Fees
Registration Fee
The registration fee is payable upon registration and is the first stage in our admissions process. It is non-refundable and inclusive of VAT:
- £180 for parents living in the UK
- £300 for parents living outside the UK
Acceptance Deposit
Upon receiving an offer from our Admissions Team, a deposit is required to secure your child's place:
- £1,200 for parents living in the UK or EU
- A term's full boarding fee for parents living outside the UK or EU
Overseas pupils arriving for a 1-term placement are required to pay £1,200 to secure a place. This amount will be deducted from the fees, which are to be paid in full before their arrival/first day of term.
The acceptance deposit will be repaid without interest by means of a credit against the final account from the school after the student leaves. If, at any time, parents take up residence overseas, the school reserves the right to ask for the additional overseas deposit as listed above.
School Fees - Academic Year 2025–2026*
*Please note that these fees include VAT. Our lunch offering is VAT-exempt – a termly, non-optional lunch charge of £315 will be applied to your termly bill and any additional meals for non-boarders will be charged at £6.90 (incl. VAT) per meal.
The fees cover everything your child needs for a full and enriching school life. What’s included:
- Academic lessons and textbooks (other than those retained by
the pupil). Some hands-on subjects or activities such as Art, Photography and 3D Design may incur additional charges for
extra materials. - Snacks (plus breakfast and supper for boarders).
- Access to our beautiful 110-acre Oxfordshire site for activities, outdoor fun and exploration.
- Personal accident insurance.
- Pastoral support and wrap-around care from the House team (Housemaster and Housemother) and academic support from
their tutor. - Use of our curriculum support department.
- Access to the internet and our IT department for technical support.
- Full access to our Health Centre, which is permanently staffed during term time by a team of 5 registered nurses (for boarders, we also hold a surgery with a local GP twice a week during Michaelmas term and once a week in Lent and Trinity term).
- A full-time Chaplain for spiritual support.
- Sports coaching and transport to matches.
- Full access to our Sports Centre (including a 25m swimming pool,
6 lawn tennis courts and 4 hard courts, Real Tennis court, two fully equipped gyms, an ergo suite, squash courts, spin studio, both indoor and outdoor cricket nets, and facilities for badminton, basketball and 5-a-side football). Our
All-Weather Pitch and Padel Courts are currently under construction and will be available to pupils from Autumn 2025. - A wide-ranging co-curricular programme.
- School plays, concerts, and performances.
- Music rooms for practice and creativity.
- Study spaces for independent learning.
- All 6th Form students have access to our 6th Form Centre which includes a well-equipped kitchen and areas for both relaxation
and study. - Friendly UCAS advice and careers guidance.
- Support from the broader Oratorian community through our mentoring programme.
- The full boarding fees also include all weekend activities, which shape our weekend boarding provision.
The fees for each term are payable in advance, either on or before the first day of term. Interest is charged on late payment. If fees remain overdue, we reserve the right to exclude your child from school. Any such action will not prejudice our right to payment and you will remain liable for all sums due to us. However the fees are paid, the contractual liability remains with the signatories of the Acceptance Form.
Financial assistance is available through our scholarships and bursaries offering. Please click here to find out more.
1st Form & 2nd Form (Years 7 & 8):
Day Pupils: £8,280 per term
Full Boarding & Tuition (UK and overseas): £12,003 per term
Senior School & 6th Form (Years 9-13):
Day Pupils: £11,298 per term
Full Boarding & Tuition (UK and overseas): £17,760 per term
Weekly Boarding Fees (5/6 nights):
Years 7 & 8: £11,041 per term
Years 9 – 6th Form: £16,032 per term
Flexi Boarding Fees:
Years 7 & 8 (2/3 nights): £9.693 per term
Years 7 & 8 (4 nights): £10,593 per term
Years 9 – 6th Form (2/3 nights): £13,986 per term
Years 9 – 6th Form (4 nights): £15,186 per term
Occasional Boarding Fee: £85.80 per night (maximum of 8 nights per term)
Exeat Weekends (boarders only): £200 per weekend stay in school
Additional Fees & Charges
The termly fees include meals and school textbooks but not public examination fees, uniform, optional extras or transport costs. Please see below for a list of additional charges.
