Private school fees in Kent

13 of the 60 private schools in Kent publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in Kent.

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

£8,199 a term

Median

£10,789 a term

Highest

£16,069 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 6 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Kent that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £8,199 to £16,069 a term, with a median of £10,789. That is £1,839 above 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

£5,115 a term

Median

£7,495 a term

Highest

£8,125 a term

England median

£6,798 a term

Across the 5 prep and junior schools (pupils to 13 or younger) in Kent that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £5,115 to £8,125 a term, with a median of £7,495. That is £697 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
Beechwood School Tunbridge Wells	£12,147 to £24,597 a year Reception: £4,049 a term (£12,147 a year) Year 1 to Year 2: £4,560 a term (£13,680 a year) Year 3 to Year 6: £5,532 a term (£16,596 a year) Year 7 to Year 13: £8,199 a term (£24,597 a year) Boarder Full Boarder: £14,988 a term (£44,964 a year)	£44,964 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Kent College Pembury Tunbridge Wells	£14,643 to £33,621 a year Day Pupil Reception: £4,881 a term (£14,643 a year) Day Pupil Years 1-2: £6,148 a term (£18,444 a year) Day Pupil Years 3-6: £7,597 a term (£22,791 a year) Day Student Years 7-13: £11,207 a term (£33,621 a year) Full Boarder: £18,183 a term (£54,549 a year)	£54,549 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
King's School, Rochester Rochester	£15,990 to £31,110 a year 4+ Reception per term (incl VAT): £5,330 a term (£15,990 a year) 6+ Year 2 per term (incl VAT): £5,800 a term (£17,400 a year) 8+ Year 4 per term (incl VAT): £6,960 a term (£20,880 a year) 10+ Year 6 per term (incl VAT): £7,785 a term (£23,355 a year) 13+ Year 9 (Remove) per term (incl VAT): £10,265 a term (£30,795 a year) 16+ Year 12 (Lower Sixth) per term (incl VAT): £10,370 a term (£31,110 a year) 11+ Year 7 to Year 8 per term (incl VAT) (boarding): £11,678 a term (£35,034 a year) 13+ – 15+ Remove to Upper Fifth (Year 9 – Year 11) per term (incl VAT) (boarding): £17,070 a term (£51,210 a year) 16+ – 18+ Lower Sixth to Upper Sixth (Year 12 – Year 13) per term (... (boarding): £17,174 a term (£51,522 a year)	£35,034 to £51,522 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Merton Court School Sidcup	£17,940 to £19,065 a year Junior Preparatory (Reception - Year 2): £5,980 a term (£17,940 a year) Senior Preparatory (Year 3 - Year 6): £6,355 a term (£19,065 a year)	-	2026/27	Not stated	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Rose Hill School Tunbridge Wells	£12,354 to £23,544 a year Reception per term: £5,736 a term (£17,208 a year) Year 1 and Year 2 per term: £5,832 a term (£17,496 a year) Year 3 to Year 6 per term: £7,848 a term (£23,544 a year) Year 7 and Year 8 per term: £4,118 a term (£12,354 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Russell House School Sevenoaks	£17,145 to £22,485 a year Forms 7 and 6 - Full days: £7,495 a term (£22,485 a year) Form 5 - Full days: £7,310 a term (£21,930 a year) Form 4 - Full days: £6,840 a term (£20,520 a year) Forms 3 and 2 - Full days: £6,520 a term (£19,560 a year) Form 1 - Full days: £5,715 a term (£17,145 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Sackville School Tonbridge	£25,470 a year	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
Sevenoaks School Sevenoaks	£37,542 to £43,383 a year Day student: Lower and Middle School: £12,514 a term (£37,542 a year) Day student: Sixth Form: £12,734 a term (£38,202 a year) Day student entering at Sixth Form: £14,461 a term (£43,383 a year) Boarding student: Middle School: £20,472 a term (£61,416 a year) Boarding student: Sixth Form: £20,639 a term (£61,917 a year) Boarding student entering at Sixth Form: £22,383 a term (£67,149 a year)	£61,416 to £67,149 a year	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
St David's Prep West Wickham	£14,625 to £15,345 a year Reception after 5th birthday: £4,875 a term (£14,625 a year) Years 3-6: £5,115 a term (£15,345 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	4 Oct 2026
St Faith's At Ash School Limited Canterbury	£12,945 to £16,395 a year Reception (after 5th birthday): £4,315 a term (£12,945 a year) Year 1: £4,595 a term (£13,785 a year) Year 2: £4,755 a term (£14,265 a year) Year 3: £5,155 a term (£15,465 a year) Year 4: £5,285 a term (£15,855 a year) Year 5: £5,465 a term (£16,395 a year)	-	2026/27	Not stated	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
The Granville School Sevenoaks	£17,910 to £24,375 a year Reception Full Day Tuition: £5,970 a term (£17,910 a year) Year 1 Full Day Tuition: £6,360 a term (£19,080 a year) Year 3 Full Day Tuition: £8,125 a term (£24,375 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	24 Oct 2026
The Mead School Tunbridge Wells	£16,020 to £17,985 a year Reception-Year 2: £5,340 a term (£16,020 a year) Years 3-6: £5,995 a term (£17,985 a year)	-	2026/27	Included	Fee schedule	4 Oct 2026
Tonbridge School Tonbridge	£48,207 a year Boarding Fees: £21,417 a term (£64,251 a year) Day Boy Fees: £16,069 a term (£48,207 a year)	£64,251 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

