Fees and Charges

King's Ely Admissions

Fees and Charges

If, having read the below information, you have any questions please do contact our finance team who will be happy to help.

If you have any questions, please do contact our finance team who will be happy to help.

For School Fee related enquiries, please contact: fees@kingsely.org

*All Fees and Charges displayed below are exclusive of VAT.

Fees and Charges 2024-2025

International Fees and Charges 2024-2025

Fees and Charges

A non-refundable registration fee of £100 is required when a pupil first registers for King’s Ely. For students domiciled outside UK, the registration fee is £150.

An Acceptance Deposit of £600 is required on entry into the school. This will be retained  until the pupil leaves and will be repaid by means of a credit without interest to the final payment of Fees or other sums due to the School on leaving. 

The Additional Deposit for international domiciled students will be retained until the pupil leaves and will be repaid by means of a credit without interest to the final payment of Fees or other sums due to the School on leaving. The final account is issued towards the end of the first half of the term following the term the student left.

A full term’s written notice must be provided to withdraw a child from school or change status between Boarding and Day, otherwise Fees in Lieu of Notice will be charged, equating to a full term’s fees. The only exception to this is a child leaving at the end of Year 13, and any child on a short-term/one year course agreed at the time of Acceptance of a place.

All of the fees and supplemental charges are stated exclusive of any taxes, which will be added (where applicable).

Billing Process

Invoices are issued termly for payment in advance. All of the fees and supplemental charges are stated exclusive of any taxes, which will be added (where applicable).

Fees should be paid by the due date as stated on the invoice. Extra charges for chargeable items are payable in arrears through the school billing system. Payment by bank transfer is preferable or failing that, cheques drawn on a UK bank account; cash is not accepted. Credit cards can be used to settle any fees and charges. Credit card payments can be taken over the telephone or in person at the Finance office. Card details must not be emailed. AMEX is not accepted.

For those making payments from non-UK bank accounts, we recommend use of Flywire’s international payment service. This is a system set up specifically for educational international fund transfers and offers a cost effective and efficient route for parents to transfer money to our UK bank account. Exchange rates are competitive, and all is transacted online without the need for time consuming paperwork. Flywire offer exchange rate guarantees (under their Terms and Conditions). Please see www.flywire.com/pay/kingsely

What's included

The School Fees include lunch for Day pupils and breakfast, lunch, and evening meal for Boarders. The tuition fee also includes school trips where they are compulsory for whole year groups, an issue of basic stationery and textbooks up to year 11 and standard GCSE examination entry fees. 6th form students are also expected to buy their own textbooks to allow individual annotation. This may also apply to a limited number of texts in earlier years.

Fees for A-level examinations, fees for elective school trips, any agreed one to one Learning Support provision, home-school minibus usage, and music and drama exams will be charged in addition to the standard tuition fees. Any charges arising from requests for examination re-marks, appeals, or late changes in examination entries requested by pupils/parents will be asked for payment in advance via debit/credit card or bank transfer prior to submitting the request to the examination board.

The School reserves the right to charge for any damage caused and the replacement of lost items.

The contract terms for payment of School Fees and Notice are mainly set out in Sections 4 and 9 of the King’s Ely Terms and Conditions. It should be noted also that the GCSE and A-Level courses are each over a period of 2 years, including any “study leave” periods and the period after examinations. The fees for each course are spread over two years or six terms with three terms per year charged equally over the academic year to spread the payments; and each term’s fees cannot be considered in isolation.

Private Music/Vocal/Drama Lessons

Individual Music/Drama/Trinity lessons are delivered by Visiting Music Teachers (VMTs).  The normal termly charge is for a "package" of 10 lessons, with durations set by age.  For pupils in Years 12 and 13, 10 x 45 minute lessons at £350 per term (£1,050 per academic year) and pupils in Year 11 and below, 10 x 35 minute lessons at £272 per term (£816 per academic year).

Music lessons are invoiced by the self-employed VMT concerned in advance direct to the parents, except where the cost of mucis lessons is offered as part of a Scholarship/Chorister or other package, in which case VMTs will invoice the School directly each term.  Ceasing of lessons should be notified directly to the VMT a term in advace otherwise fees to the parents will be charged by the VMT.

