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Private school fees north of England

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Ciwirocks · 06/09/2019 07:09

I know these are likely to vary from
School to school but I am trying to put a plan in place and budget to try and send ds to a private secondary. The secondary schools here are awful, we have a few years to squirrel some money away and I could also go full time when he is in secondary to help pay for schooling. Could anyone give me a ball park termly fee? Thanks

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Ginfordinner · 17/09/2019 23:16

If you are planning on moving away do you even need to pay for private education if you are in a catchment area of some really good state comprehensive schools? Or even state grammar schools?

BeneathTheMist · 17/09/2019 23:08

Gosh that's really unfair for Grammar Schools not in the SE.

Hoppinggreen · 13/09/2019 10:20

My DD’s Private school has Grammar in its name but it’s fee paying and non selective, think it’s just historical

ErrolTheDragon · 13/09/2019 00:09

Kent is unusual in that its grammar schools stayed grammar schools, come to think. I expect most counties which are largely comprehensive have quite a lot of ex grammars which retained their historic name

ErrolTheDragon · 13/09/2019 00:04

I'm shocked that parents have to pay for grammar school. I'm in Kent, and I don't think they do here.

They don't. But there are very few state grammar schools left in the North West. Lancashire has just the boys and girls in Lancaster, Clitheroe and Bacup&Rawtenstall.

The boys grammar in Lancaster is unusual in that it has boarding, there are fees for that but much lower than private school boarding schools.

There are some private schools which are called eg Kirkham Grammar but they're not state Grammar Schools. (And there's a state school Hutton Grammar which is a Cof E comp.... I suppose it used to be a GS back in the day)

PickAChew · 12/09/2019 23:55

Depends on age and stage of school. One local private high school was 16000PA, a decade ago.

BeneathTheMist · 12/09/2019 23:51

I'm shocked that parents have to pay for grammar school. I'm in Kent, and I don't think they do here.

ErrolTheDragon · 12/09/2019 23:37

Lancaster Royal Grammar, no fee for day boys, need to pass 11plus or your son can board, flexible boarding is £50.00 a night. Consistently in Top school ranking.

If the op was in the catchment for LRGS and her DS was likely of sufficient ability, that would be a no brainer - pretty much no one whose kid can get into LRGS or LGGS would choose private instead.

Bolton is reckoned to be a good school, 4K per term according to website www.boltonschool.org/how-to-join-us/fees/fees/

Chickoletta · 12/09/2019 23:25

A ball park figure of 12-15k is the normal for independent day schools outside London.

LoonyLunaLoo · 12/09/2019 23:22

Oops missed a 0 off, it’s £12000, £1200 would be ridiculously cheap!!

LoonyLunaLoo · 12/09/2019 23:22

Kirkham Grammar School is £1200ish a year and AKS in Lytham a little bit more. The exact fees are on their websites though.

ArsenicNLace · 06/09/2019 20:15

Bury Grammar £3600 per term in senior school. Less in junior's and kindergarten.

Cocoismydog · 06/09/2019 20:05

Year 7, North West, slightly under £6000 per term.

Hoppinggreen · 06/09/2019 19:59

West Yorkshire ( not Leeds) about £12k per year

Tableclothing · 06/09/2019 19:58

Also - that's senior fees. Juniors are cheaper. And if your DNs have any sporting/musical/academic gifts, they could be getting a decent discount.

Tableclothing · 06/09/2019 19:57

coconuttelegraph NE - OP had just said 'north' at that point.

Aragog · 06/09/2019 19:53

In Sheffield we paid around £13500 a year at secondary.
At a different primary it was a little less a year, but that included meals.

catsbeensickagain · 06/09/2019 19:48

Very varied but 4-5K per term here as a day pupil.

coconuttelegraph · 06/09/2019 19:46

Circa 5k a term, plus extras

Which part of the north is that, my DBro sends 2 DC to private sschool, if he's paying £30k out of post tax earnings he must earn a lot more than I thought?

Coconutsandcobbles · 06/09/2019 19:46

All fees are usually on the website.

JoJoSM2 · 06/09/2019 19:40

I was just going to say the same - that all the fees are published on websites.
Also, just because you pay fees doesn't mean the school is great so you need to choose carefully. Some parents also choose to move into the catchment of a good state school so at least you're paying the mortgage and not school fees.

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Dogwalks2 · 06/09/2019 07:47

Lancaster Royal Grammar, no fee for day boys, need to pass 11plus or your son can board, flexible boarding is £50.00 a night. Consistently in Top school ranking.

greentheme23 · 06/09/2019 07:43

Leeds Grammar worth a look. Have friends whose children go and it's well loved. Not sure of fees but they are on website.