Summary of school information 2015
Summary of Registration Processes and Fee Schedules for Private Schools
| Name of school | Gender | Selective/Non-selective | Registration Process | Fees as it stands to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abercorn School | Co-ed | Non-selective at Nursery
Selective at Reception onwards |
Main point of entry is at nursery but there are other points of entry through out the school depending on availability.
Parents are asked to complete and submit a registration form, together with the child’s birth certificate, copies of parents’ visas (if relevant) and a cheque for £225 made payable to Abercorn School Ltd. Places are offered based on the date of registration If the place is for the immediate future and there are places available, an offer will be made. A waitlist is operated. Priority given to siblings |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is the equivalent of a term’s fee.
Nursery half day – £2,980 Pre- reception-Year 8 – £5,775 |
| American School | Co-ed | Selective | Entry is at reception
Applications have to be submitted by 15th January of the year of admission. Supporting documents should be submitted by 31 January of the year of admission. Applications are submitted online. Application fee is £250 paid through the admissions portal online. |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000
K1–Grade 4 – £22,950 per year Grades 5–12 – |
| St Anthony’s School | Boys only | Selective | Entry is at reception.
Register interest by telephone or via the enquiry form on the website, in the year before. After a school visit, if you are still interested, you are asked to pay the registration fee of £100 Priority to Catholic families and siblings. |
Deposit upon offer of a place being accepted, £2,600
Junior House – £5,600 per term Senior House – £5,720 per term |
| Arnold House | Boys only | Selective | Entry at Year 1.
Email registrar between the 1st and 2nd birthday of your son. Return the application form before your son’s second birthday along with the registration fee of £100 You will then be invited to an open day. Siblings are given first priority. Sons of alumni are given second priority. Places are offered based on an assessment and parents interview. |
Deposit upon offer of a place being accepted, £2,000
£5,735 per term (inclusive of lunch) The costs of trips, outings and other school activities are charged as extras. |
| Chepstow House | Co-ed | Non-selective | Main point of entry is at Reception but they do take rising 3 year olds into the nursery.
Complete registration form and submit along with a fee of £150. |
Deposit on the offer of a place being accepted is £1500 for the nursery and £2,500 for the school fees.
Nursery – £2,755 per term School fees – £5,805 per term. |
| St Christina’s School | Co-ed (Boys till 7 only) | Non-selective | Main point of entry is at Nursery
Applications should be made at least two years before the proposed year of entry. Complete admissions form and send it along with the registration fee of £100 Parents then attend an open evening and make an appointment to meet the head mistress. |
Deposit upon offer of a place, being accepted – £2,000
Term fees -£3,692 |
| St Christopher’s school | Girls only | Selective | Applications should be made as early as possible. The registration form must be submitted along with the registration fee of £100
Only point of entry to the school is at 4+ and 5+. Girls born between September and February sit the 4+ and those born between March and August sit the 5+ in Year 1. Small group tours are organised before the assessments and parents are invited to view the school. Selection is via an assessment |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is half a term’s fee.
Term fees are £4,325 |
| Devonshire House | Co-ed | Selective | Entry to nursery at 2.5 is upon observation of a play session.
Children must be fully toilet trained. A registration fee of £100 is payable on submission of the application. Attending an open morning is advised. Booking ahead is not necessary. You can just show up. Entry to the junior school from the Oak Tree Nursery is automatic. Places are available for pre-reception and reception children who have not attended the nursery but these children will have to take part in a group assessment. |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,500
Term fees are, Half day nursery – £3020 Full day nursery – £4,660 (extra 445 for lunch/milk and biscuit) Pre-reception – £5,115 (extra 490 for lunch/milk and biscuit) Reception and above – £5,545 (extra 490 for lunch/milk and biscuit) |
| The Hall | Boys only | Selective | Entry can be at 4+ to reception or at 5+ to Year 1. Parents choose one or the other at the point of applying.
Register and return the application form together with the registration fee of £100 before your son’s first birthday. After registration an invitation will be extended to attend an open evening. Places are offered based on an assessment and interview. |
For entry to Reception, the deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is a full term’s fees payable at the time of signing the parental contract.
