Fee Structure

Brabyns has introduced new, inclusive and affordable fee structures for families with children in our Nursery setting and from Reception to Year 6.

For too long, independent education has been synonymous with exclusivity—high fees, limited access, and a structure that often excludes the very families who could benefit most from its flexibility, inclusivity and innovation.

We believe that every child deserves access to quality, personalised education and traditional private school fees often exceed what’s realistic for many modern families. These high costs can perpetuate inequality and limit choice. At Brabyns we have listened to our school community and remodelled our fee structure to include essential additional care costs such as wraparound care and selected extra curricular clubs.We are wholly committed to staying accountable, listening to our community, and continuously evolving our offering to meet the needs of today’s families.

Brabyns believes that the future of education is inclusive, innovative, and intentionally equitable. This new fee structure is just one step in that direction.

Brabyns Prep School Reception - Year 6 School Fees - Academic Year 2025/26

OPTION 1

Termly Cost for Tuition

Termly Fee 

(pre- VAT)

Fee

 (inc VAT)

Lunch Total
Reception – Year 4 £2,942.50 £3,531 £375 £3,906
Year 5 & Year 6 £3,101.67 £3,722 £375 £4,097

 

OPTION 2

Term Cost for Discounted Fees and Care (inc. wraparound & some clubs)

(Care – 7:30am to 6pm)

Termly Fee 

(pre- VAT)

Fee

 (inc VAT)

Care* Lunch Total
Reception – Year 4 £2,236.67 £2,684 £887 £375 £3,946
Year 5 & Year 6 £2,388.33 £2,866 £898 £375 £4,139

 

*As a care cost parents may choose to pay this using:

  • Tax Free Childcare Vouchers (A £400 saving across the year)
  • Childcare Vouchers (Saving dependent on tax bracket)

NOTE: School Tuition fees are not payable with childcare vouchers /tax free childcare

 

 Admissions Fees

A £200 admissions fee is required to secure your child’s place.  

Note: this is an administration fee and therefore may not be paid with childcare vouchers / tax free childcare or included in Early Years funding 

Brabyns Nursery Fees - Academic Year 2025/26

Brabyns Nursery offers either a ‘Term Time only’ or ‘All Year Round’ option to all families. Parents may still take advantage of spreading the cost using 0% payments over 11 months.

 

Nursery provision is from 7:30am – 6pm with the ‘teaching day’ times set at 8:50am – 3:40pm to align with the main school.

The daily charge is £70 which excludes funding, optional food & non food consumables, additional costs such as trips/workshops and uniform.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning sessions are chargeable, these are core structured specialist sessions.
7:30 – 12:00 7:30 – 12:00 7:30 – 12:00 7:30 – 12:00 7:30 – 12:00
£30 £30 £30 £30 £30
Afternoon sessions are available as part of your EEF hours or chargeable. 
12:00 – 18:00  12:00 – 18:00 12:00 – 18:00 12:00 – 18:00 12:00 – 18:00
EEF

Or £40

EEF

Or £40

EEF

Or £40

EEF

Or £40

EEF

Or £40

Fee & Funding Estimates Breakdown

A Weekly and monthly (4-week month) approximate cost breakdown is provided below, based on number of days and access to 30 hours Working Families Funding and 15 hours Universal Funding Entitlement for children attending Brabyns Nursery.

 

 

* Stretched to 22.8 funded hours per week if entitled to working families funding.

**Stretched to 11.4 funded hours per week if entitled to universal funding only.

Considerations

  • These costs are approximate and do not include specific details such as; sibling discount, bank holidays, additional services, meals and non food consumables.
  • This set of estimated fees is valid until 30 August 2026.
  • The price for 3 days AYR and TT are the same as both options claim for 18 funded hours.
  • All of the AYR prices represented above stretched over 50 weeks of the year.
  • Nursery Fees are exempt from VAT
  • Brabyns also accepts Workplace Nursery Benefit and Childcare Vouchers.

