Fees and charges

Fees for the 2008/9 academic year

  • Lower School: £2,173 per term (£6,519 per annum)
  • Upper School: £3,280 per term (£9,840 per annum)

There is a sibling discount of 5% for a second student in the Upper School while the older sibling is still at BGS.

Deposits

An Acceptance Deposit of £200 will be payable when parents accept the offer of a place at BGS. This is repaid, without interest, on the student joining the School. Additionally there is a £250 entry deposit which is refunded, without interest and less any outstanding charges, when a student leaves BGS.

Additional Charges

Headmaster’s Fund
A termly sum of £3.50 is paid to this discretionary fund used by the Headmaster to support educational trips and visits, and a wide range of other pupil related activities.

Students’ Personal Accident Insurance Scheme
This is the insurance recommended by the Independent Schools’ Council and BGS – along with many schools throughout the country – has adopted this scheme. The premiums cover accidents both during term time and the holidays and benefits are payable in defined circumstances. The premium is £3.70 per term. Details of the scheme are included in the information pack sent to parents of new pupils.

Breakfast and lunch
Breakfast is available to students and parents between 7.45am and 8.15am in the Great Hall. There is a set lunch for £2.67 or a choice of other main meals, snack meals and sweets at various prices. A vegetarian option and a salad meal are always available. A system of payment using SMART card technology is used.

Examinations
Public Examination charges will be added to the bill in the summer term of the year the student takes them. In 2007 the average total cost of GCSE examinations was £220. The average total cost of AS and A2 examinations was £290.00.

School Fees Insurance
Parents are encouraged to consider taking out suitable insurance to cover school fees. Prior to your child joining BGS, you will receive information on various schemes and policies currently available. BGS does not endorse or recommend any particular policy.

Method of payment

The School charges an annual fee but, for convenience, one third of this is payable by the first day of each term. Payment can be made by cheque, bankers order or direct transfer.

An increasing number of parents prefer to make monthly payments and we offer this facility through Holmwoods Termtime Collections. There is a small fee payable to the company for this facility. Further information is available from the Finance Office. If you wish to consider fee planning or making advance payments, please contact the Bursar who will be pleased to assist.