2025-26 tuition

Tuition covers textbooks, laboratory fees and all required activities, with the exception of the Ecology trip, and Music Tour for band, orchestra and choir members, which carry a supplemental charge. There are occasional additional expenses—usually travel—associated with some middle and high school classes. Tuition does not include expenses for trips related to extracurricular activities such as athletics, Model UN or service learning. Tuition fees are subject to VAT (Value Added Tax).

When a student is accepted for admission or offered re-enrollment, the tuition deposit of £3,000 (inclusive of VAT) becomes due.

Where your child enrolls for a full academic year, the deposit will be applied (without interest) as payment towards the tuition fees due for Semester II of the relevant academic year. Where your child enrolls for a single semester, the deposit will not be applied as payment towards the tuition fees.

The deposit is non-refundable.

This one-time fee of £2,400 (inclusive of VAT) will be paid by families of new students on joining the School. The capital fee will support the long-term development and upkeep of our campus, ensuring safe, sustainable and high-quality learning spaces. As a transition measure, families with a student enrolled during the 2024-25 academic year will be exempt from the fee for any sibling joining in 2025-26. From 2026-27, the fee will apply for all new students.

Annual tuition is billed in two equal installments; one for each semester.

Semester 1 fees must be paid in full by 1 June 2025. Tuition paid by 1 June is refundable until 15 June if the School receives notice of withdrawal in writing before or on 15 June. Withdrawals after 15 June are not eligible for tuition refund. For students enrolled after 1 June 2025, semester 1 fees are due 14 days from the invoice date.

Semester 2 fees must be paid in full by 1 November 2025. Tuition paid by 1 November is refundable until 15 November if the School receives notice of withdrawal in writing before or on 15 November. Withdrawals after 15 November are not eligible for tuition refund. For students enrolled after 1 November 2025, semester 2 fees are due 14 days from the invoice date. Additional fees are due 14 days from the invoice date.

The academic year is organized on a semester basis; therefore, it is not possible to reduce the amount of tuition or additional charges due, or to obtain a refund, by withdrawing a student part way through a semester.

The School reserves the right to withdraw the offer of admission if the tuition payment is not received by the due date. If tuition is overdue, the student may not be allowed to attend classes. Student accounts that are more than seven days overdue will be charged interest, from the day after the due date until and including the date of actual payment, of 3 percent above base rate per annum.

SLD fees	Fee  (excluding VAT)	VAT (20%)	Fee   (including VAT)
Part-time	£3,950	£790	£4,740
Full-time	£7,750	£1,550	£9,300

 

The School offers a morning, afternoon and late bus service for all students. The cost of a two-way service for each student is £4,830 per annum; the one-way service is £3,150 per annum. Please note that busing fees are exempt from VAT. Partial refunds for transport fees are available if the service is canceled within two weeks of the time the student begins taking the bus. Transport fees will not be eligible for refund after this time.

As a courtesy to the Parent Community Association, its voluntary dues are included on the first tuition bill.

Tuition and fees are expressed in UK pounds sterling. Once a family has established residency in the UK, the School normally requires payment in sterling. For families not yet resident in the UK, the application fee and the tuition deposit may be made in US dollars at the rate of exchange established by the School. The School does not normally accept other currencies.

VAT is a complicated topic and you may have questions. We have prepared a list of frequently asked questions and will add to this as questions arise.