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Private school fees in Cambridgeshire

7 of the 25 private schools in Cambridgeshire publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in Cambridgeshire.

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

£6,610 a term

Median

£7,790 a term

Highest

£8,815 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 3 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Cambridgeshire that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £6,610 to £8,815 a term, with a median of £7,790. That is £1,160 below the England median of £8,950 a term across 137 senior and all-through schools on the same basis.

Published fees

SchoolDay feesBoarding feesYearVATSourceRead
Heritage School
Cambridge
£13,338 to £19,830 a year
  • Reception: £4,446 a term (£13,338 a year)
  • Year 1: £5,140 a term (£15,420 a year)
  • Years 2 & 3: £5,486 a term (£16,458 a year)
  • Years 4, 5 & 6: £5,880 a term (£17,640 a year)
  • Years 7 & 8: £6,462 a term (£19,386 a year)
  • Years 9, 10 & 11: £6,610 a term (£19,830 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
King's College School
Cambridge
£20,016 to £25,398 a year
  • From September 2026, School fees per term (inc VAT) are: Boarders: £13,110 a term (£39,330 a year)
  • Day Pupil (Years 3-8): £8,466 a term (£25,398 a year)
  • Pre-Prep (Reception to Year 2): £6,672 a term (£20,016 a year)
£39,330 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
Sancton Wood School
Market
£17,580 to £23,370 a year
  • Reception - Y2: £5,860 a term (£17,580 a year)
  • Y3 - Y6: £6,450 a term (£19,350 a year)
  • Y7 - Y11: £7,790 a term (£23,370 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
St Mary's School
cambridge
£16,815 to £26,445 a year
  • Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 day per term: £5,605 a term (£16,815 a year)
  • Year 3 and Year 4 day per term: £7,340 a term (£22,020 a year)
  • Year 5 and Year 6 day per term: £7,740 a term (£23,220 a year)
  • Year 7 to Upper Sixth day per term: £8,815 a term (£26,445 a year)
  • Year 5 and Year 6 full boarding per term: £17,760 a term (£53,280 a year)
  • Year 7 to Upper Sixth full boarding per term: £18,755 a term (£56,265 a year)
£53,280 to £56,265 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
The Leys School
Cambridge
£25,641 to £35,505 a year
  • Boarders per term for one year: £54,828 a year
  • Day Pupils per term for one year: £35,505 a year
  • Boarders per term for one year: £40,011 a year
  • Day Pupils per term for one year: £25,641 a year
£40,011 to £54,828 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
The Stephen Perse Foundation
Cambridge
£17,385 to £27,435 a year
  • Cambridge Shaftesbury Road (Reception Age 4-5): £6,185 a term (£18,555 a year)
  • Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Reception): £5,795 a term (£17,385 a year)
  • Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Year 1, Year 2): £6,215 a term (£18,645 a year)
  • Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Year 3, Year 4): £7,215 a term (£21,645 a year)
  • Dame Bradbury's Junior School (Year 5, Year 6): £7,495 a term (£22,485 a year)
  • Cambridge Junior School (Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6): £7,895 a term (£23,685 a year)
  • Senior School (Years 7-11): £9,145 a term (£27,435 a year)
  • Sixth Form Boarding (Includes Tuition): £19,865 a term (£59,595 a year)
£59,595 a year2026/27Not statedFee schedule25 Oct 2026
Wisbech Grammar School
Cambridgeshire
£12,990 to £21,975 a year
  • Senior School (including Sixth Form) per year per term: £21,975 a year
  • Prep 5 and Prep 6 (ages 9-11) per year per term: £15,375 a year
  • Prep 3 and Prep 4 (ages 7 to 9) per year per term: £14,925 a year
  • Prep 1 and Prep 2 (ages 5 to 7) per year per term: £13,695 a year
  • Reception Class (ages 4 to 5) per year per term: £12,990 a year
-2026/27Not statedFee 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 Cambridgeshire

How many private schools in Cambridgeshire publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 7 of the 25 private schools in Cambridgeshire; for the other 18 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Cambridgeshire?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £7,790 a term (3 schools).

Which private schools in Cambridgeshire 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 St Mary's School at £8,815 a term and the lowest is Heritage School at £6,610 a term.

St Mary's SchoolHeritage School

Do private school fees in Cambridgeshire include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 7 schools in Cambridgeshire with published fees, 5 state their fees including VAT and 2 do not say whether VAT is included.