Fees
Fees 2024-2025
2025 – 26 Tuition Fees Announced
Since August 2024 we have had a long-term fee strategy to minimise the impact of VAT and other external pressures on our families whilst maintaining educational excellence. In January 2025 the Foundation reduced its fees so that the increase passed on to parents was 5%, substantially less than the 20% VAT rate.
A combination of parental donations to our Annual Fund, along with strong retention and recruitment of pupils and an ongoing focus on organisational efficiencies have all had a positive impact on our decision making when calculating the fees for 2025-26. These have been balanced with the impact of government policies including, VAT, the increase in employer National Insurance contributions, the removal of business rate relief and other external inflationary pressures.
Taking all the above factors into account we will be increasing our fees across all our schools by 5% in September for the academic year 2025-2026. The termly tuition fee for Princethorpe will be £6,199.20 including VAT (£5,166 excluding VAT).
Registration fee £90.00 including VAT (non-returnable)
A non-returnable deposit of £400 will be requested at the time of a place being offered, and this will be refunded after the end of the final term which the pupil spends at the College.
| Tuition Fees | |
|---|---|
| £5,904 including VAT per term |
| Lunch | A pre-payment biometric system is operated by our caterers. |
| Sixth Form Common Room Levy | £24 including VAT per annum |
| Parent Teacher Association Levy | £6 including VAT per annum |
Before and after school
The College is open from 7.30am to 6.00pm, and there is no charge before or after school. After school many pupils choose to take part in co-curricular
activities or do their homework in ‘Prep’, this is free of charge until
6.00pm; after this time there is a charge of £10 per half hour or
part thereof.
Sibling Discount
Discounts on the main net tuition fee are automatically applied to siblings (the youngest sibling is charged the full fee, 5% for second and third siblings, 10% for fourth and subsequent siblings) and apply whilst there are two or more children attending schools in the Foundation but excluding children attending the Nursery.
music AND DRAMA (LAMDA)
LAMDA tuition and instrumental lessons are available for piano, church organ, guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, cornet, French horn, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello and double bass.
LAMDA and music fees are negotiated with, and invoiced separately to, parents by tutors to whom enquiries and payments should be directed.
Individual Learning Support and Learning Support with the SEND team
Individual Learning Support Tuition
A charge of £22.56 including VAT per lesson will be made, payable in advance each term.
Learning Support with the SEND team
Small group tuition - typically 3 or 4 pupils per group - with a specialist qualified SEND specialist is offered; charged at £22.56 including VAT for one session a week, £31.20 including VAT for two sessions and £38.40 including VAT for three sessions per week, payable termly in advance.
For some pupils, it may be possible to arrange individual 1:1 specialist tuition with a qualified SEND professional; a charge of £43.20 including VAT per 50-minute lesson will be made, payable in advance each term.
payment of fees
Fees are due on or before the first day of each term. Parents can view their accounts and bills for each term using the Bills & On-line Payment site on the website. Advice is sent by email when bills become available for a new term.
Parents are requested to make payment to us in the following ways:
- direct debit, a form is available on request;
- direct bank transfer, please state billing reference number
Please note we do not accept payment in cash for the fee bill.
Discounts on the main net tuition fee are automatically applied to siblings (the youngest sibling is charged the full fee, 5% for second and third siblings, 10% for fourth and subsequent siblings) and apply whilst there are two or more children attending schools in the Foundation* but excluding children attending the Nursery.
Interest is charged for late settlement of fees at a rate of 4% per annum or part thereof. Letters relating to late payment of fees are charged at £12 including VAT. Failure to pay fees will result in requesting the withdrawal of a child from School.
School Fee Plan are a provider of finance for School Fees and they may be able to offer you a service. Please click the banner for further information. Princethorpe Foundation is an appointed representative of Premium Credit Limited which is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. *School Fee Plan is a trading style of Premium Credit Limited.
During periods of optional leave no consideration shall be given to remission of any fees. Those who pay a deposit to secure a place, subsequently turning it down before admission, will forfeit the deposit in its entirety. The school requires a term's notice of a pupil's departure from school; this requirement also applies for pupils joining the school. Parents should ensure they are familiar with the school's terms and conditions.
* Princethorpe College, Crackley Hall School, Crescent School
fraud prevention
Parents are asked to be vigilant in respect of any communications purporting to be from the Foundation
requesting money that do not match our normal procedures.
Please note:
• invoices are only available through the Fee Billing Portal;
• our bank account details will NOT change during the academic year 2024-25;
• if you receive an email purporting to amend our bank details, do not make any payment and please contact us by
telephone immediately to clarify;
• we do not email details of unsolicited discounts for payment of funds.
Please contact the Finance Team if you have concerns about any communication you receive and in particular if you receive any request for payment of funds outside our normal routines.
Fees in Advance Scheme
The Foundation has had a Fees in Advance (FIA) Scheme for some years. This is reviewed periodically by Trustees of the Foundation. A recent review has been completed and Trustees have agreed to an updated FIA Scheme for pupils across our Foundation schools.
Parents, guardians or third-party fee payers can use the Scheme to pay for all or part of the tuition fees for their child’s education at one of our schools in return for the benefit of a discount on fees, currently set at 2% per annum.