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Private school fees in Lancashire

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

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

£5,264 a term

Median

£5,518 a term

Highest

£6,191 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 4 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Lancashire that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £5,264 to £6,191 a term, with a median of £5,518. That is £3,432 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
Abbotsford Preparatory School
Manchester
£10,407 to £11,043 a year
  • Reception to Year 2: £3,469 a term (£10,407 a year)
  • Year 3 to Year 6: £3,681 a term (£11,043 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
Bolton School Boys' Division
Bolton
£12,636 to £15,792 a year
  • Senior School (including the Sixth Form): £5,264 a term (£15,792 a year)
  • Junior School: £4,212 a term (£12,636 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Bolton School Girls' Division
Bolton
£12,636 to £15,792 a year
  • Senior School (including the Sixth Form): £5,264 a term (£15,792 a year)
  • Junior School: £4,212 a term (£12,636 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Bury Grammar Schools
Bury
£13,500 to £17,316 a year
  • Senior School (Years 7 to 11), Sixth Form (Years 12 to 13) : per te...: £5,772 a term (£17,316 a year)
  • Primary Division (Reception to Year 6): per term (inc. VAT): £4,500 a term (£13,500 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Farrowdale House School
Oldham
£8,550 a year-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Highfield Priory School
Preston
£12,707 to £12,915 a year
  • Main School – Annually: £12,707 a year
  • Main School – Termly: £4,305 a term (£12,915 a year)
-2026/27Not statedFee schedule5 Oct 2026
Moor Allerton Preparatory School
Manchester
£12,663 a year-2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
Scarisbrick Hall School
Ormskirk
£12,938 to £18,573 a year
  • Reception (Children aged 4 to 5) (Inc VAT) per term: £4,313 a term (£12,938 a year)
  • First School Year 3 to Year 4 (Children aged 7 to 9) (Inc VAT) per...: £4,490 a term (£13,469 a year)
  • Middle School Year 5 to Year 6 (Children aged 9 to 11) (Inc VAT) pe...: £4,638 a term (£13,914 a year)
  • Middle School Year 7 to Year 8 (Children aged 11 to 13) (Inc VAT) p...: £6,100 a term (£18,301 a year)
  • College Year 9 to Year 11 (Children aged 13 to 16) (Inc VAT) per term: £6,191 a term (£18,573 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
Stonyhurst College
Clitheroe
£14,747 to £31,159 a year
  • UK - Full Boarding (Year 12 to 13): £53,542 a year
  • UK - Full Boarding (Year 9 to 11): £52,642 a year
  • UK - Full Boarding (Year 7 to 8): £38,728 a year
  • Day (Year 12 to 13): £31,159 a year
  • Day (Year 9 to 11): £30,859 a year
  • Day (Year 7 to 8): £25,891 a year
  • Day (Year 4 to 6): £18,473 a year
  • Day (Year 3): £16,610 a year
  • Day (Year 0 to 2): £14,747 a year
£38,728 to £53,542 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Westholme School
Blackburn
£13,485 to £18,585 a year
  • Prep Tuition Fees -Reception to Yr 6 Prep Term: Annual: £13,485 a year
  • Seniors Tuition Fees - Yr 7 Term: Annual: £17,085 a year
  • Seniors & ISF Tuition Fees - Yr 8 to Yr 13 Term: Annual: £18,585 a year
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule5 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 Lancashire

How many private schools in Lancashire publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 10 of the 60 private schools in Lancashire; for the other 50 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Lancashire?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £5,518 a term (4 schools).

Which private schools in Lancashire 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 Scarisbrick Hall School at £6,191 a term and the lowest is Bolton School Boys' Division at £5,264 a term.

Scarisbrick Hall SchoolBolton School Boys' Division

Do private school fees in Lancashire include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 10 schools in Lancashire with published fees, 9 state their fees including VAT and 1 does not say whether VAT is included.

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