Fees 2024-25

Fees at Cheltenham College cover many of the costs associated with providing a full education for pupils at College.  Following the decision by the Government to charge VAT on fees, the schedules below show the cost including VAT which will apply from January 2025.

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Select one of our schools from below

  • 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£3575£10725
Reception£4104 inc VAT£12312 inc VAT
Year 1£4104 inc VAT£12312 inc VAT
Year 2£4529 inc VAT£13586 inc VAT

Cheltenham College offers a 10% sibling discount 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.

The Prep | Age 7-13

  • Term
  • Year
Prep Boarder per term Day per term Boarder per year Day per year
Year 3£9230 inc VAT£6073 inc VAT£27690 inc VAT£18219 inc VAT
Year 4£9609 inc VAT£6498 inc VAT£28826 inc VAT£19493 inc VAT
Year 5£11859 inc VAT£9086 inc VAT£35576 inc VAT£27259 inc VAT
Year 6£11859 inc VAT£9086 inc VAT£35576 inc VAT£27259 inc VAT
Year 7£12054 inc VAT£9270 inc VAT£36162 inc VAT£27810 inc VAT
Year 8£12054 inc VAT£9270 inc VAT£36162 inc VAT£27810 inc VAT

The Flexi-Boarding fee is charged at £62.40 inc VAT per night.

Cheltenham College offers a 10% sibling discount 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.

The College | Age 13-18

  • Term
  • Year
College Boarder per term Day Boarder per term Day per term Boarder per year Day Boarder per year Day per year
Lower College (Years 9 - 11)£18425 inc VAT£16726 inc VAT£13833 inc VAT£55276 inc VAT£50179 inc VAT£41500 inc VAT
Upper College (Years 12 - 13)£18913 inc VAT£17214 inc VAT£14321 inc VAT£56740 inc VAT£51642 inc VAT£42964 inc VAT

The Day Boarding allows day boarding pupils to stay overnight in the Boarding House based on a termly limit which averages 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 £66 inc VAT per additional night.

Cheltenham College offers a 10% sibling discount 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.

Optional Extras and Other Charges

Due to the variety of activities, experiences and support on offer at College there are some items that are charged additionally to fees. To understand the charges that may appear on your College invoice, please click below. These extras do not have VAT as they apply to the Autumn term 2024. Extras from January 2025 will be updated and VAT added where applicable.