

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 will be added at 20% to all charges, 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 |
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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 | £3,646.50 ex VAT | £10,939.50 ex VAT |
Year 1 | £3,646.50 ex VAT | £10,939.50 ex VAT |
Year 2 | £4,023.90 ex VAT | £12,071.17 ex VAT |
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 |
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Year 3 | £8,200.80 ex VAT | £5,395.80 ex VAT | £24,602.40 ex VAT | £16,187.40 ex VAT |
Year 4 | £8,537.40 ex VAT | £5,773.20 ex VAT | £25,612.20 ex VAT | £17,199.60 ex VAT |
Year 5 | £10,536.60 ex VAT | £8,073.30 ex VAT | £31,609.80 ex VAT | £24,219.90 ex VAT |
Year 6 | £10,536.60 ex VAT | £8,073.30 ex VAT | £31,609.80 ex VAT | £24,219.90 ex VAT |
Year 7 | £10,710.00 ex VAT | £8,236.50 ex VAT | £32,310.00 ex VAT | £24,709.50 ex VAT |
Year 8 | £10,710.00 ex VAT | £8,236.50 ex VAT | £32,310.00 ex VAT | £24,709.50 ex VAT |
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 |
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Lower College (Years 9 - 11) | £16,371.00 ex VAT | £12,291.00 ex VAT | *£49,113.00 ex VAT | £36,873.00 ex VAT |
Upper College (Years 12 - 13) | £16,804.50 ex VAT | £12,724.50 ex VAT | £50,413.50 ex VAT | £38,173.50 ex VAT |
Day Boarding Supplement £2,696.40 ex 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 £57 ex 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.