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Private school fees in Berkshire

9 of the 43 private schools in Berkshire publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in Berkshire.

Fees compared like for like

Senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older): highest day fee per term, 2026/27, including VAT

Lowest

£7,804 a term

Median

£9,045 a term

Highest

£11,621 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 5 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Berkshire that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £7,804 to £11,621 a term, with a median of £9,045. That is £95 above the England median of £8,950 a term across 137 senior and all-through schools on the same basis.

Published fees

SchoolDay feesBoarding feesYearVATSourceRead
Bradfield College
Bradfield
£37,200 a year
  • Boarding: £60,750 a year
  • Day: £37,200 a year
£60,750 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
Thatcham
-£37,350 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Caversham Preparatory School
Reading
£9,375 to £15,375 a year
  • Reception Class per term: £3,125 a term (£9,375 a year)
  • Years 1 & 2 per term: £4,825 a term (£14,475 a year)
  • Years 3 & 4 per term: £5,045 a term (£15,135 a year)
  • Years 5 & 6 per term: £5,125 a term (£15,375 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Claires Court Schools
Maidenhead
£15,165 to £27,135 a year
  • Reception: £5,055 a term (£15,165 a year)
  • Sixth Form: £9,045 a term (£27,135 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Downe House
Thatcham
£34,863 a year
  • Full boarding fees per term: £21,076 a term (£63,228 a year)
  • Day fees per term: £11,621 a term (£34,863 a year)
£63,228 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Long Close School
Slough
£14,226 to £23,412 a year
  • Reception: £4,742 a term (£14,226 a year)
  • Prep 1: £5,423 a term (£16,269 a year)
  • Prep 2: £5,527 a term (£16,581 a year)
  • Prep 3 & 4: £5,650 a term (£16,950 a year)
  • Prep 5: £5,872 a term (£17,616 a year)
  • Prep 6: £5,928 a term (£17,784 a year)
  • Year 7: £7,361 a term (£22,083 a year)
  • Years 8 & 9: £7,501 a term (£22,503 a year)
  • Years 10 & 11: £7,804 a term (£23,412 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
LVS Ascot
Ascot
£16,032 to £28,792 a year
  • Infant Day (R-Y2): £16,032 a year
  • Junior Day (Y3-Y6): £19,214 a year
  • Senior Day (Y7-Y11): £27,286 a year
  • Sixth Form Day (Y12-Y13): £28,792 a year
  • Junior Boarding (Y5-Y6): £40,268 a year
  • Senior Boarding (Y7-Y11): £47,742 a year
  • Sixth Form Boarding (Y12-Y13): £49,608 a year
£40,268 to £49,608 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Reading Blue Coat School
Berkshire
£26,100 a year-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
The Abbey School Reading
Reading
£16,305 to £27,150 a year
  • Reception (age 4+ years): £5,435 a term (£16,305 a year)
  • Lower Preparatory (Year 1): £6,290 a term (£18,870 a year)
  • Upper Preparatory (Year 2): £6,755 a term (£20,265 a year)
  • Lower I - Lower III (Years 3 to 6): £7,280 a term (£21,840 a year)
  • Upper III - Lower IV (Years 7 to 8): £8,775 a term (£26,325 a year)
  • Lower IV - Upper VI (Years 9 to 13): £9,050 a term (£27,150 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026

Yearly amounts as each school publishes them; a fee the school states per term is shown per term too. Check with the school before you rely on a figure.

Fees not published

Questions about private school fees in Berkshire

How many private schools in Berkshire publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 9 of the 43 private schools in Berkshire; for the other 34 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Berkshire?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £9,045 a term (5 schools).

Which private schools in Berkshire have the highest and lowest fees?

On the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27, among senior and all-through schools the highest is Downe House at £11,621 a term and the lowest is Long Close School at £7,804 a term.

Downe HouseLong Close School

Do private school fees in Berkshire include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 9 schools in Berkshire with published fees, 9 state their fees including VAT.

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