Academic Year 2024-2025
Effective from September 2024, fees and charges for the academic year 2024-25 are detailed below.
School Fees (per term – Fees shown include VAT)
| Reception | £3,192 (inc VAT) |
| Year 1 | £3,615 (inc VAT) |
| Year 2 | £3,768 (inc VAT) |
| Years 3 – 6 | £4,586 (inc VAT) |
| *Multi-Child Discount | 1st Child, Full fees as shown. 2nd Child, 50% fee reduction on fees as shown. 3rd & Subsequent Children 75% fee reduction on fees as shown. |
Nursery Fees*
| 8:30-11:30 | £27 per session |
| 8:30-12:30 (including lunch) | £36 per session |
| 12:30-3:30 | £27 per session |
| Full Day (including lunch) | £63 per session |
*We accept Early Years Funding of 15 hours per week for sessions in our Nursery classes, for under 5’s (eligible by date of birth set by Suffolk County Council).
The Early Years Funding Sessions are available from 8.30am – 11.30am or 12.30pm – 3.30pm – Term Time Monday to Friday. In addition, we accept payments using the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme.
Other optional fees:
| Included | Tuition & Personal Accident Insurance |
| Optional Extras | Fees Insurance, Lunches (included for Nursery Children), Milk, Individual Music, and LAMDA lessons. |
| School Lunch | £4.00 per day, billed termly. Lunch is included in Nursery rates for full days and morning sessions ending at 12:30. |
| Breakfast Club | 7:45 – 8:35 £6.00 |
| Early Morning Club | 8:15 – 8:35 £2.75 |
| Junior After School Care | 3:35 – 4:10 £2 (free for those with siblings in the Upper School) |
| Extended After School Care | 4:10 – 5.00 £3.00 |
| After School Activities | These are optional and invoiced at the beginning of each term according to the activity. |
We accept most childcare voucher plans, as per their eligibility criteria for After School Clubs.
REGISTRATION FEE A registration fee of £100 is required for each pupil and is non-refundable. (Not applicable to Nursery.)
ADMINISTRATION FEE (Nursery only) £50 . A one-off fee, which includes lunch in full day and four hour morning sessions, plus swimming lessons timetabled for pre-school aged children.
DEPOSIT (Not applicable to Nursery). One deposit of £250 is required per pupil payable the term prior to entry in the school. The deposit is refundable within one month of your child leaving the school, without interest, less any outstanding charges. The deposit is not refundable if your child, once accepted to the School, does not take up a place at the school.
SIBLING REDUCTIONS Parents with three or more children at The Old School Henstead (from the same family at the same time) currently attract a sibling reduction of 15% on the fee of the youngest child.
The preferred method of payment is directly into the school’s bank account, details of which you will find on your invoice. Fees and charges may also be paid by cheque (payable to “The Old School Henstead Educational Trust Limited” and marked “A/C payee only”). In addition, we accept payments using the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme and most childcare voucher plans, as per their eligibility criteria and rules. Any fees and/or charges (to include lunch bills, music lessons, after school club and activities) that remain unpaid at the due date will incur a 4% above bank base rate surcharge per month plus an administration fee of £50.
Fees for each term are payable in full on or before the first day of that term. As per the current terms and conditions one full term’s notice is required by the first day of term or a term’s fee in lieu of notice is payable. Notice must be in writing and addressed to the Head.
For more information on fees, please contact the office or call us on 01502 741150.