A further £1,000 deposit will be required on the first day of term. For entry to Year 1, the deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000 at the time of signing the parental contract. A full term’s fees will then have to be paid in March of the same year you’re your son will be starting school. Term fees are, Reception – £5,109 Year 1 – £5,676 Year 2 onwards – £5,809 |
| Hampstead Hill | Co-ed (school goes up to 7) | Non- selective | Main point of entry is to the nursery.
Places occasionally become available in later years. Early registration is key. A wait list is operated and places occasionally become available. There is no registration fee charged for submitting an application. Transfer from lower to upper school is not automatic. |
Deposit paid upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000
Term fees are paid monthly before the 10th of each month. For Nursery and Reception, the days are divided as follows: 7.45 – 12.30 – £1,110 per month for 11 months 7.45 – 14.15 – £1,330 per month for 11 months. 7.45 – 15.45 – £1,400 per month for 11 months 7.45 – 17.30 – £1,440 per month for 11 months. 13.30 – 17.30 – £845 per month for ll months Upper school fees can be paid either monthly or term. Fees are £5,200 per term or £1,420 per month Sibling discounts are offered. |
| Heathside Preparatory | Co-ed | Selective | Main point of entry is to the Nursery at the age of 3.
A completed application form (online completion preferred) together with the £100 registration fee must be submitted. The child will be invited to spend a morning at the school and then the offer of a place will be made if they feel the school can meet the child’s needs appropriately. Siblings are given priority |
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Annual fees range from £9,600 – £12,000 |
| Hereward House | Boys only | Selective | Early registration is key.
Main point of entry is at Reception Applications should be made well in advance and addressed to the Headmaster. Parents are invited to come and visit the school with their sons at least two years before entry. |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000
Term fees are as follows: Transition – £4700 Forms 1 – 3 – £4,840 Forms 4 – Common Entrance 1 – £4,965 |
| St Johns Wood Pre-Prep | Co-ed | Non-selective | Main point of entry is to the Nursery.
Registration forms are only accepted after a school tour has been completed and are accepted from birth onwards. Places are offered on a first come first served basis. Applications must be submitted with the registration fee. This is followed by an informal meeting with the parents and child |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £2,500
Term fees are as follows: Half day Nursery – £3,092 per term Years 1 and 2 – £4,370 |
| King Alfred’s School | Co-ed | Selective | Main points of entry are at Reception; Year 7 and Sixth Form
Parents are asked to complete an online registration form and submit it with the registration fee of £50 Reception entry: Date of registration in relation to date of birth is important and the first 40 children on the wait list (depending on how old the children were when they were registered) are invited to visit the school. Places are offered after the visit. The visit (half-day for reception and one full day for Year1) is central to the process. |
The deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is equivalent to one term’s fees.
Fees for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 – £4,696 per term Years 3 and 6 – £5,410 Upper school – £5,661 Optional lunches are charged at an extra fee. Formal school visits are charged at £30 per day inclusive of lunch. |
| Lyndhurst House | Boys only | Selective | Main point of entry is at reception.
Registration can be made at any age. Applications should be submitted along with the registration fee of £100. Places are offered based on an assessment and parent interview. Assessments are held in the November of the year preceding entry. |
Deposit paid on offer of a place being accepted £1,500
term fees are as follows: Reception and pre-preparatory – £4,975 Main school – £5,620 Meals are charged extra at £460 |
| Maple Walk School | Co-ed | Partially Selective | Entry is on a first come first serve basis and siblings are given priority. Early registration is key.
Entry into reception is after booking a place on the open day tours. For entry after reception and mid-way through the year, a child will have to sit an assessment. Individual tours will be available to parents who contact the admissions office. |
Registration fee – £1oo
Deposit – £1500 Fees per term – £2,957 |
| St Mary’s Hampstead | Co-ed till 7 then Girls only | Entry to Lower school is non-selective.
Entry to the Upper school is selective. |
Again, early registration is key. The forms can be printed off the website and must be sent in to the Admissions Registrar along with a cheque for £75.
Parents are then invited to tour the school. No registrations are accepted until personal contact has been made with the registrar. Children of all faiths are welcome. Priority is given to siblings and parents practising the Catholic faith. Boys are taken in nursery and can stay till the end of the reception year. |
Deposit paid upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000.
