FAQs

A registration fee of £180 (incl VAT) is payable, which is non-returnable. A registration fee does not guarantee your child a place at Kew House School but all students will be invited for interview.

A deposit of £3,000 is payable on acceptance. This deposit payment is retained until the student comes to the end of their school journey, (e.g. at the end of Y13 or if they leave the school at an earlier stage). The deposit is thereafter returnable provided we are given a full term’s notice. If you do not take up your place following your acceptance, the deposit is not refundable. This deposit is required from all applicants including KGPS and RPPS (our Preparatory schools) students.

Fees are payable termly in advance, or monthly by direct debit. There are 3 terms per year; Autumn, Spring & Summer.

The Directors reserve the right to review or alter fees at a term’s notice.

The current academic years fee can be found here: Fees

Parents may settle fees in one of two ways: fee payment options. If you wish to take advantage of our instalment payment option please complete the direct debit mandate and return to our Finance Manager, Mrs. Lee Ling by email at ling.lee@gardenerschools.com.

Please be advised that late payment will incur charges.

Fees in Advance

The school operates a fees in advance scheme which allows you (or your family members) to make payment, by means of a lump sum, for all or part of your child’s tuition fees for their time at school. For clarity, it is only a contribution towards tuition fees and not lunches or supplemental fees.

The amount you deposit with the school is then used towards paying your child’s tuition fees as they fall due each term.  In return for paying your fees in advance, the school pays a commutation rate of 2.0% p.a. which approximates to a return on investment of 3.33% p.a. for 40% rate taxpayers.

It should be noted that the scheme does not fix future school fees, however the rate of return you receive will be guaranteed at the time the money is received and for the duration it is held by the school.

KHS Fees in Advance Scheme Terms & Conditions

If you have any queries then please contact the school’s Finance Manager, Mrs Lee Ling (ling.lee@gardenerschools.com).

For the purposes of the sibling policy the definition of a sibling is: The pupil must be one of three or more children (biologically or legally adopted) having one or both parents in common.

The discount is not available to family members outside the sibling relationship such as stepbrothers/sisters.

The following subsidies will apply from September 2024 for families with three or more children who attends any school in the Gardener Group of schools – Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School, Kew Green Preparatory School, Kew House School and Maida Vale School and Kew Green Nursery.

• 5% discount for every child

Please note that these are only effective as long as the siblings remain in school or if a sibling attends any school in the Gardener Group.

The discount would cease if/when one of the other two siblings leave the school or from any school in the Gardener Group.

Pupils in receipt of the sibling discount are not eligible for any other discounts.

Educational visits are additional to any school fees, unless it is a free event. Where students are involved in a school trip involving additional costs such as out of area transport etc., the cost for the activity or admission will be outlined to parents in advance in order that a decision can be made by the parent whether or not they wish their child to participate.

Like all independent schools, Kew House School has comprehensive operational insurance. Parents are asked to ensure that valuables such as musical instruments are included in their household policy.  Parents wishing to take out additional personal accident insurance or school fees insurance are advised to make their own arrangements.

Although wearing school uniform is not compulsory, we do expect candidates to be dressed smartly for their interview.

Students will need a comfortable school backpack of their choice to fit an A4 lever arch file in (the school will provide all standard files and exercise books) and a pencil case with basic stationery to use. A sports bag of their choice will also be required to carry their PE kit in. For rowing, students should bring in wellington boots.

Kew House School provides superb music spaces for instrumental tuition on a range of musical instruments during the school day and after school. Tuition is delivered by freelance instrumental tutors approved by the school and costs per lesson vary dependent on whether lessons are group or individual and on the instrument involved. Instrumental tutors will invoice parents direct for the costs of such tuition. Students not having tuition have a range of fantastic music clubs to choose from such as Jazz Club, Choir ensembles and Rock Band Club, which are usually included in the core fees.

Students can arrive from 7.30am and buy breakfast, attend an early club or relax before lessons begin at 8.30am.  After school, students finish their main lessons at 4.00pm and have the choice to go home, attend an after school club, use the library or drop in to homework club (Monday to Thursdays) up until 6.00pm.

A full term’s notice is required (by the final teaching day of your child’s penultimate term at the school), in writing to the Headmaster and Registrar, for the withdrawal of a student or a term’s fee will be charged in lieu of notice.  If a term’s notice is not given, the deposit will not be returned.

The ISEB Common Pre-Test is a computer-based test comprising of four sections: English, Mathematics, Verbal Reasoning, and Non-Verbal Reasoning. Questions are in multiple-choice format. In total, all four tests take approximately two and a half hours to complete, and the individual sections can be completed either together or separately. Pupils may only take each test once. If multiple tests are taken, the first test result will stand. More detailed information can be found on the ISEB website.

The ISEB Common Pre-Test is normally taken at the child’s current junior school but may also be taken at another senior school or at Kew House School. If a child is overseas, then the tests can be taken locally.