A full breakdown of optional consumables / chargeable extras may be found here

Further information may be found here:  Brabyns Nursery FAQ’s

 Admissions Fees

A £200 admissions fee is required to secure your child’s place.  

Note: this is an administration fee and therefore may not be paid with childcare vouchers / tax free childcare or included in Early Years funding 

Wraparound Care

Pre-School (Early Birds 7:30am-8:45am)

After-School (Stay & Play 3:40pm-6pm)

Wraparound care is based in the Little Learners classroom & accessed via the Nursery gate for morning drop off, and pick up.

Nursery fees are inclusive of wraparound care.

Reception – Year 6 parents may opt for a fee package inclusive of wraparound care.

All wraparound sessions (care outside of school ‘tuition’ hours 8:40am-3:40pm) must be booked prior to attendance via Magic Booking.

 

 

Curriculum Trips, Visitors & Workshops

There is an additional charge for educational trips, visits & workshops.

Early Years Funding

If you’re a working parent, you may be able to get 30 hours of funded childcare a week if your child is aged 9 months to 4 years old. You’ll get these 30 hours for 38 weeks of the year.

At Brabyns we are able to stretch this funding for those families opting for All Year Round Nursery provision, with fewer hours over more weeks.

All 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours of free early education or childcare per week.

Find out more here

 

There are three terms in a school year:

  • Autumn
  • Spring
  • Summer

See the tables below for information on when children become age eligible for the various entitlements: 

A child born on or between: Will be of eligible age for the 9 month old EYFE* from the start of term beginning in:
1 April and 30 June  April after turning 9 months old
1 July and 30 November  September after turning 9 months old
1 December and 31 March January after turning 9 months old

 

Child born on between: Will become eligible for 2 year old EYFE for Working Families* or 2 year old LA Issued EYFE** from the start of term beginning in: Will become eligible for Universal EYFE for 3 and 4 year olds and Extended EYFE for 3 and 4 year olds* from the start of term beginning in:
1 Jan – 

31 March

April following their second birthday*  April following their third birthday
1 April – 31 August September following their second birthday* September following their third birthday
1 Sep –   31 Dec January following their second birthday*  January following their third birthday

*Subject to approval of application at childcarechoices.gov.uk 

**Subject to approval by their Local Authority. 

You can find out more about the above entitlements, including eligibility criteria and how to apply (if required) by visiting HERE

Year 5 & 6 Fees

The additional charge for Years 5 and 6 reflects the extra teaching and additional academic focus we are able to offer in these classes. This is to further ensure individual attention and support for every child and in preparation for Senior School and including the Independent Schools Exams.

The Year 6 children will receive their extra support from September until the end of the exams.

The Year 5 children will receive the support from the start of Spring Term until the end of the academic year. The excellent exam results we have had since we introduced this structure certainly indicate the success of this additional support.

Payment

Payment is due on or before the first day of each term, unless you have opted in to the monthly payment plan offered by Bellevue.

As an option for our parents, we offer interest free monthly payments. To simplify the payment process, we have decided to provide our monthly payment option for the first three months of each term, meaning that fees for each term should be paid in three equal instalments during the first three months of each term.

If you are not able to pay your fees on time please contact Ms Wong (Business Manager) so we can assist you. If this isn’t adhered to the following applies: A 15% charge will be added to any fees not paid within 7 days of the due date. If fees aren’t paid within 21 days of the due date the matter may be passed to the small claims court and your child will not be allowed to attend School until it is settled.

We accept vouchers towards Nursery fees, Wraparound fees, Activities and Clubs only.

Additional information

  • We offer a 10% sibling discount on school tuition fees.
  • All fees are due and payable on or before the first day of the term.
  • Parents may opt to pay by monthly Direct Debit. Please contact finance for details.
  • We accept Childcare Vouchers & Tax Free Childcare options for Nursery fees, wraparound care and some educational clubs – please contact us for further details.