Fees and Bursaries

What do the Fees Include?

Fees at Bootham cover all day-to-day items, including:

tuition and most activities
meals at school
standard text books and most stationery
laboratory and craft equipment
Internet services
personal accident insurance. Click here for more information.

and for boarders:

accommodation and all in-house facilities
laundry and minor clothes repairs

Items for which an extra charge may be made when appropriate include:

individual musical instrument lessons
supplementary coaching in specific subjects
personal effects insurance. Click here for more information
school and team photographs
examination fees for GCSE and A/AS-level
some excursion expenses (many are subsidised)
dry cleaning, alterations and substantial repairs to clothes
some craft and art materials
some vocational aptitude testing and advice

Fees for Autumn Term 2013

Registration and Acceptance Fees

Prior to joining the School you will be asked for a “Registration Fee” of £75 for the first child and £50 for each subsequent child. Once you accept a place at Bootham, you will be charged an “Acceptance Fee” of £300 - these charges are non-refundable.

Overseas families are required to pay a boarder’s deposit which is equal to one term’s fees at the rate prevailing when the fee is due. This deposit, minus the Acceptance Fee, is offset against the final term’s bill and any balance refunded at that time.

Termly Fees

Senior Boarders (Years 9-13):
£8,705 per term

Junior Boarding (Years 7 and 8 for all boarding options):
£5,440 per term

Weekly Boarding (Years 9-13):
up to 6 nights: £7,935 per term

Flexi-Boarding (Years 9-13):
2 nights: £5,955 per term
3 nights: £6,960 per term

International Boarding (Years 9-13): £9,065
The International Boarding Fee applies to non EEA nationals living abroad

Senior Day Pupils (Years 9-13):
£5,330 per term

Junior Day Pupils (Years 7-8):
£4,865 per term

Other Fees

Occasional overnight boarding (per night) £70.00

Music Instrumental Lessons (30 minute lesson) £17.50

English as an Additional Language (30 minute lesson) £19.50

Extra Maths (30 minute lesson) £17.50

Tax Savings

Under the Government’s Childcare Voucher scheme, UK tax payers may benefit from tax savings in relation to school fees for children up to the age of 16 years. Click here for details.

Payment of school fees by lump sum in advance (composition fees scheme)

In association with school fee finance provider School Fee Plan, you can now apply online to pay your school fees by monthly instalments*.

*Credit is subject to status. Terms and conditions apply.

What's the Difference Between the Boarding Options?

Full Boarding

7 nights per week with set leave weekends. On long leave weekends children may leave after lessons on Friday afternoon and must return for normal bedtime on Sunday, or with permission from House staff, by 8.30 a.m. on Monday morning.

Weekly Boarding

4 to 6 nights per week. Weekly boarders may go home after Saturday school commitments and return for normal school commitments on Monday. The long leave weekends also apply to weekly boarders.

Flexi Boarding

2 or 3 stated consecutive nights per week.

Day Boarding

Day boarders stay for the evening meal and supervised 'prep' and leave between 7.30 and 8.30pm on weekdays.

Occasional Boarding for Day Pupils

Day pupils may stay for 2 nights per term free of charge subject to availability in the boarding house. Extra nights can be arranged through the relevant housemistress or housemaster for which a charge will be added to the bill.

Fees for 2014 and beyond

Fees are revised each year and changes normally come into effect from the Autumn term.

Scholarships and Bursaries

For full details of all the scholarships and bursaries available, as well as details of the means-testing criteria, please click here. For information about scholarships and awards for September 2013 entry, please click here.