Durham School Fees
Registration
A registration fee of £50.00 is payable when the Registration Form is returned. Cheques should be made payable to "Durham School". The registration fee is not returnable and its payment does not necessarily imply that a vacancy will be available.
Deposit
A deposit becomes payable when a definite place is accepted or if you wish to reserve a place for your child. This deposit is £250 for a day pupil, £450 for a boarder living within the EC and £450 plus a full term's fees for a boarder living outside the EC. The deposit will be refunded at the end of a pupil's time at the School or immediately should the pupil fail to meet the entry requirements.
Notice
A full term's notice is required when a pupil leaves the school, or when he/she changes status from day to boarding or vice versa or when a place once accepted or reserved is cancelled.
Fees
The fee charged represents an annual fee, which is normally divided into three termly sums payable in advance and due by the first day of each term. Alternatively the fee can be paid in 10 monthly instalments by variable direct debit.
| Status | Year Group | Termly Fee | Annual Fee |
| Day Pupil | Years 7-8 | £3,099 | £9,297 |
| Day Pupil | Years 9-13 | £4,413 | £13,239 |
| Weekly Boarder* | Years 7-8 | £4,652 | £13,956 |
| Weekly Boarder* | Years 9-13 | £5,753 | £17,259 |
| Full Boarder | Years 7-8 | £5,545 | £16,635 |
| Full Boarder | Years 9-13 | £6,663 | £19,989 |
Part-Time Boarding
Please note that there is a sliding scale for part-time boarding which depends on the number of nights spent at the school. Please ask for further details if you are interested in part-time boarding.
Individual Music Tuition
Approximately £14 per 30-minute lesson (or equivalent)
Supplement for English as a Foreign Language tuition
£400 per term
Learning Support
£25 per one-hour lesson
Occasional overnight accommodation
£30 per night (when this is available)
Extras
Extras are paid in arrears and include payment for genuinely extra items such as voluntary trips, clothes, photographs, social events, some voluntary clubs or activities, music lessons and other minor items. On average extras amount to between £100 and £150 per term excluding such items as clothing and individual tuition (both individual and variable). All meals are included in the general fee.
Sibling Discounts
When two or more brothers and sisters are in the School (including Bow, our Junior School) at the same time, a reduction of 10% is made in the fee charged for the second child and any subsequent children. If, by descending age, the third child (or any subsequent child) is also a pupil at the Senior School, a higher 20% discount will apply to this child.
Service and Clergy Discounts
The School offers a 10% discount for children of service families and the children of clergy. Furthermore, financial assistance in the form of Bursaries may be given to support children of the clergy of the Church of England, or of churches in communion therewith, from the "Prest Fund" and from the "John Priestman Fund". Details on application.
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"The House system is ideal. It helps new pupils to make friends easily and engenders a great team spirit. With experienced and approachable House staff, the pupils always have a familiar and friendly face to turn to should they need help, advice and assistance. The Head Boy/Girl of each House is another person that the pupils can turn to at any time. "
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