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School Fees

Our fees are transparent.

We provide a straightforward fee structure with additional opportunities available for students applying for scholarships and selected bursaries for qualifying parents.

Please see below for details of Akeley Wood Nursery fees, as well as our termly school fees.

If you have any questions regarding fees or payments, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our admissions team.

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Nursery Fees 2024/25

Akeley Wood Nursery is open for 51 weeks per year (and closed for one week at Christmas and on all English Public and Bank Holidays).

Session
Time
Morning8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Afternoon 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Fees include all meals and snacks. We ask you to provide your own brand of nappies and that any prepared milk feeds are brought in.
Age
1 Full Day (8am - 6pm)
2 Full Days (8am - 6pm)
3 Full Days (8am - 6pm)
4 Full Days (8am - 6pm)
5 Full Days (8am - 6pm)
Ladybirds (12 months – 2.5 years)£85£165£248£332£351
Caterpillars ( 2.5 years – 3+ years)£83£161£225£298£342
Butterflies (3 years+ – 4 years)£83£161£225£298£342
* Morning sessions are only available to newly enrolled Nursery 1 pupils during their first term.

All Nursery Fees shown above are exempt from VAT. The Government has indicated that Nursery Fees will continue to be exempt from VAT from 1st January 2025, when independent schools will be required to charge VAT on School Fees from Reception upwards.
(Discounts, where applied, are calculated in relation to net fees, after the deduction of lunch charges.)
Registration Fee for the School is £125
The deposit for a nursery place for UK/Irish families is £250 or one month’s fees for any families subject to immigration control.

Junior and Senior School Fees 2024/25

Year
Fees per term (Autumn, Spring and Summer)
Fees per year
Reception, Years 1 and 2£4,465£13,395
Year 3£5,240£15,720
Years 4 - 6£5,517£16,551
Years 7 - 11£6,570£19,710
Years 12 and 13£6,210£18,630
The Fees above are for Autumn Term 2024/25 which are currently exempt from VAT.

The Government has confirmed that as of 1st January 2025, all education services supplied by independent schools will be subject to VAT (at a standard rate of 20%). We will publish a new Fee schedule during the Autumn Term which takes into account the impact of VAT from 1st January 2025.
Registration Fee for the School is £125
The deposit for UK and Irish families for school entry (Reception to Sixth Form) is £750.
For non-UK or Irish families the deposit is one term’s fees.

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Payments

Key information:

  • Fees are due on or before the first day of term.

  • A full term’s notice is required in writing before the withdrawal of a pupil from the school.

  • Childcare vouchers can be used as payment for wrap around care.

  • A deposit of £250 is required for children joining us in Nursery, and £750 per child for students joining us in Reception to Year 13. This is returned to you when your child leaves the school.

*One full term's written notice of withdrawal and all outstanding fees paid is required for the deposit to be returned. More information can be found in the Parent Contract signed at the point of acceptance. International students should refer to the varying deposit information listed in ‘International students’.

Incremental sibling discounts:

  • 5% discount for one sibling

  • 10% discount for an additional sibling

  • 15% discount for any further siblings

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