Fees
The King’s School is a private school, which means we are entirely dependent on parents and others for our income. School fees are reviewed annually to reflect the real cost of educating each child, based upon the budget for the coming year. To help parents who have more than one child at the school, we operate a sliding scale.
Fees must be paid by twelve monthly direct debit payments (or may be paid annually or termly in advance by agreement with the Bursar). Our fees policy is available on our policies page.
Changes in government policy mean we will face three increases in costs from April 2025; the removal of charitable relief from business rates, the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions and the increase in the National Living Wage. Thanks to some generous donations, we've managed to keep the fee increase to 8.5% in September 2025.
Fees for 2024-2025
These are the fees applicable from Year 1 through to Year 11 inclusive. Please note - Reception is closed on a Wednesday, and Year 1 and 2 are not in on Wednesday afternoons. School fees are subject to 20% VAT from January 2025 and the figures shown include VAT where applicable.
| Number of children | Monthly total Jan 25-Aug 25 | Monthly total from Sept 25 | Annual total from Sept 25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £739.20 | £801.60 | £9,619.20 |
| 2 | £1,389.60 | £1,507.20 | £18,086.40 |
| 3 | £1,951.20 | £2,116.80 | £25,401.60 |
| 4 | £2,424 | £2,629.20 | £31,550.40 |
Reception sibling discount
If you also have a child in our Reception class during the 2025-26 academic year, you will receive a further 6% reduction on your main school fee.
15/30 hours free childcare for under 5-year-olds
All 3-5 year old children, from the term after their 3rd birthday, are eligible to claim a core entitlement of up to 15 funded hours. Working parents may be entitled to additional free hours upon joining our Nursery. You can check if you are eligible on the government website.
Where parents of Nursery children pay fees in addition to Nursery Education Funding, the cost from September will be £7.13 per hour. For Reception children the fees are subject to VAT, so these will be charged at £7.88 per hour. Estimated charges based on sessions attended will be sent at the start of each school term. You can use Nursery Education Funding to cover your childcare here or split them with another childcare provider.
The fees for the term in Nursery and Reception will be confirmed at the start of each term based on the number of weeks in the term and any funding received.
Please note, our Reception is closed on a Wednesday.
Our Early Years Fees Policy contains information on what sessions are available as children move through our Nursery and into Reception. Our Registrar would be happy to help explain the availability if you call the school or email registrar@tkswitney.org.uk.
School trip costs
Where possible, we like to offer our students a wide variety of extra-curricular trips to complement their classroom learning. The price of trips varies each year but to help parents budget for these, we’ve given a very rough annual estimate below. Parents are expected to cover the cost of the trips, however, please contact our Bursar if the cost is an issue, as we may be able to access some support. In some cases the students fund raise to cover their own costs.
- Reception and nursery - £25
- Year 1 and 2 - £40
- Year 3 and 4 - £45
- Year 5 and 6 - £200 (including a residential trip in either year 5 or year 6)
- Year 7 - £50
- Y8 - £150
- Y9 - £560 (including a residential trip)
- Y10 - £50-£120 (depending on GCSE choices)
- Y11 - £300+ (depending on GCSE choices and end of year 11 trip destination)
