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Senior School Fees

Leweston’s fees include all tuition; lunches and tea for day pupils and all meals for boarders; wrap-around care from 8.00am to 5.45pm, personal accident insurance and many elements of the activities programme. Parents are notified of extra costs in advance.

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Registration Fee - £100 Prep School and £120 Senior School
The registration fee must accompany a registration form, before a pupil is registered.
Deposit - UK and Europe £500 Worldwide £3500.
A deposit is payable before entry to confirm acceptance of the offer of a place. The deposit must accompany the signed Parent Contract and a place is not confirmed until the deposit is received. The deposit is forfeited if your child does not then take up this place.

Fees are payable on or by the first day of term. Extras are invoiced on a termly basis in advance. Fees can be paid by BACS, cheque or monthly direct debit, which spreads the cost of tuition fees across 10 or 12 months with no interest or charges. The School offers a 2% discount for annual payments providing that the payment is made prior to the Autumn Term bill being issued. Annual payments made after this point will have the 2% discount applied to the Spring and Summer terms only.

The Government have announced that VAT will be imposed on school fees from January 2025 at a rate of 20%. To help mitigate the impact of VAT, the Governors have decided to reduce the headline fees for the next two terms (Spring and Summer 2025). VAT at 20% will then be added to these reduced fees on the school bills.  

Extras will be subject to VAT at the applicable rate

2024 - 2025

Years 7 and 8 Termly Fees

Student Type Spring and Summer 2025 (inc. VAT)
Day £7,371
Weekly Boarding (5 Nights) £10,328
Full Boarding (7 Nights) £11,971

Years 9 to 11 Termly Fees

Student Type Spring and Summer 2025 (inc. VAT)
Day £7,898
Weekly Boarding (5 Nights) £11,435
Full Boarding (7 Nights) £13,290

Years 12 and 13 Termly Fees

Student Type Spring and Summer 2025 (inc. VAT)
Day £7,722
Weekly Boarding (5 Nights) £11,435
Full Boarding (7 Nights) £13,290

Download our fee sheet for Spring and Summer 2025, which includes flexible boarding packages.

Sibling Discount

In recognition of our commitment to being a family school, families with more than one child attending Leweston at the same time can access the following discounts on the current day fees:

For two children attending Leweston, the youngest child receives 5% discount.
For three children attending, the youngest child receives 10% and the second child receives 5% discount.
For four children attending the youngest child receives 15%, the second receives 10% and the third child receives 5% discount.

Please note the sibling discount is offered from Year 1 upwards and where the family is not in receipt of a bursary or other fee remission.

Bursaries

Our bursaries are for pupils who will thrive at Leweston but whose family circumstances mean the school fees are otherwise unaffordable. 

A bursary is means tested reduction in fees.  Bursary awards can take many forms but are typically worth between 10-20% of the current day fees. For the programme to help as many families as possible it is expected that parents will make their children’s education a financial priority, with both parents in work before an application is made. All bursaries are subject to annual review and pupils must be registered to make an application. 

If you have any questions about bursaries please email fees@leweston.dortset.sch.uk for more advice.

Download a free copy of our guide to applying for financial assistance.