Fees

Sutton High School and the Girls' Day School Trust aim to provide a high quality education at a competitive cost.

As one of 25 GDST schools, the largest group of independent schools in the UK, we are able to benefit from economies of scale and to provide cost-effective central services. As a result, our fees compare very favourably with other independent schools and include many items which other schools charge as "extras", such as public examination fees, personal accident insurance, textbooks and careers advice.

Our fees per term from September 2023/2024

Nursery: £4,011
Reception, Year 1 & 2: £4,413
Years 3 - 6: £5,266
Years 7 - 13: £6,771

More about our fees

You can read more details about how our fees work below. If you have any questions, please do get in touch: admissions@sut.gdst.net / 020 8225 3001

School Lunches

Fees do not include school lunches. School lunches are mandatory for all girls in Reception to Year 11 (inclusive).

School lunches for Nursery to Year 4 from Autumn 2023 cost £261 per term. For Nursery, this cost is charged on a pro rata basis because not all girls stay for lunch every day.

Lunches for Year 5 - 11 from Autumn 2023 cost £272 per term.

Free entitlement funding

Currently, all qualifying girls in Nursery are eligible for the universal government grant, covering 15 hours of education per week. This is automatically deducted from fees. 

Tax-Free Childcare

Tax-Free Childcare vouchers may be used against Nursery fees, but please note, we do not accept Tax-Free Childcare account payments for Reception fees.

Nursery attendance

In the academic year that girls turn three they have to attend a minimum of three sessions per week.

In the academic year that girls turn four they have to attend a minimum of six sessions per week.

A session is either a morning or afternoon. Lunch is only available to those who stay all day.

Payment of fees

Fees may be paid termly in advance, or by monthly instalments (12 equal payments). All fees must be paid by direct debit. The GDST also offers a prepaid scheme for which details are available on request.

Entrance registration fee and deposit

A non-refundable registration fee of £125 (£175 for overseas candidates) is charged for taking the entrance examination/assessment and is not transferable from one entrance year or sibling. A deposit of £1,000 (for overseas pupils this is £3000 for Prep School and £5000 for Senior School) is charged on the acceptance of a place and will be retained until the pupil leaves the school. The deposit will not be refunded if the place is not taken up.