Fees and Bursaries 2025/2026 | Cheam School

Administrative Fees

FeeCost
Registration fee (non-refundable)£175
Confirmation fee (refunded on final bill) £1,500

Nursery

Cheam is registered as a ‘setting’ for EYE funding and, if the child is eligible, the EYE fee will be applied.

Cost
All day (5 days): 8.00am - 3.30pmWithout EYE Funding£4,475 per term
With EYE Funding£3,525 per term
Single Sessions
Short Morning | 8.00am – 11.45amWithout EYE Funding£450 per term
With EYE Funding£260 per term
Extended Morning | 8.00am – 1.00pmWithout EYE Funding£615 per term
With EYE Funding£425 per term
Afternoon | 1.00pm – 3.30pmWithout EYE Funding£325 per term
With EYE Funding£135 per term
Ad-hoc lunch | 11.45am – 1.00pm£15.00 per day

Pre-Prep (Reception and Years 1-2)

The following are basic termly fees (paid in advance).

Year 2 and Year 1Reception
Termly day fee£5,380£5,380
Termly day fee with EYE fundingNot applicable£4,295

Prep (Years 3-8)

The following are basic termly fees (paid in advance). Parents who choose the boarding option that suits them must commit to their choice before the start of the term. No refund of fees will be made except in exceptional circumstances.

Years 6 to 8Years 4 to 5Year 3
Boarding - 5 nights per week£12,505£12,045Not applicable
Boarding - 4 nights per week£12,435£11,975
Boarding - 3 nights per week£12,350£11,890
Boarding - 2 nights per week£11,810£11,350
Day-only fee£10,580£10,120£8,700
Ad-hoc flexi boarding fee per night£75.00£75.00Not applicable

Optional Extras

CourseCostNotes
Music lessonsPiano£45 per lessonA minimum of 28 lessons per year
Other Instruments£42.50 per lesson
LAMDA lessonsIndividual lesson - 30 mins£35.00
Shared lesson - 30 mins£23.50
Learning DevelopmentLearning development - 30 min lesson£41.00
EFL - 30 min lesson£36.00(English as a Foreign Language)
Wraparound careBreakfast Club | 7.15am – 8.00am£5.50 per session
After School Club | 3.30pm – 4.30pm£7.00 per session
After School Club | 4.30pm – 5.55pm£9.75 per session
After School Club | 3.30pm – 5.55pm£16.50 per session
Prep activity clubsJudo£125 per term
Clay pigeon£95.00 per session
Other sports-related clubs £7.00 per session
Other non-sports-related activity clubs£8.00 per session
Mini Bus ServicePer trip£6.25
InsuranceSchool Fees Protection (SFPS)0.73% for boarders & day pupils
Healthcare AXA Pupil Private Healthcare £158.00 termly fee

Sibling Discount Policy

Cheam offers a highly competitive sibling policy for 3 or more children.  Please contact the Registrar for further details.

Bursaries

The Governors of Cheam School are committed to broadening access to the school by offering means-tested financial support to eligible parents.

Such support is known as a Bursary and these may be awarded in the form of a discount on tuition and other fees payable, depending on the financial, compassionate or other pertinent circumstances of applicants.  This opportunity is not unreasonably restricted.

Awards are made at the discretion of the Bursary Awards Committee, who will calculate award levels in relation to a family’s financial circumstances. Awards may be varied upwards or downwards depending on individual parents/guardians’ circumstances (e.g. their savings, investments and realisable assets, as well as their income, the size of their family, any other persons dependent upon them and like factors), compassionate or other pertinent considerations.  Bursary awards are subject to repeat testing of parental means each year.

Please contact the Director of Finance & Operations for further details; click here for the Bursary Policy.