Curriculum Support Lessons
Our dedicated Curriculum Support Team charge £46.80 per 30-minute lesson (incl. VAT).
English as an Additional Language (EAL) Lessons
The need for 1:1 lessons will be decided by the English level of the pupil in question. These lessons can take place in any year group. 1-2-1 EAL lessons are charged at £46.80 per 30-minute lesson (incl. VAT).
Our 6th Form pupils receive 4 timetabled lessons per week (£1,210 per term, incl. VAT).
1st – 5th Form receive group lessons as required (£6.50 per lesson, incl. VAT).
Music Lessons
Individual 30-minute lessons, billed by the school, are charged at £34.68 (incl. VAT).
Public Examination Fees
Parents will be individually notified of this cost as it depends on the number of exams taken and the specific Examination Boards used. This cost is exempt from VAT.
School Uniform
Orders and payment are made directly with www.schoolblazer.com. To register for an account and view pricing, please visit their website.
The Oratory is proud to be working with SchoolBlazer, an ethical and sustainable uniform and sportswear supplier that aims to become the most sustainable clothing retailer in the UK.
Once registered, you will be able to filter by year group and House to view the relevant uniform, sportswear, and accessories.
SchoolBlazer was founded by parents for parents to take the chore out of shopping for school uniform. A full guide on how to shop can be found here, which includes information on how to register, order, personalised name tags, delivery, and returns.
Overseas pupils can order their uniform to be delivered directly to school for the first day of term.
Societies & Clubs
Our vast co-curricular programme will on occasion incur an extra cost depending on the activities that your child chooses (for example, clay-pigeon shooting, climbing, Duke of Edinburgh or Real Tennis). All available activities will be communicated to pupils and parents in advance along with any additional costs.
Combined Cadet Force (CCF) subs are £65 per term after an additional sign-up charge of £120 (both incl. VAT).
Rowing subs are payable per term and are between £83–£95 (incl. VAT).
Technology
We require new pupils entering the school to have a school-managed device purchased or rented through our partnership with Easy4u.
These devices can either be purchased outright, or rented over 24, 36, 48 or 60 months, through the Easy4u web portal. Please click here to view the Easy4u webshop for The Oratory School. A short webinar outlining the Easy 4u scheme and extra device information can also be viewed here.
Transport
Pupils travel from far and wide to attend The Oratory School. There are a range of convenient weekly and daily travel options to make the school accessible for all, whether you are a day pupil, flexi, weekly or full boarder.
In partnership with Vectare, a specialist school transport management company, we run various bus routes for pupils:
https://oratory.vectare.co.uk.
Please click here for the current 2024/25 Transport and Travel Guide, which includes a full list of routes, information about how to book, costs, and current availability. The 2025/26 Transport and Travel Guide will be available shortly.
We are always developing and updating our bus routes according to parental requests. If you have a particular route or stop in mind, please do let us know, we will always try our best to accommodate.
Pupils may also book taxis via our Reception team for occasional travel, for example, to Reading station on an Exeat weekend. Where possible we will try and arrange for pupils to travel together to share the additional cost.
Insurances
The following pupil insurance policies are available:
Personal Accident Insurance
The Personal Accident insurance (including Dental) is compulsory and the cost is included in the school fees.
Personal Effects Insurance
This is optional and costs £8.31 per term:
Private Medical Insurance with AXA PPP
This is optional and costs £158 per term. Click the button below to view our pupils' healthcare scheme:
All parents wishing to take out private medical insurance for their child MUST complete an AXA PPP application form.
Absence Insurance Scheme
There is also an opportunity for parents to pay an additional termly charge to participate in the Absence Insurance scheme whereby you can obtain a proportionate refund of fees if your child is absent from school for periods of time due to illness, etc.
You can sign up for the optional schemes by completing the Opt-In form and the termly premiums will be charged in advance on your school fee invoices. Any enquiries relating to these insurance schemes should go to the Bursary: bursary@oratory.co.uk.
The school is insured comprehensively in terms of public liability and for all activities supervised by members of staff. The school takes no responsibility for personal valuables brought into school.
