School Fees
2024/2025 Fee information (effective from 1 January 2025)
| School Setting | Fees per term | |
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| Early Years in Cambridge | nursery fees page | |
| Early Years in Saffron Walden | nursery fees page | |
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Stephen Perse Junior School (Reception, Year 1, Year 2) |
£5,994.60 (£4,995.50 plus £999.10 VAT) |
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Stephen Perse Junior School (Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6) |
£7,577.64 (£6,314.70 plus £1,262.94 VAT) |
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Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Reception) |
£5,645.40 (£4,704.50 plus £940.90 VAT) |
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Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Year 1, Year 2) |
£6,029.52 (£5,024.60 plus £1,004.92 VAT) |
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Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Year 3, Year 4) |
£6,949.08 (£5,790.90 plus £1,158.18 VAT) |
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Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Year 5, Year 6) |
£7,216.80 (£6,014.00 plus £1,202.80 VAT) |
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| Stephen Perse Cambridge Senior School |
£8,764.92 (£7,304.10 plus £1,460.82 VAT) |
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| Stephen Perse Cambridge Sixth Form (Day) |
£8,404.08 (£7,003.40 plus £1,400.68 VAT) |
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| Stephen Perse Cambridge Sixth Form (Boarding) |
£18,612.36 (£15,510.30 plus £3,102.06 VAT) |
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Please note:
All fees include VAT from 1 January 2025 where applicable.
Fees for our Early Years (Nursery and Kindergarten), Junior Schools and Senior School include school lunches.
Day fees for the Sixth Form exclude food costs, as students pay for meals and snacks as taken. Boarding fees for Sixth Form students include all meals.
Admissions fees
| School Setting |
Registration Fee |
Acceptance Fee | Deposit |
|---|---|---|---|
Early Years(Nursery and Kindergarten) |
£100 (VAT exempt) | £100 (VAT exempt) | - |
Junior Schools, including Reception |
£200 (VAT exempt) | £360 (£300 + £60 VAT) | £500 |
Senior School |
£200 (VAT exempt) | £360 (£300 + £60 VAT) | £500 |
Sixth Form (Day Pupils) |
£200 (VAT exempt) | £360 (£300 + £60 VAT) | £500 |
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Sixth Form (Boarders - UK based parents) |
£200 (VAT exempt) | £360 (£300 + £60 VAT) | £2,500 |
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Sixth Form (Boarders - overseas based parents) |
£200 (VAT exempt) |
£600 (£500 + £100 VAT) |
One term's fees |
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All Admissions fees include VAT where applicable.
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In the event that taxes are applicable to any of the fees and extras and not reflected in this list, we will notify you promptly and reserve the right to reissue the relevant invoice(s) with the additional taxes included. Taxes as applicable are payable by parents in full and subject to our late payment provisions.
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The registration fee covers the examination and administrative costs of the assessment process. This fee is VAT exempt as it is charged for services rendered, with no guarantee of a place being offered. It is non-refundable irrespective of whether the registered child attends the assessment session.
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A non-refundable acceptance fee is payable when an offer of a place is accepted. This fee covers the administrative costs of preparing for new pupils, including induction arrangements. VAT is applicable to this fee for Reception year and above for education starting after 1 January 2025.
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A fully refundable deposit is payable upon acceptance of a place which is held as security by the Foundation and is refunded in accordance with the Foundation’s Parent Contract. As this is a fully refundable deposits paid as security it is outside the scope of VAT.
Payment of School and Boarding Fees
All school and boarding fees are payable to The Stephen Perse Foundation through one of the following payment frequencies and methods.
Subject to agreement with us, fees may be paid termly, termly by monthly instalments, or annually in advance, by Direct Debit from a UK bank account. Annual and termly fees may also be paid via our Payment Portal. Payment via Direct Debit or the portal offers a secure way to pay and the portal can accept payments in various currencies. We also offer parents the option to pay for 2 or more years in advance (fees in advance). Any parent who wishes to discuss the options for paying fees in advance should make contact with our fees team.
Fees must be cleared into The Stephen Perse Foundation bank account at least 10 working days in advance of the term to which they relate, except as part of the monthly Direct Debit instalment scheme, when fees are taken monthly on, or on the first working day after, the 7th day of each month, with the first payment in August for the academic year beginning on 1 September. Please note that the payment portal may take a few days to clear funds.
Payment of Nursery Fees
Our Nursery fees are calculated as an annual charge divided by 12 and billed monthly. They are due on the first day of the month to which they relate, unless they are paid by Direct Debit, when they are taken on the 7th or closest working day thereafter of each month.
For Late Stay, Nursery and Holiday Enrichment Programme fees only, we also accept Tax Free Childcare and Childcare Vouchers, please contact the Fees Team for further information if you wish to make a payment using these.
VAT
We urge families not to assume that you cannot afford fees due to VAT and instead to reach out to discuss the options for scholarships, bursarial support and financial assistance with us.
Further Questions
If you have a question related to fees prior to admission, please email the Admissions Team, or call 01223 454762 and ask to speak to the Admissions Team.
Parents of current students who have questions about fees not covered in the above information should contact our fees team by this email or call 01223 454701.
Bursaries and Financial Assistance
We offer financial assistance and bursaries; applications are means tested by an external provider. More information on financial assistance/bursaries can be found in our Bursary and Financial Assistance Policy.
Additional costs
Public examinations
School Fees exclude charges made by qualifications awarding bodies for public
examinations. These are charged separately and added to the summer term bill.
examinations. These are charged separately and added to the summer term bill.
Peripatetic Music and speech lessons
Our students may hire instruments and can take part in music, speech and LAMDA lessons with individual members of the visiting music and other specialist staff. These are charged separately by the teacher directly to parents.
Foundation Transport Services
Foundation transport services continue to operate to and from our school from various locations around Cambridge and Saffron Walden. These are charged separately on a termly basis.
Early and late stay charges (2024/2025)
Early and late stay charges are applied at our Junior Schools as follows:
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Cambridge Junior School Wrap Around Care |
Charge |
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Stephen Perse Cambridge Junior School (all year groups) Breakfast club from 07.30-08.00 |
No charge due to parking limitations surrounding the school |
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Stephen Perse Cambridge Junior School (all year groups) Early Stay from 08:00-08:15 |
No charge |
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Stephen Perse Cambridge Junior School (all year groups) Late stay charges apply from 16:30-18:00 |
£2 for each 15 minutes |
Junior School closes at 18.00. A charge of £15 per 10 minutes or part thereof will be applied in situations where a child is collected after 18.00.
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Dame Bradbury’s Wrap around Care |
Charge |
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Dame Bradbury’s - all year groups Breakfast Club (07:30-08:00) (there is no charge from 08:00-08:30) |
£3.30 per day |
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Dame Bradbury’s - Reception, Years 1 & 2 Late stay charges apply from 16:00-18:00 |
£2 for each 15 minutes |
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Dame Bradbury’s - Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Late stay charges apply from 16:30-18:00 |
£2 for each 15 minutes |
Dame Bradbury’s closes at 18:00. A charge of £15 per 10 minutes or part thereof will be applied in situations where a child is collected after 18:00.
