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We’re delighted to rank as top school in Wakefield
by The Schools Guide
We appreciate that choosing an independent school is a major financial commitment for any family. Our fees compare favourably with other independent schools and we remain committed to providing excellent value.
Our school fees include a deliciously healthy three course lunch, books, stationery, chromebook (senior section), exam fees, learning support, curriculum-based trips and visits and student accident insurance.
The fees for the academic year starting September 2024 and inclusive of VAT from the Spring term onwards are below.
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School
We welcome Early Years Funding Vouchers and are pleased to provide 15 hours a week free education for eligible children in FS1 and FS2. Early Years Funding is available until the term after your child’s 5th birthday.
FS1 fees will not be subject to VAT
| Morning session
(8.30am – 11.30am) |
Lunch session
(11.30am – 1.30pm) including lunch |
Afternoon session
(11.30am – 3.15pm) including lunch |
|
| FS1 and until the term after a child’s 5th birthday | Free (15 hours per week) | £23.66 | £50.70 |
Then:
Termly fees for FS2 reflect the number of school days in the term
| Autumn term | Spring term, inclusive of VAT | Summer term, inclusive of VAT | |
| FS2 Fees payable from the term after your child is 5. | £3,447.60 | £3,381.88 | £2,788.68 |
Funded sessions include Early Years Funded educational provision only. They do not include optional services or consumables such as snacks, trips, forest school, PE sessions with specialist PE coaching staff or specialist music lessons. The Foundation may make additional charges for these and any other additional services.
Then:
| Annual fee for academic year 2024-25 | Autumn term 2024 | Per term fees, Spring and Summer 2025, inclusive of VAT | |
| Years 1 & 2 | £13,490.50 | £4,042.00 | £4,724.20 |
| Years 3 & 4 | £14,088.80 | £4,218.00 | £4,935.40 |
| Years 5 & 6 | £14,887.80 | £4,453.00 | £5,217.40 |
| Years 7+ | £18,805.00 | £5,633.00 | £6,586.00 |
Fees in advance
Each year we offer a fees in advance scheme. For the academic year 2024-25 this will give parents the option of paying upfront for anything from two years up to a maximum of five years in exchange for a discount on the standard fee rate payable. All payments under the fees in advance scheme will be required before the start of the term to which it relates.
For further information please contact the finance department at finance@wgsf.net.
Application Fee & Deposit
A non-refundable fee of £50 is charged to process every application. When you accept a place at The Wakefield Grammar School Foundation we request a deposit of £300 and refund this deposit after your child leaves the school. Deposits are not returned if students withdraw after places have been accepted.
INDIVIDUAL MUSIC TUITION
Individual music tuition is charged per lesson, and this is invoiced termly in arrears.
£22.35 per lesson (Average of 10 lessons per term, excluding VAT) for the Autumn term starting September 2024. From January 2025, current understanding is that VAT may need to be applied to lesson costs.
After School Care
We offer after school care for our Pre-Prep and Junior students:
Early Morning Care (Pre-Prep pupils only) from 7.45am £4.15 per session
After School Care to 4.30pm £6.25 per session
After School Care to 6.00pm £9.35 per session
Useful Information
Here is a list of useful documents covering everything parents need to know about our Personal Accident Insurance Scheme and our Fees Refund Scheme.
Note:
A full term’s notice in writing to the Director of Finance and Operations is required before a pupil is withdrawn from any school in the Foundation. This does not apply to pupils in Year 13.