Private school fees in Essex

15 of the 47 private schools in Essex publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in Essex.

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

£7,055 a term

Median

£7,690 a term

Highest

£12,558 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 7 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Essex that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £7,055 to £12,558 a term, with a median of £7,690. That is £1,260 below the England median of £8,950 a term across 137 senior and all-through schools on the same basis.

Prep and junior schools (pupils to 13 or younger): highest day fee per term, 2026/27, including VAT

Lowest

£4,230 a term

Median

£5,886 a term

Highest

£6,750 a term

England median

£6,798 a term

Across the 8 prep and junior schools (pupils to 13 or younger) in Essex that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £4,230 to £6,750 a term, with a median of £5,886. That is £912 below the England median of £6,798 a term across 114 prep and junior schools on the same basis.

Published fees

School	Day fees	Boarding fees	Year	VAT	Source	Read
Alleyn Court Preparatory School Southend-on-Sea	£12,931 to £20,250 a year Full-Time (incl VAT): £4,310 a term (£12,931 a year) Year 1: £5,579 a term (£16,736 a year) Year 3: £6,150 a term (£18,450 a year) Year 5: £6,750 a term (£20,250 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Chigwell School Chigwell	£21,798 to £30,672 a year Reception, Year 1 & Year 2: £7,266 a term (£21,798 a year) Year 3 & Year 4: £8,022 a term (£24,066 a year) Year 5 & Year 6: £8,520 a term (£25,560 a year) Year 7 to Year 13: £10,224 a term (£30,672 a year) Full Boarding (Year 12 & 13): £18,360 a term (£55,080 a year)	£55,080 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Colchester Prep & High School Colchester	£13,620 to £21,570 a year Reception - Year 2: £4,540 a term (£13,620 a year) Year 3 & 4: £5,500 a term (£16,500 a year) Year 5 & 6: £5,730 a term (£17,190 a year) Year 7 & 8: £6,725 a term (£20,175 a year) Year 9: £6,830 a term (£20,490 a year) Year 10 & 11: £7,190 a term (£21,570 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Felsted School Felsted	£14,835 to £37,674 a year Day pupil - Years R, 1 & 2: £4,945 a term (£14,835 a year) Day pupil - Years 3 & 4: £6,995 a term (£20,985 a year) Day pupil - Years 5 & 6: £7,495 a term (£22,485 a year) Day pupil - Years 7 & 8: £9,604 a term (£28,812 a year) Day Pupil: £12,558 a term (£37,674 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	4 Oct 2026
Gosfield School Halstead Road	£13,614 to £26,475 a year Reception: £4,538 a term (£13,614 a year) Year 1: £4,901 a term (£14,703 a year) Year 3: £5,902 a term (£17,706 a year) Year 5: £6,326 a term (£18,978 a year) Year 6: £6,253 a term (£18,759 a year) Year 7: £7,679 a term (£23,037 a year) Year 8: £8,286 a term (£24,858 a year) Year 9: £8,358 a term (£25,074 a year) Year 10: £8,674 a term (£26,022 a year) Year 11: £8,602 a term (£25,806 a year) Lower Sixth: £8,825 a term (£26,475 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Heathcote School Chelmsford	£12,690 a year	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Howe Green House School BISHOP'S STORTFORD	£14,985 to £20,100 a year RECEPTION: £4,995 a term (£14,985 a year) YEARS 1 & 2 ( AGE 5-7 ): £5,300 a term (£15,900 a year) YEARS 3, 4, 5 & 6 (AGE 8-11): £6,700 a term (£20,100 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Maldon Court Preparatory School Maldon	£13,392 a year	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Oakfields Preparatory School Upminster	£14,370 to £16,830 a year Reception: £4,790 a term (£14,370 a year) Year 1: £4,997 a term (£14,991 a year) Year 2: £5,104 a term (£15,312 a year) Year 3: £5,378 a term (£16,134 a year) Year 4: £5,493 a term (£16,479 a year) Year 5: £5,610 a term (£16,830 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Saint Nicholas School Essex	£14,898 to £21,165 a year Reception: £4,966 a term (£14,898 a year) Years 3, 4 & 5: £5,783 a term (£17,349 a year) Year 6, 7 & 8: £6,472 a term (£19,416 a year) Years 9, 10 & 11: £7,055 a term (£21,165 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	4 Oct 2026
St Aubyn's School Woodford Green	£17,238 to £18,036 a year Reception – Year 2: £5,746 a term (£17,238 a year) Year 3 – Year 5: £5,852 a term (£17,556 a year) Year 6: £6,012 a term (£18,036 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St Cedd's School Chelmsford	£17,220 to £18,360 a year Lower School: Reception – Year 2 08:30 – 15:15 per term: £5,740 a term (£17,220 a year) Upper School: Year 3 – Year 6 08:30 – 15:45 per term: £6,120 a term (£18,360 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St John's School Billericay	£14,214 to £22,236 a year Reception: £4,738 a term (£14,214 a year) Lower Kindergarten (Year 1) and Upper Kindergarten (Year 2): £5,168 a term (£15,504 a year) Form 1 (Year 3) and Lower 2 (Year4): £5,514 a term (£16,542 a year) Upper 2 (Year 5) and Lower 3 (Year 6): £5,902 a term (£17,706 a year) Upper 3 (Year 7): £6,843 a term (£20,529 a year) Lower 4 (Year 8) and Upper 4 (Year 9): £7,212 a term (£21,636 a year) Lower 5 (Year 10) and Upper 5 (Year 11): £7,412 a term (£22,236 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St Margaret's Preparatory School Halstead	£12,222 to £17,280 a year Reception: £4,074 a term (£12,222 a year) Pre Prep - Year 1: £4,310 a term (£12,930 a year) Pre Prep - Year 2: £4,544 a term (£13,632 a year) Prep - Year 3: £5,356 a term (£16,068 a year) Prep - Year 4: £5,605 a term (£16,815 a year) Prep - Years 5 and 6: £5,760 a term (£17,280 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St Mary's School for Girls Colchester	£14,925 to £23,070 a year Prep (Reception) Class-Year 2: £4,975 a term (£14,925 a year) Year 3-4: £5,620 a term (£16,860 a year) Year 5-6: £6,255 a term (£18,765 a year) Year 7: £6,660 a term (£19,980 a year) Year 8-9: £7,180 a term (£21,540 a year) Year 10-11: £7,690 a term (£23,070 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