Nursery term fees – £2,325 plus another £37.50 for each afternoon taken and a further £3.40 for each lunch taken. Reception onwards, term fees are £4,305 per term and a further £205 per term for lunch. |
| Mulberry House | Co-ed (till 7) | Selective | Main point of entry is on the Monday after the child’s second birthday.
Early registration is key. 5 sessions per week are offered and can be for morning, afternoon or full time. A minimum of 20 hours is required per session. Places are offered based on the date on which applications are received. Sibling policy in operation. The school also operates a waiting list. |
Deposit paid on the offer of a full time place being accepted between the ages of 2 and 4 is £1,560
Deposit paid on the offer of a part time place being accepted between the ages of 2 and 4 is £868 Deposit paid on the offer of a full time place being accepted between the ages of 4 and 7 is £3,216 Deposit paid on the offer of a core day place being accepted between the ages of 4 and 7 is £2,912 term fees is set out as follows: Transition class (age 2 -4) : Full time (8.00 – 17.45) – £6,110 Part time (8.00 – 12.00 or 13.45 – 17.45) – £3,400 Prep 1, Prep 2, Prep 3 classes (age 4 – 7): Full time (8.00 – 17.45) – £6,298 Core day (8.45 – 15.15) – £4,853 |
| Northbridge House | Co-ed | Selective | Registrations are accepted on a rolling basis in the year preceding entry at nursery level. The recommended date by which registration forms should be handed in is when your baby is 9 months old. Registration forms for pre-prep, prep and the senior school should be handed in by 3rd December.For years 1 and 2, parents are invited to tour the school in the November prior to the Year of entry. The following January children are invited to meet the Head teacher and join a class for a taster session. Offers are made a month after.For entry to Prep, children are invited to spend an “Admissions Day” which is arranged on an individual basis. They will sit an assessment and also have an informal interview with the Head Teacher and are finally invited to spend some time in a class with their peers. |
Deposit paid on an offer of a place being accepted is £2,000.
Nursery school term fees are as follows: Pre-reception – £4,905 Reception – £4,905 Pre-preparatory school – Year 1 and Year 2 – £5,095 Lunch is charged at £309 per term and milk, at £14. Preparatory school – Years 3 – 8 – £5,195 Senior School, Hampstead – Years 7 – 11 – £5,205 |
| Nottinghill Preparatory school | Co-ed | Non-selective at reception. Selective from Year 1 onwards | The recommended date of obtaining and handing in applications is as soon after the birth of your child as possible even though the cut off date is the year preceding entry.
The registration fee is £50 Younger children who enter Reception have the option of two half days in the Autumn term and one half day in the Spring term. Entry into each class is decided by a ballot system from which siblings are exempt. The ballot takes place usually around 16 months prior to the September entry. The ballot is split for September to February birthdays and March to August birthdays. Year 1 children are assessed in the Spring term for the following September. They will sit the tests and have an interview with the Head or Deputy Head. Parents are informed two weeks after. The school operates a waiting list for unsuccessful applicants. |
Deposit paid on the offer of a place being accepted is £2,500
The term fees is set at £5,510 |
| Pembridge Hall Preparatory School | Girls only | Non-selective at Kindergarten
Selective from Year 1 upwards |
Linked to Wetherby. Process is similar to the extent that early registration is key. Forms must be handed in with a registration fee of £150.
Straight from the delivery room is best is the common advice. School is currently trying to dispel this thought process. Advises that it does not make a difference but must be within a few weeks of birth (up to two weeks). Applications are processed by calendar month to ensure even distribution. Places are allocated after the month is over. Month is divided into thirds with an even number of girls being selected from each third. Names are then added to a waiting list. If a definite place is given, then a tour is arranged with the headmaster. |
Deposit to be paid on the offer of a place being accepted is £3,100
Term fees £6,170. |
| UCS pre- prep | Boys only | Selective | The main point of entry is at 4+.
Parents are encouraged to visit the school prior to registration. Registration is via a form available on the website or from the office and must be submitted along with a registration fee. Registration forms should be submitted between 1st January and June of the year preceding entry. UCS registration fee of £125 is to be submitted along with the registration form. Occasional places may come up in different years. Registration for such places should ideally be at the same time as general admissions but may be considered under special circumstances later on in the year as well. Selection is via an assessment. |
Deposit to be paid upon the offer of a place being accepted in the Nursery is £2,250.
