Fees

Find below, Kingston Grammar School's fees for Prospective Pupils, Termly Fees, Optional Charges and Catering. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in contact with us and we will be happy to assist. 

Prospective Student Charges

• Registration Fee £155.00

Does your child qualify for free school meals? We will waive our registration fee if this applies to you. Contact our Admissions Team for further information.

• Acceptance Deposit £2,000.00

Academic fees 2024-2025

• The fees above are inclusive of stationery, text books and Personal Accident Insurance (incorporating Dental Cover)
• Public Examinations - GCSE, IGCSE and A2 fees are chargeable in the year they are taken

Optional Charges

• Personal Effects Insurance £8.31 per term
• AXA PPP Healthcare £150.00 per term
• Fees Refund Scheme 1.34% of fees payable

Payment Methods

Invoices

The annual tuition fees are divided into three equal parts and charged separately, on a termly basis regardless of the length of any term. The invoice dates are:

The School aims to send out a draft invoice to parents for review 20 days before the invoice date and the final invoice 10 days before the invoice date.

The School has two Direct Debit Schemes, a monthly and termly option detailed below. Parents must sign up to one of the Direct Debit Schemes or the fees in advance scheme (covered below). The School may exceptionally agree with you in advance and in writing an alternative payment arrangement such as termly bank transfers.

Termly Direct Debit

Termly Direct Debits collect the full termly bill and are collected 5 working days before the start of each term. Term dates can be found here: Term Dates | Kingston Grammar School

Monthly Direct Debit

Monthly Direct Debits are taken on the first working day of each term. The full invoice value is split into 4 equal payments and the collection months in relation to each term are shown below:

Fees in Advance

The School runs a Fees in Advance Scheme with a commutative rate of 1.75%. Details of the Scheme and a Fees in Advance Calculator can be accessed here:

• FIA Calculator
• Fees in Advance Scheme

Please contact [email protected] for more details

Bank Transfers

The School may exceptionally agree with you in advance and in writing to settle fees via bank transfer. The full termly bill must be paid 5 working days before the start of term. There is no option to pay monthly instalments via bank transfer.

Cheques and credit cards are not accepted.

Termly Extras

As a general rule, the following are charged in the term in which they fall due: lunch, insurance schemes, charity donations, PSA contributions, examination charges, computer leases and musical instrument hire charges.

Other charges (for example senior sports options) are charged in arrears up until the half-term of the previous term. Ie:

School Trips

These invoiced and collected through the school trip management system – EvolvePay.

Catering

• Lunch - optional £350.00 per term for ALL YEARS.  Sixth Form however are also to purchase lunch on a pay as you go basis and this is a cashless system.  A 50% reduction to the lunch charge is made for Fifth Year students in the Summer term IF they have been confirmed as going on study leave.

• Breakfast - Card charged on purchase (cashless)

          Served 7.30 - 8.30am

• Morning Break - Card charged on purchase (cashless)

          Served 10.45am - 11.10am

Instrumental music lessons & loan/hire of an instrument

Extra-curricular music lessons are available at the additional cost of £250.00 term with theory lessons at the cost of £240.00 per term for individual tuition or £125.00 per term for shared lessons. Payments are made direct to the peripatetic music teacher concerned. One full term’s written notice is required to terminate lessons. Request forms can be requested from Admissions via [email protected]. Subject to availability a range of school instruments are available for hire, free for the student’s first term then £40.00 per term thereafter.

Uniform and other charges

In addition to fees and the above extras parents should also note that they will need to purchase uniform and sports kit (from the School’s chosen suppliers) and there may be additional charges relating to optional trips, some co-curricular activities and compulsory subject field trips.

Insurance

The cost of Personal Accident Insurance (incorporating dental cover) is included in the tuition fee.

Parents should ensure they have appropriate insurance cover for student personal possessions and other risks as they believe appropriate. Optional policies are available through the School as detailed under optional charges above. The School does not accept any responsibility where parents do not have adequate insurance cover.

When students are travelling on school trips, they are covered under the KGS Travel Insurance and in terms of medical treatment this will cover the emergency treatment required whilst away. On return home after the trip, if any further treatment is required this is not covered under the travel insurance. Please take time to consider the insurance options available through the School.

Deposit

A deposit is payable on acceptance; the deposit is non-refundable if the child does not take the place at the School. Deposits less any sum outstanding and due to the School are refunded to either of the parties signing the Acceptance Form and Parent Contract once the child has left the school and all additional charges are settled.

Fees

Governors review fees annually and parents are informed a full term in advance of a change, normally by the end of March. Exceptionally, if unforeseeable conditions arise, a review may be necessary at other times and in these circumstances, parents would be informed at least a full term in advance of a change