Fees
| The Government has announced that VAT will be payable on school fees from 1st January 2025. The school is able to absorb some of the impact of VAT and therefore the fees below now include this discount. | |
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Fees as of September 2025 (inclusive of VAT) | |
| Kindergarten (Age 2 - 4) | £11.39 per hour (i.e. £51.26 per morning session – 4.50 hours including lunch, or £76.88 per day – 6.75 hours and includes lunch) Funding accepted for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds. Kindergarten fees are VAT exempt |
| Reception | £4,189 per term Fees for an eligible Reception child receiving EYE would be £3,229 |
| Years 1 & 2 | £4,545 per term |
| Year 3 | £6,690 per term |
| Year 4 | £8,220 per term |
| Years 5 - 11 | £8,380 per term |
School Fees are payable termly on or before the first day of term. Please contact the Bursar for details of payment options. | |
Our fees include:
- VAT
- Lunches and snacks
- Personal Chromebook for use in Years 4 -8
- Morning Club from 7.45am
- In-house 'clubs' programme until 5.20pm*
*The majority of clubs are free of change. Some clubs which are run by external providers or require specific equipment incur an additional charge. Pre-Prep clubs run until 4.15pm. After School Care Club is available for Pre-Prep children until 5.30pm at an additional cost.
We appreciate the sacrifice that families make to be able to afford independent education, we have therefore undergone a review and have implemented changes to help parents manage additional costs such as: simplified uniform requirements, billing arrangements for external providers (e.g. Music lessons and Tennis Academy), flexible transport arrangements – you only pay for what you use.
For further details or to discuss financial support options, please contact Bursar.
Assistance with Fees
We offer a means tested bursary scheme. This is an offer of financial assistance to those who would otherwise be unable to afford our fees.
How to Apply?
Applicants will be asked to complete a detailed financial questionnaire in order for the appropriate level of assistance to be determined. Our Bursar will be on hand to help prospective parents with the completion of this form if necessary and the details are then assessed by our Finance and General Purposes committee prior to any terms being offered. All applications are dealt with sensitively and in the strictest confidence and in accordance with GDPR regulations. You are not committed in any way by this process and if no terms are available or the terms offered are not acceptable, any applications are securely destroyed and no records are maintained.
Are you thinking that you may not qualify?
It goes without saying that if you do not apply then you will never know whether a Durlston education would have been possible for your child or children. Not all applicants are successful, but assistance terms can be generous to those who are, though this will not amount to free education.
If you would like further information or to arrange an appointment with our Bursar please complete our enquiry form and we will be in touch with you.
Scholarships
Durlston's fundamental purpose is to provide an exceptional education for every child, giving them the skills to engage and thrive in the world of today and in the future. We have a long-standing reputation for educational excellence; the children here embrace challenge and opportunity, and staff seize every opportunity to make learning and life at school an enriched adventure.
A Durlston Scholar will be provided with the opportunity and support to extend within a specialist area. Our talented Heads of Department will share their passion for the subject and nurture individual talent. Additionally, scholars will receive a financial discount. It is possible to achieve a scholarship in more than one area.
Application and examination will take place in January for the following September. See below for details of available scholarships.
Scholarships can be applied for in conjunction with a bursary application.
Durlston School participates in Hampshire County Council's Early Years Funding Scheme (EYE). We accept 15 hours' funding for eligible 2 year olds and all 3 and 4 year olds.
Reception child receiving EYE would be £2,587 (Exclusive of VAT)*
We also accept Child Care Vouchers for all children under 5 years old.
*Full information is available from the Bursar.
Sibling discounts are available for Parents with two or more children in the school (Year 1 and above). We offer the following discounts:
- 10% for two siblings (10% sibling one)
- 15% for three siblings (15% sibling one, 10% sibling two)
Further information is available from the Bursar.