Fees & Finances
Fees 2025-26
Fees at Cheltenham College cover many of the costs associated with providing a full education for pupils at College. Fees and additional charges for September 2025 are shown below. VAT is included on the Fees, other than the Nursery School and associated activity, which remain exempt.
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- Pre-Prep | Age 3-7
- The Prep | Age 7-13
- The College | Age 13-18
Pre-Prep | Age 3-7
- Term
- Year
| Pre Prep | Day per term | Day per year |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery two days | £1,524.50 | £4,573.50 |
| Nursery three days | £2,273.50 | £6,820.50 |
| Nursery four days | £3,022.60 | £9067.80 |
| Nursery full time | £3,771.60 | £11,314.80 |
| Reception | £4,375.80 inc VAT | £13,127.40 inc VAT |
| Year 1 | £4375.80 inc VAT | £13,127.40 inc VAT |
| Year 2 | £4,828.68 inc VAT | £14,485.40 inc VAT |
The Day fee includes all break-time snacks, lunches, trips, and events that take place during the school day, including any residential trips.
Cheltenham College offers a 10% sibling discount on the net fee (after any other discounts) for the third child (and then subsequent children) coming through the school from the same family. In order to qualify for this discount, three children must be in the school at the same time or older siblings must have attended Prep or College for five years or more. Sibling discount will be applied to the fee in the term where the eligibility is identified, either by parents or the fees team. It will not be applied retrospectively.
The Prep | Age 7-13
- Term
- Year
| Prep | Boarder per term | Day per term | Boarder per year | Day per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 3 | £9,840 inc VAT | £6,474.96 inc VAT | £29,522.88 inc VAT | £19,424.88 inc VAT |
| Year 4 | £10,244.88 inc VAT | £6,927.84 inc VAT | £30,734.64 inc VAT | £20,639.52 inc VAT |
| Year 5 | £12,643.92 inc VAT | £9,687.96 inc VAT | £37,931.76 inc VAT | £29,063.88 inc VAT |
| Year 6 | £12,643.92 inc VAT | £9,687.96 inc VAT | £37,931 inc VAT | £29,063.88 inc VAT |
| Year 7 | £12,852 inc VAT | £9,883.80 inc VAT | £38,556 inc VAT | £29,651.40 inc VAT |
| Year 8 | £12,852 inc VAT | £9,883.80 inc VAT | £38,556 inc VAT | £29,651.40 inc VAT |
The Day fee includes all break-time snacks, lunches, trips, and events that take place during the school day, including any residential trips.
The Boarding fee includes all meals, trips, and events that take place during the school day, including any residential trips. There may be an additional cost for some boarding specific activities.
Weekly Boarding
We offer Weekly Boarding from Year 3 for £2124 inc VAT per term.
Occasional boarding is £66 inc VAT per night.
Cheltenham College offers a 10% sibling discount on the net fee (after any other discounts) for the third child (and then subsequent children) coming through the school from the same family. In order to qualify for this discount, three children must be in the school at the same time or older siblings must have attended Prep or College for five years or more. Sibling discount will be applied to the fee in the term where the eligibility is identified, either by parents or the fees team. It will not be applied retrospectively.
The College | Age 13-18
- Term
- Year
| College | Boarder per term | Day per term | Boarder per year | Day per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower College (Years 9 - 11) | £19,645.20 inc VAT | £14,749.20 inc VAT | *£58,935.60 inc VAT | £44,247.60 inc VAT |
| One-year GCSE Programme (Year 11) | £19,645.20 inc VAT | N/A | *£58,935.60 inc VAT | N/A |
| Upper College (Years 12 - 13) | £20,165.40 inc VAT | £15,269.40 inc VAT | £60,496.20 inc VAT | £45,808.20 inc VAT |
Day Boarding Supplement £3,235.68 inc VAT per term*
Day Boarding includes a termly limit of overnight stays in the Boarding House, based on an average of 37 nights per term over the academic year. The entitlement varies in line with the length of each term with 46 nights in the Autumn Term, 37 in Spring Term and 32 in Summer Term. Pupils whose overnight stays exceed each academic term’s entitlement will be charged £68.40 inc VAT* per additional night.
Cheltenham College offers a 10% sibling discount on the net fee (after any other discounts) for the third child (and then subsequent children) coming through the school from the same family. In order to qualify for this discount, three children must be in the school at the same time or older siblings must have attended Prep or College for five years or more. Sibling discount will be applied to the fee in the term where the eligibility is identified, either by parents or the fees team. It will not be applied retrospectively.
