Fees

Our fees are inclusive of public exam fees, textbooks, co-curricular clubs, theatre trips, entry to competitions or compulsory trips and field studies. These are  items which many other schools present as extras and can addup to a significant sum each term.

Fees for the academic Year 2026/2027 are £8,980 per term exclusive of VAT (£10,776 per term inclusive of 20% VAT). Fees may be paid termly or monthly by direct debit. Discounts can be applied to fees paid for in advance. When considering value parents should consider that Thames offers:

• A teaching staff to pupil ratio that is better than 1:6 with exceptional staff retention
• Genuinely small classes ensuring a tailored approach to meet individual needs and aspirations (typically between 8 and 18 in KS3, between 6 and 16 in KS4 and tutorial sized classes in KS5)
• A broad and highly flexible curriculum that allows pupils to pursue the GCSE and A level subjects that are most important to them
• Outstanding pastoral care underpinned by the school’s ethos
• A highly qualified support team to support neurodiverse pupils
• Award winning facilities with state of the art science laboratories, art rooms, STEM workshops and theatrical performance spaces
• No additional charges for public exam fees, textbooks, co-curricular clubs, theatre trips, entry to competitions or compulsory trips and field studies.

Fees do not include optional extras such as school lunches, overseas trips or extra-curricular instrumental or drama lessons.

Unlike some independent schools Thames remains a charitable foundation. This means that is does not pay dividends to shareholders and all income is invested into the delivery of the education your child receives.

A deposit of half a term’s fees is payable on acceptance of a place. This deposit is refunded after a pupil has left, and after deduction of any outstanding amounts due to the school. The deposit is not returned if a pupil is withdrawn after the place has been accepted.

Thames is a mainstream school. The school therefore reserves the right to charge separately for one to one learning support or in-class support where it is lawful to do so. For full details please refer to our Fees List which is contained within our prospectus pack.