Fees

An Independent Day and Boarding School in West Sussex

Fees are set annually by the Board of Governors and charged termly. The fees for the current academic year are set out below. The College has a mix of privately funded, Local Authority and Military funded pupils. The College offers means-tested Bursaries and Scholarships to those eligible. Discounts for siblings and Ministry of Defence workers are available and detailed further below.

More information about Bursaries and Scholarships.

More information about Additional Financial Guidance.

The Day Pupil Fee includes timetabled tuition and activities, stationery, lunch, drinks & snacks, an annual review and Personal Accident Insurance.

Boarding Fees additionally include dinner and breakfast, supervised boarding and evening activities. Boarding is available from Year 7 upwards. Boarding weekend activities are charged as an additional cost.

Applicable taxes: All the fees and additional tuition are exclusive of any taxes which will be added where applicable. From 1 January 2025 fees and additional tuition will be subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) at a standard rate of 20%.

Fees	Termly	Annual
Day Pupil (Year 4-6)	£5,505	£16,515
Day Pupil (Year 7-13)	£7,265	£21,795
Part-Time Boarder (2 weekday nights)	£7,720	£23,155
Part-Time Boarder (3 weekday nights)	£7,860	£23,580
Weekly Boarder (4 weekday nights)	£9,305	£27,915
Termly Boarder	£10,760	£32,280

Weekly Boarding

Weekly Boarding is for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights and weekly boarders have their own reserved bed space. Weekly boarding is only available to overseas pupils if they have a local guardian or family member who is providing accommodation at the weekends. If weekly boarders wish to stay an additional night then this will be charged at the Flexi Boarding Fee. A Sunday evening after dinner late arrival (from 7pm) can be added for a discounted Flexi Boarding Fee of £25.

Part-Time Boarding

Part-Time Boarding is for either two or three weekday nights and part-time boarders have their own reserved bed space. Part-Time Boarding is only available to overseas pupils if they have a local guardian or family member who is providing accommodation on the other nights. If part-time boarders wish to stay an additional night then this will be charged at the Flexi Boarding Fee.

Flexi Boarding

Flexi Boarding is subject to availability. Pupils may stay overnight in the boarding house for a boarding activity, dinner, bed and breakfast fee of £50. Flexi Boarders will not necessarily be allocated their own bed space and boarding spaces are not guaranteed. Charges will be applied to the end of term fee invoice.

Additional Tuition/Therapy	Termly	Annual
Literacy or Numeracy 1:1 (1 session per week)	£1,250	£3,750
Speech & Language Therapy (1 session per week)	£1,250	£3,750
Social, Emotional Aspects of Learning (1 session per week)	£1,250	£3,750
Occupational Therapy (1 session per week)	£1,250	£3,750
Learning Support Assistant	£5,750	£17,250
Intervention Learning Support Assistant	£75/hour
One Off Assessments	Price on request.
English as an Additional Language (6 lessons per week)	Price on request.

Registration Fee

A non-refundable fee of £200 (net of VAT) is payable when an offer is accepted for a place and you register your child for admission. This fee covers the cost of processing your application and assessing your child’s educational and pastoral needs.

Deposit

A returnable deposit is held by the College against Supplementary Charges incurred during a term and invoiced in arrears. The deposit is added to the initial fee invoice. The deposit will be refunded after the final term fee invoice, usually in August and less any outstanding sums. No interest is payable on deposits.

Deposit and Registration Fee
Registration Fee (non-refundable)	£200 (net of VAT)
Deposit Day Pupil	£250
Deposit Boarding (Weekly & Termly) Pupil	£500
Deposit Overseas Pupil	One Term's Fee

Discounts

A Ministry of Defence Discount of 10% on the net fee is available for Boarding Pupils.

A Sibling Discount of 10% on the net fee is applicable to families with more than one pupil at the College. The sibling discount will be given to the second and subsequent children within a family.

Discounts will not be applied in addition to any assistance the family receives in the form of a Bursary or Scholarship.

Slindon College is registered on the Accredited Schools Database with the Ministry of Defence.

Payment of Fees

All invoices for fees and supplementary charges are due no later than the first day of each term. We reserve the right to refuse to allow any child to attend school until the fees are paid in full.

Interest will be charged on overdue fees calculated on a daily basis at the rate of 2% above base rate.

Fees are to be paid by Bank Transfer.

Annual Review of Fees

Fees are reviewed annually by the Board of Governors in April. Parents will be notified in writing of fee increases in the Spring Term for the following academic year.

More information about Supplementary Charges.

More information about Bursaries and Scholarships.

More information about Additional Financial Guidance.

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