Ashford School (Ashford) - fees not published
Babington House School (Chislehurst) - fees not published
Beech Grove School (Dover) - fees not published
Benedict House Preparatory School (Sidcup) - fees not published
Benenden School (Cranbrook) - fees not published
Bethany School (Cranbrook) - fees not published
Breaside Preparatory School (Bromley) - fees not published
Bromley High School GDST (Bromley) - fees not published
Bronte School (Gravesend) - fees not published
Cobham Hall (Brewers Road) - fees not published
Dover College (Dover) - fees not published
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) (Folkestone) - fees not published
Farringtons School (Chislehurst) - fees not published
Gad's Hill School (Rochester) - fees not published
Hilden Grange School (Tonbridge) - fees not published
Hilden Oaks Preparatory School and Nursery (Tonbridge) - fees not published
Holmewood House School (Tunbridge Wells) - fees not published
Junior King's School (Canterbury) - fees not published
Kent College (Canterbury) (Canterbury) - fees not published
Kent College International Study Centre (Canterbury) - fees not published
Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School (Canterbury) - fees not published
Lorenden Preparatory School (Painters Forstal) - fees not published
MEPA ACADEMY (MAIDSTONE) - fees not published
Northbourne Park School (DEAL) - fees not published
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus (Maidstone) - fees not published
Radnor House Sevenoaks (Sevenoaks) - fees not published
Rochester Independent College (Rochester) - fees not published
Sevenoaks Preparatory School (Sevenoaks) - fees not published
Solefield School (Sevenoaks) - fees not published
Somerhill (Tonbridge) - fees not published
Spring Grove School 2003 Ltd (Ashford) - fees not published
St Andrew's School (Rochester) (Rochester) - fees not published
St Christophers The Hall School (Beckenham) - fees not published
St Edmund's School Canterbury (Canterbury) - fees not published
Steephill School (Longfield) - fees not published
St Helens Montessori School (Maidstone) - fees not published
St Lawrence College Junior School (Ramsgate) - fees not published
St Michael's Prep School (Otford) - fees not published
St Ronan's School (Cranbrook) - fees not published
Sutton Valence School (Maidstone) - fees not published
The Dulwich School Cranbrook (CRANBROOK) - fees not published
The King's School Canterbury (Canterbury) - fees not published
The New Beacon School (Sevenoaks) - fees not published
The Worthgate School (Canterbury) - fees not published
VTC Independent School (Sittingbourne) - fees not published
Walthamstow Hall (Sevenoaks) - fees not published
Wellesley Haddon Dene School (Broadstairs) - fees not published

Questions about private school fees in Kent

How many private schools in Kent publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 13 of the 60 private schools in Kent; for the other 47 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Kent?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £10,789 a term (6 schools). For prep and junior schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £7,495 a term (5 schools).

Which private schools in Kent 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 Tonbridge School at £16,069 a term and the lowest is Beechwood School at £8,199 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 The Granville School at £8,125 a term and the lowest is St David's Prep at £5,115 a term.

Tonbridge School Beechwood School The Granville School St David's Prep

Do private school fees in Kent include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 13 schools in Kent with published fees, 11 state their fees including VAT and 2 do not say whether VAT is included.

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