Fees

Please find below our fee information from September 2024. 

Nursery & Pre-Prep Fees

* Excluding Early Years Funding – Please contact the Bursary for further details about Early Years Funding 

Prep Fees

A £1,000 termly surcharge will be applied to all non-EU International full boarding fees. In addition, for those pupils wishing to remain at school during the Exeat weekends a charge of £200 will be added to their bill.

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50 Week Wraparound Care (From September 2024)

5 days per week (Extended Day: 8.00am - 6.00pm (5.30pm for PN):

5 days per week (Full Day: 8.00am - 3.20pm):

5 days per week (Mornings Only: 8.00am - 12.45pm):

The Early Years Funding is only applied to those children that are eligible.

Wraparound care runs from 8.00am - 5.30pm for 50 weeks of the year.

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Registration & Refundable Deposits

Registration Fee

A non-refundable registration fee is payable on application for a child to enter Vinehall School.

• £150.00

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Refundable Deposit

A deposit is payable one year before entry to Vinehall, or upon registration for later entries.  The deposit is held by the school as security and will be refunded with the final invoice, after the child has left, minus the last term’s disbursements and provided all financial commitments to the school have been met, and due notice (one full term) given, where appropriate.  Currently, the deposits are:

• Boarders whose parents are resident in the UK: £750
• Boarders whose parents are not resident in the UK: £2,500
• Day pupils in Reception – Year 8: £500
• Pupils joining Nursery or Kindergarten £250 (an additional £250 is payable when they move into Reception)

The admission of a pupil is conditional on acceptance of the terms of the Parents Contract and of the rules published by the school from time to time.

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Payment of Fees

Fees are reviewed annually and are payable on or before the first day of each term and include tuition, text and exercise books and paper, materials for art, DT, science and carpentry.  Day fees include lunch and breaks, but where a child stays late for activities, there is a charge for supper. Boarding fees are inclusive of all meals and normal laundry.   

Fees may be paid by direct debit over nine equal instalments (3 per term).  For details, please contact the Bursar.

Late payment will result in a charge of 2.5% per month.

Grants for 3 & 4 Year Olds (EYEE)

Working in partnership with East Sussex County Council (ESCC), Vinehall School currently offers the Universal 15 hours of Early Years Funding Entitlement (EYFE) for pupils in our Nursery and Kindergarten classes. You will be eligible to claim the funding in the term after your child’s 3rd birthday.

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Childcare Vouchers

Childcare Vouchers may be used to pay for childcare that covers After School Clubs, Breakfasts, Suppers, Holiday Clubs, Nursery Education and Boarding.  They may not be used to cover School Fees.

Although the Childcare Voucher Scheme is closed to new applicants (since October 2018), parents may be able to get Tax-Free Childcare instead.

Some of the childcare providers we have accounts with include:

• Sodexo
• Fideliti
• EdenRed

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