Deposit to be paid upon the offer of a place being accepted in UCS is £3,500. Nursery (Phoenix) Autumn fees – £3,688 Spring/summer fees – £4,142 Primary UCS pre-prep fees – £4,798 Primary (UCS Junior School) – £5,676 Senior school and sixth form – £6,141 |
| Queen’s College | Girl’s only | Non-selective at Reception.
Selective in every other year. |
The main point of entry to the school is at Reception.
Registration forms should be accompanied by a copy of the child’s birth certificate and passport and the registration fee of £50 Forms I – VI inclusive – Assesses academic achievement and potential, evaluation of social skills and review of school report. |
Deposit payable upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000. In addition parents are expected to pay £3,500 at the end of the December preceding the year of entry.
Term fees for Reception – Form II – £4,840 Term fees for Form III – Form VI – £5,230 |
| Sarum Hall | Girls only | Non-selective at Nursery.
Selective from Year 1 upwards. |
Main point of entry is the Nursery school.
Registration should take place 2 years before the proposed year of entry. The forms should be sent to the registrar along with a registration fee of £100. The school has a sibling policy. Older siblings will be considered if places become available. Places are offered 15 months prior to year of entry. |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £500.
Balance of the fees is payable seven months prior to entry. term fees for Nursery and Reception is £3,712 Year 1 upwards is £4,020 Siblings are entitled to a 5% discount. |
| South Hampstead | Girls only | Selective | Registration fees of £100 must be handed in along with the registration form to enable a child to sit the entrance exam.
A child must be registered two years prior to the year of entry. Open days are offered in the Spring and Summer to parents of children who are registered. Applications can be downloaded for a specified two week period in September from the website. A guarantee is given that each child who hands in the application within this two week period will be assessed. The assessment is in two parts. The first stage is held in November of the year preceding entry. Approximately half the children are invited back in small groups for a second round in January. References must be provided at this point. Places are offered in February and parents are given a deadline to accept. |
Deposit upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000.
term fees for the Junior House is £4,023 term fees for the Senior House is £5,074 Lunch is charged at £612 The Senior School lunches are charged at £567 |
| Trevor Roberts | Co-ed | Selective | Main point of entry is at 5 years old.
Call the school as soon after birth as possible. Parents who do, will be invited to tour the school after which the child will be registered. No registration fee is charged. Please note that tours are offered on a first come first served basis. Children are assessed in the September and October of the year preceding entry. |
No Deposit is payable.
Term fees is usually disclosed on the complementary slip that is attached to the prospectus. (This is roughly between £4,270 and £4,870 per term). |
| The Village school | Girls only | Non-selective at 3+
Selective at 4+ and upwards |
Children usually attend 3 – 5 mornings each week.
All children attend full sessions from the age of 4 onwards. Registration forms should be submitted along with a registration fee of £100. |
Deposit to be paid upon the offer of a place being accepted is £1,000.
Term fees are £4,830 per term and school lunches are priced at £270 per term. Pre-prep term fees are as follows: 3 days – £1,915 per term 4 days – £2,540 per term 5 days – £2,995 per term All day 9.00 to 15.00 are as folllows: 3 days – £2,540 4 days – £3,380 5 days – £4,235
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| Wetherby Preparatory school | Boys only | Non-selective | Main point of entry to the school is at 4+. There are no assessments or tests.
Early registration is absolutely key. Parents are known to leave from the delivery room to the school office to hand in the forms within minutes of the birth. Parents are also able to register via telephone, email or post. Postal registrations are taken according to the post date on the envelope. Children who are allocated definite places are invited to the school to meet the headmaster and tour the school. Confirmed registration forms are handed out at this stage. Registration forms must be handed in as soon as possible together with a £150 registration fee. Definite places are not allocated until the parents have met the Headmaster. The school operates an Alumni and sibling policy and the boys who are connected to the school either as a son of an alumni or as a sibling will be given a definite place. |
Deposit paid on offer of a place being accepted is half the term’s fee payable the year preceding entry.
Term fees are £6,540 per term. |
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