Is £2,968 expensive (per term) for private schooling?

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Hello,

I don't know much about private schooling, but included them on our school visits. Our favourite school is a private one. It's definitely our final choice... If she gets a place!

It's £2,968 per term - that includes tuition, lunches, swimming, library and insurance.

Is that expensive???

Agree it seems inexpensive compared to most London schools and is about half the cost of my DDs'! Where is it, again??

One price for all of Junior and one price for all of Senior is not unusual. There will always be extras that increase as children get older - residential and other visits, exams etc...

That would be very cheap for Cambridgeshire

Not expensive at all, I've seen far worse numerous times

not many london senior schools at £6k ! more like 7.5k. under £3k for prep is cheap by london bubble standards, but we're on a race to build pointless facilities at the moment in SE. Think theatres, running tracks, pavillions, music venues, the works. All depends on demand.

sounds quite cheap - we pay £2900-£4500/ term gradually rising from reception to yr8. oxfordshire.

My DS went to a prep school with 17 in his year group & at most 18 in other year groups. He left 8 years ago & since then the school has now expanded to 36 (2 classes) per year group. I wouldn't worry about the year group size as the biggest issue. I would suggest you do a little research & check how viable the school is? I know you used to be able to check out schools financial records on the charities website? If the finances look poor then steer clear! If it has the facilities you want & good quality teaching, with a low turnover of staff then it sounds like a good option. If teachers are leaving in droves then that's a huge red flag.

Don't discount local state schools because I learnt to my cost with DD that there are private schools that are worse than choosing a state option. I wish you luck with your choice & hope your DC have a happy education whichever school they go to.

Sounds reasonable, often schools do a cheaper rate for reception then slowly up the fees so that level is on the expensive side for reception but very reasonable for Y6 (I'm in the south though).

In my county (SE) Preps vary from £2.5k a term (Reception) to £7k a term (Years 7&8, day pupil at boarding Prep).

Yours seems like a perfectly reasonable price OP, but why don't you just check prices of other schools?

That is not expensive. Here in the SE we pay 3.500 per term from reception. Rising to 4,600 at year 3. And then it just keeps steadily increasing after that!