Al Madina School for Girls (Barking) - fees not published
Apex Primary School (Ilford) - fees not published
Bancroft's Preparatory School (Woodford Green) - fees not published
Bancroft's School (Woodford Green) - fees not published
Beehive Preparatory School (Ilford) - fees not published
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff (Southend-on-Sea) - fees not published
Brentwood School (Brentwood) - fees not published
Chelmsford Hospital School (Chelmsford) - fees not published
Coopersale Hall School (Epping) - fees not published
Daiglen School (Buckhurst Hill) - fees not published
Eastcourt Independent School (Ilford) - fees not published
Edullect Academy Independent School (Romford) - fees not published
Elm Green Preparatory School (Essex) - fees not published
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery (Romford) - fees not published
Holmwood House School (Colchester) - fees not published
Immanuel School (Romford) - fees not published
Littlegarth School (Colchester) - fees not published
Loyola Preparatory School (BUCKHURST HILL) - fees not published
New Hall School (Chelmsford) - fees not published
Oaklands School (Loughton) - fees not published
OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus (Colchester) - fees not published
Open Box Education Centre (Essex) - fees not published
Read Academy Education (Ilford) - fees not published
Saint Pierre School (Leigh-on-Sea) - fees not published
St Anne's School (Chelmsford) - fees not published
St Mary's Hare Park School (Romford) - fees not published
St Philomena's School (Frinton-on-Sea) - fees not published
The Light Christian School (Grays) - fees not published
Ursuline Preparatory School (Brentwood) - fees not published
Widford Lodge School (Chelmsford) - fees not published
Woodford Green Preparatory School (Woodford Green) - fees not published
Woodlands School Hutton Manor (Brentwood) - fees not published

Questions about private school fees in Essex

How many private schools in Essex publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 15 of the 47 private schools in Essex; for the other 32 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Essex?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £7,690 a term (7 schools). For prep and junior schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £5,886 a term (8 schools).

Which private schools in Essex 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 Felsted School at £12,558 a term and the lowest is Saint Nicholas School at £7,055 a term. On the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27, among prep and junior schools the highest is Alleyn Court Preparatory School at £6,750 a term and the lowest is Heathcote School at £4,230 a term.

Felsted School Saint Nicholas School Alleyn Court Preparatory School Heathcote School

Do private school fees in Essex include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 15 schools in Essex with published fees, 15 state their fees including VAT.

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