Private school fees in East Sussex

4 of the 23 private schools in East Sussex publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in East Sussex.

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

£7,495 a term

Median

£12,150 a term

Highest

£13,315 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 3 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in East Sussex that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £7,495 to £13,315 a term, with a median of £12,150. That is £3,200 above the England median of £8,950 a term across 137 senior and all-through schools on the same basis.

Published fees

School	Day fees	Boarding fees	Year	VAT	Source	Read
Cumnor House School Haywards Heath	£13,411 to £29,400 a year Reception: £13,411 a year Year 1: £5,240 a term (£15,720 a year) Year 2: £5,900 a term (£17,700 a year) Year 3: £7,480 a term (£22,440 a year) Year 4: £8,620 a term (£25,860 a year) Year 5: £9,800 a term (£29,400 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Eastbourne College Eastbourne	£37,380 to £39,945 a year Years 9-11 Day: £12,460 a term (£37,380 a year) Years 9-11 Day+: £13,076 a term (£39,228 a year) Years 9-11 Boarding: £18,981 a term (£56,943 a year) Sixth Form Day: £12,705 a term (£38,115 a year) Sixth Form Day+: £13,315 a term (£39,945 a year) Sixth Form Boarding: £19,277 a term (£57,831 a year)	£56,943 to £57,831 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Lewes Old Grammar School Lewes	£10,485 to £22,485 a year Pre Reception per term: £3,495 a term (£10,485 a year) Reception per term: £4,245 a term (£12,735 a year) Years 3 and 4 per term: £5,495 a term (£16,485 a year) Years 5 and 6 per term: £6,195 a term (£18,585 a year) Years 7 to 13 per term: £7,495 a term (£22,485 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Mayfield School Mayfield	£31,086 to £36,450 a year - Years 7 - 8 (per term): £10,362 a term (£31,086 a year) - Years 9 - 13 (per term): £12,150 a term (£36,450 a year) - Years 7 - 13 (per term) (boarding): £18,660 a term (£55,980 a year)	£55,980 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 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

Annan School (Uckfield) - fees not published
Battle Abbey School (East Sussex) - fees not published
Bede's Prep School (Eastbourne) - fees not published
Bede's Senior School (Hailsham) - fees not published
Brighton College (Brighton) - fees not published
Buckswood School (East Sussex) - fees not published
Claremont School (St Leonards-on-Sea) - fees not published
Darvell School (Robertsbridge) - fees not published
Greenfields School (Forest Row) - fees not published
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (Hove) - fees not published
Marlborough House Vinehall School (Robertsbridge) - fees not published
Michael Hall School (Forest Row) - fees not published
Oxford International College, Brighton (Brighton) - fees not published
Roedean School (Brighton) - fees not published
Sacred Heart School (Durgates) - fees not published
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School (Mayfield) - fees not published
St Andrew's Prep (Eastbourne) - fees not published
St Christopher's School (Hove) - fees not published
The Montessori Place (Hove) - fees not published

Questions about private school fees in East Sussex

How many private schools in East Sussex publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 4 of the 23 private schools in East Sussex; for the other 19 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in East Sussex?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £12,150 a term (3 schools).

Which private schools in East Sussex 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 Eastbourne College at £13,315 a term and the lowest is Lewes Old Grammar School at £7,495 a term.

Eastbourne College Lewes Old Grammar School

Do private school fees in East Sussex include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 4 schools in East Sussex with published fees, 4 state their fees including VAT.

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