School fees are charged termly and cover all the tuition, books and equipment incurred in the usual course of a pupil’s education during the term. The payment also includes the Pupil Personal Accident Insurance Scheme premium, details of which are available separately. From September 2025, the fee is £5,749 per term excluding VAT. Fees are invoiced in advance and payable by the first day of each term. Termly invoices also include charges for lunch, morning snack and school day trips.
A family membership subscription to the Friends of Holy Cross is billed annually; please see Schedule of Fees below.
Residential trips and extra-curricular activities are the subject of separate charges.
| Fees (excl VAT) | £5,749 per term |
| Lunches | £325 per term |
| Trips | £40 per term |
| Morning snack | £49 per term |
| Annual fees (excl VAT) | £17,247 |
| FOHC Subscription | £15 |
Little Sparks
Breakfast Club is also available from 7:30am for term time only and all year round pupils
| Term time only | Per Term | Annual Fees |
| 5 mornings only | £2,747 | £8,241 |
| 5 mornings 1 afternoon | £3,663 | £10,988 |
| 5 mornings 2 afternoons | £4,120 | £12,361 |
| 5 mornings 3 afternoons | £4,304 | £12,911 |
| 5 mornings 4 afternoons | £4,395 | £13,186 |
| 5 mornings 5 afternoons | £4,579 | £13,738 |
| All year round | Per Day | |
| Morning only 8:00am – 12:00pm | £55 | |
| Standard day 8:00am – 3:00pm | £84 | |
| Extended day 8:00am – 6:00pm | £103 |
Following the recent government legislation on applying VAT to school fees, the fees for the pre-school are VAT exempt.
Entrance Fees
A charge of £95 (excluding VAT) is payable upon registering with the school. On acceptance of a place offered, a deposit of £1,000 is payable (this includes a non-refundable £50 subscription fee to The Holy Cross Alumni Association) together with the first term fees. The fees will be shown as a credit on your first invoice. The deposit will be returned when your daughter leaves at the end of Year 6.
Review & Notice of Increase
Notifications of any increases are given to parents one full term in advance.
Payment Due Date & Method
Payment of fees is due on, or before, the first day of term by Direct Debit. If there is a problem that might prevent this, we do ask, as a matter of courtesy, that you contact our Finance Officer, Miss Sheila Wilkinson, to advise her of the situation: sheila.wilkinson@holycrossprep.com
Payment by Instalment
As an alternative to paying your school fees termly, we would like to advise that you can now opt to pay your school fees and extras via monthly repayments through School Fee Plan. School Fee Plan has over 20 years’ experience in providing this service to parents and we are confident that you will receive exceptional service from their dedicated team. Parents wishing to take advantage of the scheme are requested to visit www.sfpschoolfees.co.uk for further information.
Holy Cross Preparatory School Kingston is an Introducer Appointed Representative (IAR) of Premium Credit Limited which is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN702718. School Fee Plan is a trading name of Premium Credit Limited (company number 02015200).
Withdrawal Notice Period
To withdraw a child from school (other than at the normal leaving date), parents must give a term’s notice or pay a term’s fees in lieu of notice, at such rate as would have been charged for the final term of provision if a term’s notice had been given. For example, if you wish to withdraw your child with effect from the start of the autumn term (i.e. at the start of an academic year), you would need to tell us in writing that you wish to withdraw your child before the first day of the preceding summer term.
Childcare Vouchers and Tax Free Childcare
Holy Cross is registered to receive payments from parents who use Tax Free Childcare and Childcare Vouchers from all companies. Vouchers can be used against tuition fees for nursery children only. For children in reception to year 6, vouchers are accepted but can only be used to pay for out-of-school hours childcare e.g. after-school childcare, breakfast club and teacher-led clubs.
Government Funded Early Education
We participate in the Government’s Funded Early Education (FEE) scheme which enables eligible families to access 15 or 30 hours of funded early education per week for 3 and 4 year olds. More information can be found on the Achieving for Children Kingston and Richmond’s website or families can apply and check their eligibility on the Childcare Choices site 15 and 30 hours childcare support. Childcare Choices.
If you have any questions, please contact our Finance Officer, Miss Sheila Wilkinson: sheila.wilkinson@holycrossprep.com
