Fees & Bursaries

Fees

Registration Fee

When you register there is a £100 non-refundable registration fee to pay.

Payment Terms

 

All school fees must be settled in full by the first day of the term. Any payment plans that deviate from this must be approved in writing in advance by the Director of Finance.

We offer a 5% discount for fees paid in advance. To be eligible for this discount, you must have signed the Fees in Advance agreement. For more information, please contact [email protected].

We strongly encourage all parents to make payments via direct debit. To set up a mandate for the 2023/24 academic year, please get in touch with our finance department at [email protected] or sign up using the link below:

https://www.monktoncombeschool.com/admissions/fees-bursaries/fee-payments

A fee of £10 will be charged for any Direct Debit returned to the School unpaid. Additionally, late payments will incur interest as outlined below.

Interest will be charged on outstanding amounts at a rate of 3% per year above the Bank of England base rate. Unless otherwise specified in writing, this interest will accumulate on a daily basis from the due date until the actual payment of the overdue account.

If you have any further questions or require assistance, please don't hesitate to contact our billing department at [email protected].

Nursery and Kindergarten Fees
 Day FeeFull time (per term)Notes
Nursery (Age 2-3)£77 Minimum 2 days
Kindergarten (Age 3-4)£77£4,162Minimum 3 days
During the child's first term in Nursery, half day sessions may be accommodated at a cost of £45. Thereafter they will be charged at the full day rate.  
Aftercare Fees(available once pupils are 3 years old and toilet trained)
Aftercare £12 per hour
Aftercare is subject to availability and is charged in full hourly increments.
Prep School Termly Fees
 Day FeeFull Board FeeWeekly Board Fee (5 nights)
Reception£4,165  
Year 1 and Year 2 £4,285  
Year 3£5,025£9,760£9,340
Year 4 and Year 5£5,025£10,150£9,340
Year 6£5,180£10,150£9,340
Year 7 and Year 8£7,320£10,550£9,580
  • Year 7 and 8 day fees include three midweek boarding nights per term. These can only be taken in blocks of 3 and are subject to availability and includes breakfast, activity* and supper,  Monday to Friday. For all other boarding nights a fee of £77 per night is charged (weekend trips will incur an additional charge).*Some activities have additional charges.
Prep School - Additional Charges

Aftercare Fees - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
Aftercare £12 per hour
Aftercare is subject to availability and is charged in full hourly increments.

 

Individual Music and Lamda Lessons (Charged in Advance)
Hourly Lesson Rate - £44.40
Music and LAMDA Lessons are either 20 or 40 mins (For example 10 x 40 minute lessons is £296)
Paired LAMDA lessons are either 20 or 40 mins - Hour rate £30 (For example 10x40 minute lessons is £200)

Parents' contracts for music and LAMDA lessons are almost always directly with the individual teachers rather than with the school, therefore we are unable to put this charge on the school bill. We believe that this gives our pupils the best value for money and allows us to offer a broad range of instruments. If parents wish to stop their music lessons they should inform the music teacher with at least half a term's notice.

 

English as a Second Language - Termly charge
Year 6-8£550

The EAL charge is for the standard provision in each year group; there may be an additional charge for bespoke 1:1 lessons where necessary to enable access to our mainstream curriculum.

 

Charges for Special Lessons for Learning Support and English as a Second Language
Per sessionNursery to Year 2 30 minYears 3 to 8 40 min
One to one tuition per session2843
Shared session per session1930


Please note that our fees are inclusive of costs that apply to all pupils, including textbooks (unless lost or not returned in time), all meals and transport to School fixtures. In common with many other independent schools, the fees do not include external examination charges. In the case of boarding pupils, the fee also includes laundry (except dry cleaning) and most weekend activities and trips. We endeavour to keep extra charges to a minimum, but will charge as extra costs that are specific to individuals or groups of pupils and which are non-compulsory, for example:

  • Certain materials required for practical subjects or hobbies (eg Art and DT)
  • School publication
  • Hire of musical instruments and cost of music accessories/sheet music
  • Theatre and other curriculum related trips
  • LAMDA lessons
  • Transport and escort charges for dental/medical appointments
  • Activity trips
Senior School Termly Fees
 Day FeeFull Board FeeWeekly Board Fee (5 nights per week)
Year 9 - 11 £8,500£13,875£12,590
Year 12 - 13 £8,930£14,245£12,930

  • Weekly Boarding is available for up to 2 years. 
  • Occasional Boarding is subject to availability and billed at £87 per night
  • To enable our Day pupils to experience our Boarding provision, all of our Day pupils are entitled to a number of taster Boarding nights (subject to availability). All Day students are offered a week of Boarding each year (up to 7 nights) subject to availability. 
Senior School - Additional Charges

Exeat Weekends: 

Boarders wishing to remain in Senior School for Exeat weekends will be charged £130 for the weekend.

