Wells Cathedral School

Tuition and Boarding Fees

Senior School: Sixth Form

• Boarder: £40,029 p.a. (3 x £13,343)
• Weekly Boarder: £35,610 p.a. (3 x £11,870)
• Day: £24,558 p.a. (3 x £8,186)

Senior School: Years 9 - 11 inclusive

• Boarder: £37,587 p.a. (3 x £12,529)
• Weekly Boarder: £33,264 p.a. (3 x £11,088)
• Day: £22,440 p.a. (3 x £7,480)

Senior School: Years 7 - 8 inclusive

• Boarder: £36,195 p.a. (3 x £12,065)
• Weekly Boarder: £32,049 p.a. (3 x £10,683)
• Day: £21,693 p.a. (3 x £7,231)

Prep School: Year 6

• Boarder: £31,812 p.a. (3 x £10,604)
• Weekly Boarder: £27,978 p.a. (3 x £9,326)
• Day: £18,783 p.a. (3 x £6,261)

Prep School: Year 5

• Boarder: £30,234 p.a. (3 x £10,078)
• Weekly Boarder: £26,403 p.a. (3 x £8,801)
• Day: £17,208 p.a. (3 x £5,736)

Prep School: Year 4

• Boarder: £28,659 p.a. (3 x £9,553)
• Weekly Boarder: £24,828 p.a. (3 x £8,276)
• Day: £15,633 p.a. (3 x £5,211)

Prep School: Year 3

• Day: £14,058 p.a. (3 x £4,686)

Pre-Prep: Year 2

• Day: £12,483 p.a. (3 x £4,161)

Pre-Prep: Year 1

• Day: £10,911 p.a. (3 x £3,637)

Reception

• Day: £9,336 p.a. (3 x £3,112)

Little Wellies Nursery

English as an Additional Language EAL (Years 7 - Upper Sixth)

• Additional £3,921 p.a. (3 x £1,307) on top of day or boarding fees

International Supplement (Pupils without a UK passport and parent(s) living overseas

• Additional £1,200 p.a. (3 x £400) on top of day or boarding fees

Discounts available
For those families with more than one child in the school, we reduce 5% of the actual fee for the second child, 20% for the third, 40% for the fourth, and 80% for the fifth child. Please note that sibling discounts only apply for pupils who are in Reception onwards and is not applicable to those attending Little Wellies Nursery.

Sons and daughters of clergy may qualify for a bursary equating to 10% of the relevant fees..

All Boy and Girl Choristers receive a non means-tested Choral Scholarship worth 25% off tuition fees during their time in the Choir and can also choose to benefit from a 50% discount on boarding fees. The School also offers a 10% remission on school fees for a pre-probationary year. Once pupils have finished their time in the Choir, they receive a discount worth 5% of their school fees for each year they were in the Choir, worth up to 20%, for the rest of their time at the School.

Payment schedule and notice required
The school operates a six-term year, but annual fees are invoiced in three equal amounts and are payable on or before the start of the Michaelmas (September), Epiphany (January) and Whitsun (April) terms. Parents must give one full term’s notice (i.e. prior to the end Advent for Lent, Lent for Whitsun and Whitsun for Advent) to withdraw their child from school, failing which one third of the annual fees is payable as fees in lieu of notice. Provisional notice may be given when a child is awaiting examination results or an entrance exam to another school.