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Private school fees in West Midlands

4 of the 48 private schools in West Midlands publish fees we have read from the school's own website. See every private school in West Midlands.

Fees compared like for like

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

Lowest

£4,169 a term

Median

£4,600 a term

Highest

£6,840 a term

England median

£6,798 a term

Across the 3 prep and junior schools (pupils to 13 or younger) in West Midlands that publish their day fees per term including VAT for 2026/27, the highest day fee at each school ranges from £4,169 to £6,840 a term, with a median of £4,600. That is £2,198 below the England median of £6,798 a term across 114 prep and junior schools on the same basis.

Published fees

SchoolDay feesBoarding feesYearVATSourceRead
Edgbaston High School for Girls
Birmingham
£13,626 to £21,852 a year
  • Years 12 & 13 Charge: £7,284 a term (£21,852 a year)
  • Years 10-11 Charge: £7,164 a term (£21,492 a year)
  • Years 7-9 Charge: £7,098 a term (£21,294 a year)
  • Year 6 Charge: £6,576 a term (£19,728 a year)
  • Years 3-5 Charge: £5,772 a term (£17,316 a year)
  • Year 2 Charge: £4,980 a term (£14,940 a year)
  • Year 1 Charge: £4,680 a term (£14,040 a year)
  • Reception Charge: £4,542 a term (£13,626 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
Newbridge Preparatory School
Wolverhampton
£10,470 to £13,800 a year
  • Reception Full time (8.30am-3.15pm) per term: £3,490 a term (£10,470 a year)
  • Year 1 Full time (8.30am-3.15pm) per term: £3,950 a term (£11,850 a year)
  • Year 2 Full time (8.30am-3.15pm) per term: £4,170 a term (£12,510 a year)
  • Year 3 Full time (8.30am-3.45pm) per term: £4,600 a term (£13,800 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
The Blue Coat School Birmingham
Birmingham
£17,019 to £20,520 a year
  • Year 1 and Year 2 (inc VAT) per term: £5,673 a term (£17,019 a year)
  • Prep (Year 3 to Year 6) (inc VAT) per term: £6,840 a term (£20,520 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 Oct 2026
The Shrubbery School Ltd
Sutton Coldfield
£9,720 to £12,507 a year
  • Reception – per term including VAT: £3,240 a term (£9,720 a year)
  • Year 1 – per term including VAT: £3,451 a term (£10,353 a year)
  • Year 2 – per term including VAT: £3,793 a term (£11,379 a year)
  • Years 3 & 4 – per term including VAT: £4,081 a term (£12,243 a year)
  • Years 5 & 6 – per term including VAT: £4,169 a term (£12,507 a year)
-2026/27IncludedFee schedule24 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 West Midlands

How many private schools in West Midlands publish their fees?

We hold fees read from the school's own website for 4 of the 48 private schools in West Midlands; for the other 44 we hold no published fee, so ask those schools directly.

What is the average private school fee in West Midlands?

For prep and junior schools, the median of the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27 is £4,600 a term (3 schools).

Which private schools in West Midlands have the highest and lowest fees?

On the highest day fee each school publishes per term, including VAT, for 2026/27, among prep and junior schools the highest is The Blue Coat School Birmingham at £6,840 a term and the lowest is The Shrubbery School Ltd at £4,169 a term.

The Blue Coat School BirminghamThe Shrubbery School Ltd

Do private school fees in West Midlands include VAT?

VAT at 20% has applied to private school fees since 1 January 2025. Of the 4 schools in West Midlands with published fees, 4 state their fees including VAT.

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