Individual Music and Lamda Lessons (Charged in Advance)
Hourly Lesson Rate - £44.40
Music Lessons are either 30 or 45 mins (For example 10 x 45 minute lessons is £333)
LAMDA Lessons are 45 mins  (For example 10 x 45 minute lessons is £333)
Paired LAMDA lessons are 45mins - Hour rate £30 (For example 10x45 minute lessons is £225)

Parents' contracts for music and LAMDA lessons are almost always directly with the individual teachers rather than with the school, therefore we are unable to put this charge on the school bill. We believe that this gives our pupils the best value for money and allows us to offer a broad range of instruments. If parents wish to stop their music lessons they should inform the music teacher with at least half a term's notice.

 

English as an Additional language - Termly Charges
Year 9£1350
Year 10 - 12£1050

The EAL charge is for the standard provision in each year group; there may be an additional charge for bespoke 1:1 lessons where necessary to enable access to our mainstream curriculum.

Charges for Special Lessons for Learning Support and English as an Additional Language
One to one tuition per session£43
Shared session per session£30

 

Our fees are inclusive of costs that apply to all pupils, including textbooks (unless lost or not returned in time), all meals and transport to School fixtures. In common with many other independent schools, the fees do not include external examination charges. In the case of boarding pupils, the fee also includes laundry (except dry cleaning) and most weekend activities and trips. We endeavour to keep extra charges to a minimum, but will charge as extra costs that are specific to individuals or groups of pupils, for example:

  • All Year 9 pupils joining the School will be required to rent a School Chromebook from the School at a charge of £55 a term for their time in Years 9 to 11       
  • Certain materials required for practical subjects or hobbies (eg Art and DT)
  • School publications
  • Hire of musical instruments and cost of music accessories/sheet music
  • Theatre and other curriculum related trips
  • Special activities in one week at the end of Summer Term (mainly Years 9 and 11)
  • Rowing club subscription, regatta costs etc
  • CCF camp and lost kit
  • Pearce Centre membership and activities (Years 12 and 13 only)
  • Transport and escort charges for dental/medical appointments
Deposit, Payment Terms and further information

 

Deposit

A deposit is payable before entry to confirm acceptance of the offer of a place. The deposit will be offset against the final term’s account.

 
UK Day Pupils

UK Boarders

Non UK

Prep

400

500

A full term fee will be charged as a deposit

Senior

750

1,000

A full term fee will be charged as a deposit

When transferring from Prep to Senior, only the balance between the deposit paid at Prep and the deposit due at Senior is payable, although the full amount is forfeited if your child does not take up a place at the Senior School. 
 

Fee Reviews

Fees are usually reviewed annually with changes generally taking place for the Michaelmas term. Any fee increases are notified to parents at least one term in advance.

Cash Advances

The School cannot normally advance cash to pupils or purchase personal items on their behalf. Parents are requested to ensure that pupils have sufficient cash for their needs including travelling and for interviews etc.

Bursaries

There are a limited number of small endowment funds which provide bursaries to enable pupils who meet certain specified criteria to come to Monkton who would otherwise be unable to do so on financial grounds. A limited number of bursaries are also offered each year, out of School funds, with the level of assistance offered being means-tested and dependent on completion and assessment of a full confidential statement of financial circumstances (CSFC). There is no fixed limit to the level of assistance provided in any single case, although typically bursary support is not more than a third of annual fees and financially there is a total limit to the amount of assistance that can be offered to pupils in any one year. Higher priority is given to children of clergy or missionaries, or where special circumstances give rise to a particularly deserving case, alongside those that are Boarding and at the Senior School. It is currently very unusual for bursary assistance to be granted to any day pupils.

Any family needing such assistance should notify the Admissions Team at the earliest opportunity and no later than the point of registration.

30 October 2023 –An application received before this date will be notified of the outcome at the end of the Michaelmas Term (by or on 15 December 2023).

27 February 2024 –An application received between 31 October and this date will be notified of the outcome at the end of the Lent Term (by or on 22 March 2024).

To make a bursary application please contact [email protected]

Continuity in Education Allowance (CEA)

For parents who are eligible for a Continuity in Education Allowance (CEA), we are pleased to offer a 20% discount from September 2024. This discount is offered only to boarders. Please also note that where a sibling discount or other discount is awarded, the School reserves the right to subsume the discount into the discount.

Sibling Discounts

Sibling discounts are applicable where a family has two or more children in the School at any one time from Reception year upwards and where the family is not in receipt of a bursary or other fee remission assistance. Such discounts will not apply, however, if a family member holds an Academic, Art, Drama, Music, Sport or other Award based on merit. Discounts available will be 5% for the second child in the School at any one time, 10% for the third and 15% for the fourth (or more) child(ren) in the School at any one time.