Fees and Charges for Academic Year from September 2026

All school fees are subject to VAT*

 

Main School

                   Fees per term                 

Reception to Year 2

                         £ 3,620

Year 3 to Year 6                                            

                         £ 3,725

Sibling Discount for 2nd Child  **           

                         £    200          

Sibling Discount for 3rd Child **

                         £    500

Sibling Discount for subsequent children **                  

                         £ 1,000

** only applicable after any Early Years funding has stopped
* Fees shown are without VAT   

 

Nursery (before any EYEE funding benefits) for 3 years and over

                    Fees per term                           

Per session **                                    

                          £ 435

Per hour

                          £ 9.45

Nursery (before any EYEE funding benefits) for 2 years old

                   Fees per term                           

Per session **                                    

                          £ 462

Per hour

                          £ 11

**Standard nursery sessions are 3.5 hours

 

Busy Bees sessions

(After School)

For children from Reception upwards

(Nursery children will be charged at standard hourly rate as above)

£14 booked for the term   

£16.90 if booked ad hoc

 

£3.20 late collection charge for children collected after 3.50pm. If collected after 4pm a full Busy Bees sessions will be charged

Early Morning Sessions

£5.25 from 7.45 to 8.15am

 

SEN Charges

                  Charges per term

1 to 1 Support

        £330 to £990 depending on need

Wordshark / 1 2 3 Maths

                            £67.50

 

All fees are due for payment by the first day of term unless a monthly repayment plan has been agreed in advance.

Fees to be split equally over three months (starting with the first month of the term) and any extras to be paid in full by the first day of term.

Registration fee £100 + VAT

Deposit (refundable against first terms fees) £300 + VAT

 

Foundation Stage

Termly Fees for Sacred Heart School with effect from 1st September 2026 including the Early Years Education Entitlement (EYEE) Scheme

  • Children can receive EYEE starting from the term after a child’s second birthday until they reach compulsory school age (i.e. they enter Reception class).

  • 15 hours EYEE is the standard entitlement for all children in the term after their third birthday.

  • The eligibility is means tested for parents of 2 year olds, and 30 hours EYEE funding may be available to working parents subject to meeting conditions.

  • Standard sessions are for 3.5 hours. Additional hours can be added on.

  • There are additional charges for food, consumables and specialised teaching – see the Chargeable Extras Template below
     

For 2 year olds, from the term after they turn 2:                       

 

Fees

 

After 15

Hours

 

After 30 Hours

Nursery

         

For 3 sessions

£1,386

 

£323

 

 

For 4 sessions

£1,848

 

£430

 

 

For 5 sessions

£2,310

 

£791

 

£588

For 6 sessions

£2,772

 

£1,253

 

£605

For 7 sessions

£3,234

 

£1,715

 

£753

For 8 sessions

£3,696

 

£2,177

 

£860

For 9 sessions

£4,158

 

£2,639

 

£1,120

For 10 sessions

£4,620

 

£3,101

 

£1,582

 

 

For children in the term after their third birthday:

                                                                       

Fees

 

After 15

Hours

 

After 30 Hours

Nursery

         

For 3 sessions

£1,191

 

£435

 

 

For 4 sessions

£1,588

 

£580

 

 

For 5 sessions

£1,985

 

£905

 

£725

For 6 sessions

£2,382

 

£1,302

 

£870

For 7 sessions

£2,779

 

£1,699

 

£1,015

For 8 sessions

£3,176

 

£2,096

 

£1,160

For 9 sessions

£3,573

 

£2,493

 

£1,413

For 10 sessions

£3,970

 

£2,890

 

£1,810

 

    

 

Early Years Chargeable Extras Template – From September 2026


Please see below the template as to how the Early Years fee is calculated. This template will be used for your invoice so that all charges are clear.

Please note that a session length is set at 3.5 hours

As well as the Early Years Education Entitlement, any additional fees can be paid via the Governments Tax Free Childcare Scheme – please ask for details
 

Description

Unit

Unit price

Free entitlement hours up to 15 and 30 hours per week (depending on eligibility), across 36 weeks of the year

Weekly

Free

 

 

 

Meals/snacks*

Per Hour

64p

 

 

 

Consumables* (for example, nappies and sun cream)

Per Hour

86p

 

 

 

Additional voluntary services* – Specialised Teaching including,
but not limited to Catholic Social Teaching, PE lessons, Music Lessons

Per Hour

2 year old £2.56

3/4 year old £3.45

 

 

 

Additional hours purchased up to a total of 46.5 hours per week in total

Hourly

2 year old £11.00

3/4 year old £9.45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*optional on free entitlement hours. If you do not wish to pay for specific consumables, for example because you wish to provide your own, please make us aware so next steps can be discussed   

                                                                  

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