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Private school fees in Oxford

6 of the 17 private schools in Oxford publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in Oxford.

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

£8,148 a term

Median

£10,261 a term

Highest

£16,461 a term

England median

£8,950 a term

Across the 3 senior and all-through schools (pupils to 16 or older) in Oxford that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £8,148 to £16,461 a term, with a median of £10,261. That is £1,311 above the England median of £8,950 a term across 137 senior and all-through schools on the same basis.

Published fees

SchoolDay feesBoarding feesYearVATSourceRead
d'Overbroeck's
Oxford
£36,480 a year-2026/27Not statedFee schedule25 Oct 2026
Headington School Oxford
Oxford
£15,351 to £30,783 a year
  • Sixth Form Current Pupils: £9,346 a term (£28,038 a year)
  • Sixth Form Direct Entrants: £10,261 a term (£30,783 a year)
  • Year 5 - Year 6: £7,786 a term (£23,358 a year)
  • Year 3 - Year 4: £6,886 a term (£20,658 a year)
  • Year 1 - Year 2: £6,067 a term (£18,201 a year)
  • Reception: £5,117 a term (£15,351 a year)
  • Sixth Form Current Pupils boarding: £18,882 a term (£56,646 a year)
  • Sixth Form Direct Entrants boarding: £20,688 a term (£62,064 a year)
£56,646 to £62,064 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule25 Oct 2026
New College School
Oxford
£18,339 to £28,635 a year
  • Reception: £6,113 a term (£18,339 a year)
  • Year 1: £7,164 a term (£21,492 a year)
  • Year 2: £8,635 a term (£25,905 a year)
  • Years 3-4: £8,739 a term (£26,217 a year)
  • Years 5-8: £9,545 a term (£28,635 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 Oct 2026
Oxford High School GDST
Oxford
£13,680 to £24,444 a year
  • Reception per term: £4,560 a term (£13,680 a year)
  • Years 1 & 2 per term: £5,357 a term (£16,071 a year)
  • Years 3 & 4 per term: £6,117 a term (£18,351 a year)
  • Years 5 & 6 per term: £6,178 a term (£18,534 a year)
  • Years 7 to 11 per term: £8,148 a term (£24,444 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
St Edward's School
Oxford
£49,383 a year
  • Boarding: £20,576 a term (£61,728 a year)
  • Day: £16,461 a term (£49,383 a year)
£61,728 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Summer Fields School
Oxford
£19,650 to £34,560 a year
  • Boarder: £16,530 a term (£49,590 a year)
  • Day pupil: £11,520 a term (£34,560 a year)
  • Reception: £6,550 a term (£19,650 a year)
  • Years 1 & 2: £7,360 a term (£22,080 a year)
  • Year 3: £8,500 a term (£25,500 a year)
£49,590 a year2026/27IncludedFee schedule4 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 Oxford

How many private schools in Oxford publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 6 of the 17 private schools in Oxford; for the other 11 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in Oxford?

For senior and all-through schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £10,261 a term (3 schools).

Which private schools in Oxford 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 St Edward's School at £16,461 a term and the lowest is Oxford High School GDST at £8,148 a term.

St Edward's SchoolOxford High School GDST

Do private school fees in Oxford include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 6 schools in Oxford with published fees, 5 state their fees including VAT and 1 does not say whether VAT is included.