School Fees & Costs

Fees and charges for the Academic Year 2025/26

School lunches and the School Coach Service are charged separately as are public examination and field course fees.

School Coaches & Lunches

Registration Fee

A non-refundable fee of £200 – which is inclusive of VAT – is charged for registration.

Confirmation Fee / Deposit

A deposit is payable on the acceptance of a place and will be retained until the pupil leaves the school. The deposit will not be refunded if the place is not taken up, subject to our Terms and Conditions. An additional deposit will be payable for a deferred entry place.

Payment of Fees

Fee bills will be issued separately for each term at the end of the preceding term. Fees for each term are due and payable by direct debit and as cleared funds before the commencement of the school term to which they relate. A £75 charge will be levied for payments without a Direct Debit mandate. Fees may be paid through the ‘Fees in Advance Scheme’.

Direct Debit Mandate Form

DIRECT DEBIT MANDATE FORM

If you would like further information about fees, please contact dfo@swps.org.uk.

The school enables parents/guardians (‘parents’) who wish to, to pay fees monthly. However, this option is provided not directly by the school but via one or more external third parties acceptable to the school.

The school is willing to consider any external party who meets its criteria, but the scheme currently accepted by the school is School Fee Plan (SFP), provided by Premium Credit Ltd. The scheme involves parents in entering into a formal credit agreement with SFP, who make a small charge for operating the scheme.

For further details of the scheme please click on the links below or contact the Bursary.

More information about SFP

Apply for the SFP Scheme Online*

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL’S RELATIONSHIP WITH SFP AND INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL TO PARENTS CONSIDERING MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

*credit is subject to status. Terms & conditions apply.

Additional Charges

School lunches and the school coach service are charged separately as are public examination and field course fees.

Music Lessons

Fees for music lessons are £28.50 per lesson per cycle of ten 35-minute lessons. Visiting music teachers are self-employed; contracts for music tuition are made between parents and the teacher concerned. The school has no involvement with the contract and parents are billed directly by the visiting music teacher(s). Fees should be settled before the start of each term and one term’s written notice should be given directly to the teacher when a pupil wishes to discontinue music lessons, otherwise fees for one cycle of ten lessons will be payable in lieu.

Trips & Visits

Trips and Visits are charged separately. The majority of these are relatively low cost but there are also optional, higher-cost holidays and trips planned at various points throughout the school.

Extra Co-Curricular

The majority of extracurricular clubs and activities are provided at no extra cost. Some clubs, which are run by third parties or which take place off-site, do incur an additional cost.

Insurance Schemes

To participate please email the Finance team via accounts@swps.org.uk.

The objective of the Fees in Advance Scheme is to provide a method where the cost of your child’s education at Sir William Perkins’s School can be discounted by making an advance lump sum payment.

Terms & Conditions of the SWPS Fees in Advance Scheme

The reassurance of the AXA PPP Pupils’ Healthcare Scheme is available for £158 per term, per child This scheme also provides UK-wide cover outside of school hours and during the school holidays.

This cover is provided on a non-underwritten basis, meaning that even if your child has already had an illness or condition, they’ll be covered providing that illness or condition is eligible under the membership rules.

SWPS Specific Cover Information General Cover Information

General Cover Information

Online application form

A thoroughly worthwhile scheme for a modest fee, which provides repayment of termly fees should your child be away from school because of illness and misses four consecutive days or more. This scheme is effective from 1st September 2025 the charge is 0.73% of your termly fees, excluding extras.  Please complete the ‘Information & Application Form’ and email it to fees@swps.org.uk.

INFORMATION & APPLICATION FORM

Insurance Product Information Document (IPID)

Product Question and Answers sheet

Student Notice

Parents can contact Marsh directly should they wish to receive a claim form.

• We provide personal accident automatically for all pupils at no extra charge to parents.
• This gives compensation for serious injury in cases where the school is not liable.
• It operates world-wide 365 days a year, reflecting the importance the school attaches to this type of insurance.