Fees
Following confirmation of the government change to legislation which requires us to add VAT to tuition fees from 1 January 2025, the fees below will apply for the Spring and Summer term of the 2024/25 academic year. Warwick Schools Foundation has been able to put in place a discount on the base fee in order to cushion the introduction of this policy for parents, so that after VAT has been added to the fee, the net increase to parents is partially mitigated. These new fees, together with the discount and VAT, are shown below. Please note that the discount is only applicable to fees which incur the 20% VAT charge.
Fees for the Academic Year 2024/25 from 1 January 2025
Admissions Fees
Registration Fee
A non-refundable registration fee of £120 (£100 plus 20% VAT) is required upon registration.
Acceptance Deposit
A non-refundable deposit of £500 is payable on request as confirmation of acceptance of the place. This will be refunded (less any outstanding charges) after the pupil's final term in the school.
The deposit is currently exempt from VAT.
Nursery Fees
Fees for the Academic Year 2024/2025:
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Morning Session (Compulsory) 8.30am - 11.30am |
Covered by Free Entitlement |
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Lunch Session (optional during Autumn Term, compulsory during 11.30am - 12.45pm |
£376 per session per term |
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Afternoon Session (optional) 12.45pm - 3.30pm |
£376 per session per term |
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Full-time attendance (all day, every day) 8.30am - 3.30pm |
£3,551 per term (inc. Free Entitlement) |
Fees are inclusive of a mid-morning piece of fruit (and lunch for those who are attending the Late Morning/Lunch session).
Please note that Nursery attendance is a minimum of five mornings, 8.30am - 11.30am in the Autumn Term and five mornings and the lunch session, 8.30am - 12.45pm in the Spring and Summer Terms, and a maximum of five full days (8.30am - 3.30pm).
You may opt for a pattern of attendance that includes a variety of sessions. To benefit fully from the education we provide, most children in the Nursery attend most sessions and many attend all sessions during the week.
Free supervision in the Nursery is available every day from 7.45am - 8.30am.
Examples (based on 2024/2025 fees):
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The charge for a child attending only the five compulsory morning sessions will be covered by the Free Entitlement. Parents should be aware that this limited amount of time in our Nursery is not regarded as sufficient for proper preparation for entry into our Reception classes.
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The charge for a child attending the five compulsory morning sessions and the five late morning and lunch sessions is £1,880 a term (£376 x 5).
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The charge for a child attending the five compulsory morning sessions, three late morning/lunch sessions and three afternoon sessions is £2,256 a term (£376 x 6).
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The charge for a child attending full-time (i.e. five compulsory morning sessions, five late morning/lunch sessions and five afternoon sessions is £3,551 a term.
Main School Fees (Per term)
Fees for the Academic Year 2024/2025 From 1 January 2025:
| Original Fee | Discount | Net Fee Payable to School | VAT 20% | Total | |
| Reception, Years 1 and 2 | £4,294 | £344 | £3,950 | £790 | £4,740 |
| Years 3 and 4 | £4,957 | £397 | £4,560 | £912 | £5,472 |
| Years 5 and 6 | £5,263 | £421 | £4,842 | £968 | £5,810 |
| Lunch | £280 |
Fees are inclusive of mid-morning fruit.
Optional Extras
After School Care
Children may attend After School Care, which is run by Warwick Prep staff from 4pm until 5.45pm.
There is an additional charge to use After School Care which is added to your child's termly account.
After School Care Charges from September 2024;
| Long Session (up to 5.45pm) | £10.20 per session |
| Short Session (up to 4.25pm) | £3.70 per session |
| Following Club Session (variable start times until 5.45pm) | £4.95 per session |
Educational Visits
Each year group has a number (usually two) educational visits during the course of the year. Charges for these are normally between £10 and £20 per trip and these are charged in arrears to the termly fee account. Parents are informed of the cost of these visits before the children participate.
Residential Visits
Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 are invited to take part in a residential visit during the course of the year. Although optional, these are considered to be very important aspects of the academic year. Charges are kept as low as possible and normally paid in advance either in full or by instalment.
Travel Insurance Information
Please see below for further information regarding Travel Insurance.
