and is included in the fee [except for those pupils who attend for mornings only, where lunch is not an option].

2. Fees are payable on or before the first day of term, if not by direct debit. The surcharge for late payment of fees will be £15 per week, or part of a week, chargeable from the second day of term.

3. For the Preparatory School, Years 3-8, the optional School Fees Remission Scheme premium will be £60 per term and for the Pre-Preparatory Schools the premium will be £50 per term.

5. For the Preparatory Schooland  Pre-Preparatory Schools the optional BUPA Schools Scheme will be £67.50 per term.

April 2013