Private school fees in Hertfordshire

12 of the 51 private schools in Hertfordshire publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in Hertfordshire.

Fees compared like for like

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

Lowest

£24,768 a year

Median

£32,126 a year

Highest

£43,035 a year

England median

£25,614 a year

Across the 4 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Hertfordshire that publish their day fees per year including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £24,768 to £43,035 a year, with a median of £32,126. That is £6,512 above the England median of £25,614 a year across 39 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

£6,696 a term

Median

£7,268 a term

Highest

£9,695 a term

England median

£6,798 a term

Across the 5 prep and junior schools (pupils to 13 or younger) in Hertfordshire that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £6,696 to £9,695 a term, with a median of £7,268. That is £470 above 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
Edge Grove School Watford	£19,131 to £26,478 a year Senior Department Years 6-8: £8,826 a term (£26,478 a year) Middle Department Year 5: £8,754 a term (£26,262 a year) Middle Department Year 4: £7,608 a term (£22,824 a year) Middle Department Year 3: £7,470 a term (£22,410 a year) Junior Department Years 1-2: £6,624 a term (£19,872 a year) Junior Department Reception: £6,377 a term (£19,131 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Haberdashers' Boys' School Elstree	£26,223 to £32,487 a year Pre-Preparatory School (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2): £26,223 a year Preparatory School (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6): £30,699 a year Senior School (Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11): £32,487 a year	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Haberdashers' Girls' School Borehamwood	£26,223 to £31,764 a year Reception, Year 1 and Year 2: £26,223 a year Year 3, 4, 5 and 6: £28,680 a year Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: £31,293 a year Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13): £31,764 a year	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Haileybury College Hertford	£28,605 to £43,035 a year Senior Boarding: £59,460 a year Senior Day: £43,035 a year Lower School Boarding: £37,725 a year Lower School Day: £28,605 a year	£37,725 to £59,460 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Heath Mount School Hertford	£20,985 to £29,085 a year Reception: £6,995 a term (£20,985 a year) Year 1: £7,215 a term (£21,645 a year) Year 3: £8,995 a term (£26,985 a year) Year 4: £9,195 a term (£27,585 a year) Year 5: £9,395 a term (£28,185 a year) Year 7: £9,695 a term (£29,085 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
Immanuel College Bushey	£24,768 a year	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	26 Oct 2026
Sherrardswood School Welwyn	£15,708 to £24,654 a year Reception to Year 2: £5,236 a term (£15,708 a year) Year 3 to Year 6: £6,289 a term (£18,867 a year) Year 7 to Year 8: £7,607 a term (£22,821 a year) Year 9 to Year 13: £8,218 a term (£24,654 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St Christopher School Letchworth Garden City	£17,649 to £29,385 a year Day inclusive of VAT: £5,883 a term (£17,649 a year) Day inclusive of VAT: £7,359 a term (£22,077 a year) Day inclusive of VAT: £9,795 a term (£29,385 a year) Full Boarding inclusive of VAT: £16,967 a term (£50,901 a year)	£50,901 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	4 Oct 2026
St Hilda's School Harpenden	£17,496 to £20,088 a year Reception - standard fee: £5,832 a term (£17,496 a year) Forms I & II (Years 1 & 2): £6,060 a term (£18,180 a year) Forms III & IV (Years 3 & 4): £6,522 a term (£19,566 a year) Forms V & VI (Years 5 & 6): £6,696 a term (£20,088 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St Margaret's School Bushey	£18,669 to £27,687 a year Reception – Year 2 for Registrations 2026 2026 2026 2026 2027: £6,223 a term (£18,669 a year) Years 3 – 6 Applications: £7,700 a term (£23,100 a year) Senior School Years 7 – 13: £9,229 a term (£27,687 a year)	-	2026/27	Not stated	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Stormont School Potters Bar	£18,957 to £21,804 a year Reception: £6,319 a term (£18,957 a year) Year 1: £6,592 a term (£19,776 a year) Year 2: £6,855 a term (£20,565 a year) Years 3-6: £7,268 a term (£21,804 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

Abbot's Hill School (Hemel Hempstead) - fees not published
Aldenham School (Elstree) - fees not published
Aldwickbury School (Wheathampstead Road) - fees not published
Beechwood Park School (St Albans) - fees not published
Berkhamsted Prep and Pre-Prep School (Berkhamsted) - fees not published
Berkhamsted School (Berkhamsted) - fees not published
Bishop's Stortford College (Bishop's Stortford) - fees not published
Charlotte House Preparatory School (Rickmansworth) - fees not published
Duncombe School (Hertford) - fees not published
Egerton-Rothesay School (Berkhamsted) - fees not published
Elderwood House School (Leavesden) - fees not published
Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary School (Hertfordshire) - fees not published
Hertford Prep (Hertford) - fees not published
Kingshott School (Hitchin) - fees not published
Lochinver House School (Potters Bar) - fees not published
Lockers Park School (Hemel Hempstead) - fees not published
Longwood School (Bushey) - fees not published
Manor Lodge School (Shenley) - fees not published
Merchant Taylors' Prep School (Rickmansworth) - fees not published
Merchant Taylors' School (Northwood) - fees not published
Mount House School (Barnet) - fees not published
Queenswood School (Hatfield) - fees not published
Radlett Preparatory School Ltd (Herts) - fees not published
Royal Masonic School for Girls (Rickmansworth) - fees not published
St Albans High School for Girls (St Albans) - fees not published
St Albans Independent College (St Albans) - fees not published
St Albans School (St Albans) - fees not published
Stanborough Primary School (Watford) - fees not published
Stanborough Secondary School (Watford) - fees not published
St Columba's College (St Albans) - fees not published
St Edmund's College (Ware) - fees not published
St Francis College (Letchworth Garden City) - fees not published
St John's Preparatory and Senior School (Potters Bar) - fees not published
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (Barnet) - fees not published
The King's School (Harpenden) - fees not published
The Purcell School (Bushey) - fees not published
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (Tring) - fees not published
Westbrook Hay (London Road) - fees not published
York House School (Croxley Green) - fees not published

Questions about private school fees in Hertfordshire

How many private schools in Hertfordshire publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 12 of the 51 private schools in Hertfordshire; for the other 39 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Hertfordshire?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per year, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £32,126 a year (4 schools). For prep and junior schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £7,268 a term (5 schools).

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

On the highest day fee each school publishes per year, including VAT, for 2026/27, among senior and all-through schools the highest is Haileybury College at £43,035 a year and the lowest is Immanuel College at £24,768 a year. On the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27, among prep and junior schools the highest is Heath Mount School at £9,695 a term and the lowest is St Hilda's School at £6,696 a term.

Haileybury College Immanuel College Heath Mount School St Hilda's School

Do private school fees in Hertfordshire include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 12 schools in Hertfordshire with published fees, 11 state their fees including VAT and 1 does not say whether VAT is included.

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