Any missed lessons, without sufficient prior notice to cancel the music/instrument/singing lesson will be billed directly to the parents, including those where School sponsored music lessons are awarded.

One to One Learning Support Provision

Any package of individual one-to-one Learning Support lessons agreed with parents will be charged at a rate of £57.50/hour irrespective of the age of the child concerned.

Flexi/Occasional Boarding & Late Stays

Subject to availability of beds in the appropriate year group, it may be possible to offer overnight accommodation for Day pupils on an occasional or regular basis at a cost of £73 per night in Senior School (Years 9–13) and £61 per night in Prep School (Years 3–8).

This nightly charge is applicable for all boarding arrangements whether extended or on a regular but flexible basis. In some boarding houses it may also be possible to offer a “late stay” arrangement encompassing tea and first prep, dependent on space and demand. For all flexi and occasional boarding needs please contact the Director of Boarding in the first instance.  Additional meals can be taken by Day pupils at a charge of £2.50 per meal.

Fees in Advance Scheme (FIA)

We operate a scheme whereby funds towards school fees can be paid in advance attracting a small discount.  If Fees in Advance are used to pay fees, the Acceptance Deposit is required in addition to the FIA.

At the start of each term the FIA value held by the school must always be equal to or above the combined value of the Acceptance Deposit and the Additional Deposit for International domiciled pupils. When fees are paid in advance, any extra charges should be settled each term as per the invoice issued.

For further information, please contact the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy COO, Mrs Fiona Sanders-Hewett.

Bursaries and Bursary Application Timeline

Our bursaries are means-tested and the process is thorough and impartial, ensuring that our funds go to those who are most deserving. Throughout each year we receive applications for help in times of unexpected hardship, enabling children to experience continuity and stability when they need it most.

Until 1997, the Assisted Places scheme supported families for whom independent education was out of reach. Many of our alumni benefitted from this scheme as well as from the generosity of previous generations of benefactors of our school.

Without an endowment to support the school we are limited in our capacity to provide funds to those in need. However, we want to continue to provide support if at all possible.

We hope that our community will support this vital work, bringing in young people who enrich our school and giving them a life-changing education. If you feel that you or your child benefitted from an education at King’s Ely then please support our Bursary fund.


Bursary Application Timelines - September 2025 Entry

Year 12 Entry and Current Year 11 (including siblings) Continuations

LAST DATE FOR BURSARY APPLICATION REQUESTS Sunday 20th October 2024
APPLICATION INVITATIONS SENT Monday 21st October 2024
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS Wednesday 6th November 2024
BAL HOME VISIT/REVIEW DAYS ALLOCATED Thursday 14th and Friday 15th November 2024
DEADLINE FOR BAL REPORTS TO KING'S ELY Monday 25th November 2024
BURSARY COMMITTEE MEETING Saturday 28th November 2024
BURSARY OFFERS SENT OUT Wednesday 2nd December 2024

Year 9 Entry and Other Continuations (for pupils not in Year 11)

LAST DATE FOR BURSARY APPLICATION REQUESTS Friday 8th November 2024
APPLICATION INVITATIONS SENT Friday 15th November 2024
DEADLINE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS Monday 16th December 2024
BAL HOME VISIT/REVIEW DAYS ALLOCATED Monday 6th to Wednesday 8th January 2025
DEADLINE FOR BAL REPORTS TO KING'S ELY Monday 27th January 2025
BURSARY COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday 6th February 2025
BURSARY OFFERS SENT OUT Tuesday 11th February 2025
School Fee Plan

As an alternative to paying your School Fees termly, we are delighted to advise that you can now choose to pay your School Fees and Extras via monthly repayments through School Fee Plan*.

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Example fee monthly repayment amounts:

Termly Fees £6,500
Service Charge £224.90
Number of Months 4
Monthly Repayment £1,681.23
Representative APR% 6.5

Credit is subject to status, affordability, terms and conditions apply, over 18s only.  Rates subject to change.  Correct at time of publication, August 2023.


School Fee Plan has over twenty years' experience in providing this service to parents and we are confident that you will recieve exceptional service from their dedicated team.

To find out more about School Fee Plan and how to apply, click on the link below:

School Fee Plan | King's Ely


The King's School, Ely, is an 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).

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