Optional Mid-morning Milk
Milk is available to purchase through Coolmilk, all orders being handled online direct with Coolmilk. A fresh carton of milk is delivered daily to the children at break time.
Music
| Music Tuition - 30-minute lesson |
Instrument hire for September 2024 starts from £49 per term (larger instruments such as harps may be more). Lessons are 30 minutes in duration and charged termly in advance. Pupils receive up to 30 lessons (Year 3 – Year 10), 28 lessons (Year 12) or 24 lessons (Year 11 & 13) in a year |
Life after Warwick Prep
Boys moving on to Warwick Junior School
Based on their progress at Warwick Prep, and their aptitude, boys will be offered a place at Warwick Junior School during the Spring Term of Year 2.
Girls moving on to King's High School
Similarly, based on their progress at Warwick Prep, and their aptitude, girls will be offered a place at King's High School during the Spring Term of Year 5. If there are any concerns about whether a girl will continue to thrive at King's High School, this will be addressed with parents in advance and then the Entrance Examination may be used to determine a place, as with candidates from outside the Foundation.
Fees in Advance Scheme
The Fees in Advance Scheme is available to parents of all pupils at Warwick Schools Foundation schools who wish to make payments towards future terms’ fees upfront at a discounted rate.
Under the Scheme, a lump sum payment is made to cover future fees, either in advance of entry to the School, or at any time after joining the School. You can choose the number of terms’ fees you wish to cover (between three and twenty one terms).
The Scheme will come into force for Autumn Term 2024 and to be eligible as an advance payment for that term, we need to have received payment by 5 July 2024. Thereafter, fees will need to be payable by the end of the preceding term to be considered ‘in advance’.
If you are interested in making a payment under this Scheme, please email feesinadvance@warwickschools.co.uk
The full conditions of the scheme can be found below, along with a table to give parents an illustrative example of savings that could be made under the scheme, and a calculator to work out the total fees payable dependent on number of terms to be pre-paid.
We have compiled some frequently asked questions following the introduction of VAT on tuition fees and they can be accessed here.
Payment of Fees
School fees are billed termly and payment is due no later than the first day of each term. We prefer payment by termly direct debit - in order to set this up, please download a copy of the school’s direct debit form and send the completed copy to billing@warwickschools.co.uk.
Alternatively, parents can choose to spread the cost of their fees by paying in 12 monthly instalments, via Warwick Schools Foundation’s third party partner School Fee Plan. For more information please click here. Eligibility for this scheme requires a credit check and an application, and more details on how to apply, plus costs, can be found on their website. Click here to access our page on the School Fee Plan website.
Warwick Preparatory School bank details
Account Name: Warwick Prep Fees Account
Bank: Lloyds Bank
Sort Code: 30-99-15
Account Number: 00731875
IBAN: GB57LOYD30991500731875
Swift Code: LOYDGB21285
Please ensure an appropriate reference is included with your payment so that we can allocate the funds. If you have any queries, please contact billing@warwickschools.co.uk
Withdrawal
In accordance with section 9 of the parent contract, parents wishing to withdraw a pupil for any reason must give a full term's written notice to the Head or Foundation Bursar on the Head’s behalf, otherwise a full term's tuition fees are payable. A term's written notice means notice in writing given before the first day of a term and expiring at the end of that term. Written notice applies to all activities including additional lessons such as music and LAMDA.
Insurance Schemes 2024/2025
Below are details of the insurance schemes which are available to you via the Foundation on the basis of the terms and conditions set by the insurers. The insurance schemes are administered by two pupil-focused insurance providers; Endsleigh Insurance Services Limited and Marsh Education Practice. Information and details of how to subscribe are set out below.
Fees for the Academic Year 2025/2026
| Net Fee | VAT | Net Fee | ||
| Years 5 & 6 | £5,526 | £1,105 | £6,631 | |
| Years 3 & 4 | £5,205 | £1,041 | £6,246 | |
| Reception, Years 1 & 2 | £4,509 | £902 | £5,411 | |
| Nursery | per session | £395 | £395 | |
| full-time | £3,729 | £3,729 | ||
| Lunches | £294 | £294 | ||