Fees

• A deposit is not payable on entry to the Nursery, but will be required when the child moves to the Preparatory School.
• Please note, if a student does not take up a place after confirming the acceptance of an offer and paying the deposit, the deposit will be forfeited.
• As fees are payable termly in advance, the deposit will be held until the student leaves and may be used to offset charges incurred during the final term. Any balance remaining will be refunded at that time.
• Lunches: The cost of lunch at £312 per term is included in the fees detailed below, this will be shown as a separate item on the termly school fee bill, to remain exempt from VAT. 

Day fees (2025-2026)

Boarding fees (2025-2026)

Cygnet and Swans (from 1st January 2025)

Please note after-care is not included in the day fees for Reception, Cygnets and Swans.

After-care is charged at £10.00 per hour, from 4pm-6.00pm.

Once the student becomes full time, subsequent terms will be billed in advance as normal and you may pay by Direct Debit. 

Fees Include:

• All Fees include a mid-day meal and afternoon tea for day students and all meals for boarders.
• Fees are charged at the same rate each term, irrespective of the number of weeks in the term.
• Full boarding fees include the cost of the programme of boarding weekend trips throughout the year.

1847 Bursary Scheme

In order to help support our public benefit as a registered charity, this one-off charge is for all new starters to the school. The money raised through this scheme each year will be used to support our 1847 Bursary Fund which will provide a life-changing opportunity, in the form of a 100% bursary, to support a child from a low–income family to come and study at Ratcliffe College. The total contribution to the fund per student for 2024-25 is £189 incl. VAT from January ‘25, divided into 3 payments of £57 for the first term and £66 for the Spring and Summer Terms at Ratcliffe College.  

Discounts

• Siblings – A discount of 10% is offered for the second child and 20% for subsequent children (discount applies for children currently at the school).
• HM Forces – Serving members receive a discount of 10%.
• Direct Debit – £50 per student, per term, for payment using the School’s Monthly or Termly Direct Debit Scheme.

Optional Extras

• Music tuition – £366 incl. VAT for the Spring & Summer Terms 2025 (ten 30 minute sessions) for individual tuition. 
• Hire of an instrument – £48 per term incl. VAT for the Spring & Summer Terms 2025.
• Additional teaching – Where required and agreed with parents, this will be charged at £66 incl. VAT per lesson for the Spring and Summer Terms 2025.

Please note that a full term’s notice is required in writing to discontinue any optional extras.

Fee Refund and Health Cover Schemes

Fees Refund Scheme (existing students)

Fees Refund Scheme (new students)

Private Medical Insurance – AXA Healthcare

Pupil Accident Insurance Privacy Notice

Please note that the Pupil Accident Insurance Scheme is incorporated in school fees at no additional cost.

Additional Notes

• Fees are reviewed annually.
• For convenience, the annual fees are divided into three equal termly amounts, irrespective of the actual length of each term or amount of formal teaching in terms during which students sit public examinations.
• One full term’s notice is required on leaving or changing status between day and boarding. Fees in lieu of notice will be charged if insufficient notice is given.
• Fees should normally be settled by either monthly or termly direct debit.
• Failure to pay fees will result in requesting the withdrawal of a child from School.

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