Fees
Bedales Early Years (Nursery and Reception)
For information, fees for Nursery are VAT exempt, but fees for Reception are not.
From September 2025 you may be entitled to access 30 hours of EYFS funding in the term after your child’s third birthday, until the term after they turn five years old. How much you pay will depend on your eligibility for tax free childcare. Check your entitlement here.
Early Years funding is available for Nursery children from the term after the child turns three. Parents can use up to 15 free hours of the Early Years funding during the afternoon sessions in term time only (three hours per day). The funded hours are available without any requirement to purchase any additional hours, meals or consumables.
If the 15 hours are not used at Bedales during the term, parents can use the additional funded hours at other nursery providers. In Reception, 15 hours of Early Years funding is available for children up to and including the term in which they turn five years old.
Nursery
Nursery places are allocated with preference given to those attending five days. The minimum attendance is three days. Nursery places are available to start on the first day of term or half term after your child turns three years old.
| Option | Cost per term based on five days (VAT exempt) |
|---|---|
| Without EY funding | £5,693 |
| With EY funding | £3,683 |
Reception
Reception places are for five days.
| Year/Group | Per term (inclusive of VAT) |
|---|---|
| Without EY funding | £5,282 |
| With EY funding | £4,077 |
Bedales Pre-prep (Years 1-3)
| Year/Group | Per term (inclusive of VAT) |
|---|---|
| Years 1 and 2 | £5,282 |
| Years 3 | £6,898 |
Pre-prep Wraparound Care (from Reception)
| Year/Group | Per session (VAT exempt) |
|---|---|
| Early Swallow Club (3.30pm - 4.30pm) | £10.92 |
| Late Swallow Club (includes snack) (4.30pm - 5.25pm) | £13.09 |
| Late pick up (inclusive of VAT) | £20.00 for the first 15 minutes and an additional £1.35 per minute thereafter |
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Included in the termly fees are tuition costs for the standard curriculum, pastoral care and tutoring, laundry for boarders (excluding dry cleaning), use of the facilities, travel for most sports and games, and personal accident insurance.
Billed with the termly fees as additional charges are examination fees, visa compliance, medical support from and registration with the Swan Surgery (Boarding pupils), Learning Support/EAL, transport, academic books, materials and consumables for student’s own projects, and school trips.
We review our fees annually and may increase them in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
Fees and extras are due before the start of each term and are payable by termly Direct Debit. As an alternative to paying termly, you can opt to manage school fees more conveniently by spreading the cost over 12 monthly payments with School Fee Plan*.
Bedales School is an introducer appointed representative of Premium Credit Limited which is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
*School Fee Plan is a trading style of Premium Credit Limited (company number 02015200). Credit is subject to status and affordability. Terms and conditions apply.