KENT COLLEGE SCHOOL FEES
SPRING/SUMMER TERM 2025
School fees at Kent College are as inclusive as possible and extras are kept to a minimum. The policy at Kent College is that the fees structure should be clear, straightforward and transparent, avoiding wherever possible the levying of additional charges. It is KC Governors’ policy to maintain these published fee levels throughout the Academic Year to which they relate.
Registration fee - including VAT (non-returnable): £150
For all registrations for students starting at Kent College from January 2025 onwards VAT is payable on registration fees. The fee of £150 includes VAT.
A deposit is payable when a place is accepted, and is non-returnable should the place subsequently not be taken up. It is returnable at the end of a pupil’s career at the school less any outstanding charges.
- Deposit for UK and EU Boarding pupils: £4,000
- Deposit for Non-EU boarding pupils: 1 term’s fees
- Deposit for Day Pupils: £750
If paying termly, payment of fees is due by the first day of each term, as printed on the fees invoice and in your signed parent contract. Fees can also be paid in instalments, either by standing order or by direct debit. The school’s preferred method of payment is by direct debit.
Fees can also be paid in advance via composition fees, which includes a small discount. Please contact the Bursar if you would like to discuss this option.
Please see the following tables for the various Senior School fees:
SENIOR SCHOOL FEES INCLUDING VAT
Senior School Day Pupils Per Term
Year | Fee excluding VAT | VAT 20% | Fee including VAT |
7 | £6615 | £1323 | £7938 |
8 | £7070 | £1414 | £8484 |
9 | £7241 | £1448 | £8689 |
10 | £7319 | £1464 | £8783 |
11 | £7604 | £1521 | £9125 |
12 | £7604 | £1521 | £9125 |
13 | £7604 | £1521 | £9125 |
Senior School Weekly Boarding Per Term
Year | Fee excluding VAT | VAT 20% | Fee including VAT |
7-8 | £8533 | £1707 | £10240 |
9-13 | £12529 | £2506 | £15035 |
Senior School Full-Time Boarding Per Term
Year | Fee excluding VAT | VAT 20% | Fee including VAT |
7-8 | £10231 | £2046 | £12277 |
9-13 | £14080 | £2816 | £16896 |
JUNIOR SCHOOL FEES INCLUDING VAT
Junior School Day Pupils Per Term
Year | Fee excluding VAT | VAT 20% | Fee including VAT |
R | £4026 | £805 | £4831 |
1 | £4359 | £872 | £5231 |
2 | £4384 | £877 | £5261 |
3 | £5495 | £1099 | £6594 |
4 | £5979 | £1196 | £7175 |
5 | £6266 | £1253 | £7519 |
6 | £6336 | £1267 | £7603 |
Junior School Weekly Boarding Per Term
Year | Fee excluding VAT | VAT 20% | Fee including VAT |
6 | £8127 | £1625 | £9752 |
Junior School Full-Time Boarding Per Term
Year | Fee excluding VAT | VAT 20% | Fee including VAT |
6 | £10231 | £2046 | £12277 |
Occasional Boarding is available charged at £85.00 per night.
If paying termly, payment of fees is due by the first day of each term, as printed on the fees invoice and in your signed parent contract. Fees can also be paid in instalments, either by standing order or by direct debit. The school’s preferred method of payment is by direct debit.
Fees can also be paid in advance via composition fees, which includes a small discount. Please contact the Bursar if you would like to discuss this option.
PRE-RECEPTION FEES
Pre-Reception fees per term |
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Number of days: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Full days per week (8.30-3.30pm) including lunch: |
£883 | £1,765 | £2,648 | £3,531 | £4,413 |
Morning session per week (8.30-12.30pm) including lunch: |
£530 | £1,058 | £1,587 | £2,116 | £2,645 |
Afternoon session per week, (12.30pm-3.30pm) not including lunch: |
£353 | £705 | £1,058 | £1,411 | £1,763 |
Fees for those accessing Free Early Education - click here.
MORE INFORMATION ON SCHOOL FEES
What's Included In The School Fees? |
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The following are included in the Standard Fee:
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WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED? Extra Services And/Or Activities |
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The costs of any extra services and/or activities will be invoiced separately, twice per term. Examples of these include:
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SCHOOL FEES INSURANCE COVER
School Fees Insurance covers the payment of school fees in the event of the unavoidable absence of a pupil from school owing to illness or accident, or the closure of the school in certain specific circumstances. The cost of the policy is automatically added to the school bill unless parents/guardians choose to opt out.
The fees listed below have not had the additional VAT increment related to Spring and Summer Term 2025 - these will be updated in due course.
Other Fees |
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All other fees are charged a term in arrears.
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Specialist & Bespoke Provision (as arranged directly with parents) |
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All fees relating to specialist & bespoke provision are charged a term in arrears.
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Individual MUSIC OR ACADEMIC TuitioN |
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Students wishing to take either a GCSE or A Level in their home language |
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Where this is available, students can access either:
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SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, AND REMISSIONS
Scholarships and bursaries are available at the Senior School only.
The percentage fee reduction awarded will be applied to the day tuition fee only. The total fee paid by parents/carers consists of a tuition fee and a facilities fee. Full details are available on request from the Bursar, or on the School website.
SIBLING ALLOWANCES
When three or more siblings from the same family are attending Kent College simultaneously, the following remissions may be granted:
Third sibling: 20% remission
Fourth and additional sibling: 40% remission
This remission is given in respect of the youngest child/children. Sibling remission does not apply to children in Pre-Reception and the Garden Cottage Nursery.
HM FORCES ALLOWANCE
Personnel who are eligible for the Boarding School Allowance are entitled to a 10% remission on tuition fees from the school and up to a maximum of a further 80% from the armed forces.
FCO
Children of Officers of the Foreign Commonwealth Office may be eligible to a reduction in Boarding fees. Please contact us to discuss.
METHODIST MINISTERS ALLOWANCE
Children of Methodist Ministers are entitled to a 10% Methodist Ministers Allowance.
NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
If you wish to withdraw your child from the School (other than at the normal leaving date in Year 13), you shall either give a term's notice to that effect or shall pay to the School a term's fees in lieu of notice. This means that if, for example, you wish to withdraw your child with effect from the start of the autumn term (ie, at the start of an academic year) then you would need to inform the Head, in writing, that you wish to withdraw your child on or before the first day of the preceding summer term (ie. the final term of the preceding academic year).
This applies at all transition points through the College, i.e. from:
- Pre-Reception to Reception
- Year 6 to Year 7
- Year 11 to Year 12
If you would like further information on any of the above points please contact the Bursar's office.