Fees (from January 2021)
Nursery (Year-Round Provision)
Nursery is open for 50 weeks of the year, closing for a two week Christmas break and public holidays.
Full Day: 8.00am-6.00pm
Morning Session: 8.00am-12.30pm
Afternoon Session: 1.30pm-6.00pm
Fees include all meals, formula milk for babies up to one year of age and nappies (parents are welcome to provide their own brands if they prefer). The Nursery seeks to accommodate each family’s circumstances but encourages full-day sessions, particularly as a child approaches Pre-Prep and school age to enable better preparation and continuity with teaching and care.
Full time attendance (five full days per week) |
£3,900 per term |
8 sessions per week |
£3,535 per term |
6 sessions per week |
£2,650 per term |
4 sessions per week |
£1,765 per term |
2 sessions per week (one full day per week) |
£885 per term |
Each half-day session |
£480 per term |
Additional hours charged at £8.25 per hour. Late collection (after 6.00pm) surcharge, £25.00.
Parents have a choice of paying monthly via direct debit or termly in advance. Childcare vouchers and tax free childcare payments are accepted for payment of fees.
Pre-Prep (Year-Round Provision)
Pre-Prep is open for 50 weeks of the year, closing for a two week Christmas break and public holidays.
There are a range of various packages available in our Pre-Prep as we develop and equip children for full-time schooling and learning that will continue, and last, a lifetime.
The different packages enable families entitled to the various forms of government-funded childcare to benefit and maximise the support of families, particularly those with working parents. While core-hours are from 8.30am - 3.30pm, there are many options which enable the School to provide families with ‘wrap-around’ care.
During the periods outside of our term times, all options provide for a standard provision between 8.00am and 4.00pm. Provision until 6.00pm is available nearly every week. This is provided in term-time in the Fun Club and via Twilight sessions in the holidays (which need booking / paying for separately unless part of the Pre-Prep fees for your child).
From the term after a child turns 3, they will be eligible for 15 hours of Early Years funding with some children eligible for further support of up to 30 hours per week (funding is available for up to a maximum of 38 weeks a year). Pre-Prep is open for children to attend 50 weeks of the year, closing for a two week Christmas break and public holidays.
Term Time Hours (8.30am to 3.30pm) |
Basic |
15 free hours
|
30 free hours (27 over three days) |
3 days a week |
£2,275 |
£1,512 |
N/A |
4 days a week |
£3,050 |
£2,287 |
N/A |
5 days a week |
£3,300 |
£2,497 |
£1,693 |
Extended Hours
|
Basic |
15 free hours |
30 free hours (27 over three days) |
3 days a week
(8.00am to 6.00pm) |
N/A |
N/A |
£1,190 |
4 days a week
(8.30am to 5.00pm) |
N/A |
N/A |
£1,492 |
Early Years Funding, both 15 hours and 30 hours, will continue, if eligible, into the term of the child's 5th birthday in Reception.
The full details are available from Miss Jenny Hughes (0151 651 3008 / jenny.hughes@birkenheadschool.co.uk with information on funding and eligibility available at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.
Prep
The fees at the School include a wide range of co-curricular activities, almost all text books and materials, examination fees (where applicable), whole year group trips (including the Year 6 Adventure Holiday), travel to sporting fixtures and travel and personal accident insurance.
From Reception upwards, a number of after-school activities and clubs are available for children to attend free of charge.
Reception |
£2,830 per term |
Prep - Years 1 to 6 |
£3,215 per term |
Senior School and Sixth Form
Senior School (Years 7 and 8) |
£3,955 per term |
Senior School (Years 9 to 11) |
£4,260 per term |
Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13) |
£4,260 per term |
Fees include, in addition to the cost of tuition and a wide range of co-curricular activities, almost all text books and materials, exercise books, examination fees (with the exception of re-sits), whole year group trips, travel to sporting fixtures and travel and personal accident insurance.
An additional £30 is added to the fees for the Michaelmas Term for all pupils in Senior School and this covers the cost of lifelong membership to the Old Birkonian Society when they leave the School after seven years' payment has been made.
Additional Charges
Catering
|
£256 per term |
Early Morning Drop-Off (8am)
|
£3.50 per day |
Homework Club / Fun Club |
Prep:
£7.50 per session until 5pm, plus £5.00 after 5pm (or just £5.00 following attendance at a co-curricular activity).
Seniors:
£6.50 per session until 5pm, plus £5.00 after 5pm (or just £5.00 following attendance at a co-curricular activity).
|
Study Skills / Learning Support Sessions
|
£210 per term (10 sessions average) |
Minibus Service
|
£305 per term under 10 miles
£375 per term over 10 miles |
Conditions of Admission
The conditions of admission are published on the School website and a copy can be sent upon request.