School Fees

The River School Fees 2024 – 2025

The River School is an independent Christian school run by a charity - the Worcester Christian Education Trust. This means that it is entirely dependent on parents and others for its income. The school charges fees to help cover the running costs; these are reviewed annually to reflect the real value of education for each child, based upon the budget for the coming year.

Fees from September 2024

Years 1 & 2

Annual: £6,912 *

Termly: £2,304 *

Monthly: £576

Years 3 - 11

Annual: £8,640 *

Termly: £2,880 *

Monthly: £720

The government is proposing to make changes to the VAT rules for independent school, including schools like us with a charity status. If this proposal goes through parliament then our School and WAC Fees will increase by 20% in line with this change.

The decision will be made by the government in October 2024.

To help parents who have more than one child at the school, a 5% reduction is applied to the siblings.

*School fees are charged in advance and if paid on or before the first day of term, there is an additional 5% discount applied! Alternatively, fees may, by arrangement, be paid in monthly instalments by Direct Debit or Standing Order, payable on the 1st of each month. Please see our Fees Policy for more details.

The Brook Nursery and Reception Fees

2024-2025

The Brook Nursery and Reception (until aged 5) offer up to 30 hours which are funded through the LA Nursery Education Funded hours (NEF) scheme.

Fees must be paid by twelve monthly Direct Debit or Standing Order payments on the first of each month. Alternatively, fees may be paid annually or termly in advance by agreement with the Bursar.

 (NB: The School reserves the right to increase fees during the academic year)

Reception Class

Aged 4: 15 NEF Funded hours + £180 per month

(until they turn 5)

Age 5: £360 per month

(this commences the term after they turn 5)

Non-NEF Nursery hourly charges

Aged 2: £7 per hour

Age 3 & 4: £6 per hour

Bursary Scheme

We recognise that not all families can afford the full fees, so we operate a Bursary (formerly the Assisted Fees Scheme) which is based on income assessment. (Please contact us for more details)

FAQ’s

  • Yes.

  • Yes. Any enquiries received in June or July may not be able to be processed until the start of the following academic year. Any applications received during the final week of term or during the summer holidays will not be reviewed until September. NB – As an independent school we break for the summer earlier than state schools. Please see our Term Dates.

  • No.

    We do not select or exclude pupils on the basis of their academic ability, their church affiliation or the socio-economic background of their families. Further details about our Admissions Procedure can be found on our Admissions Policy.

  • Pupils at the River School do not take SATs. If you would like to find out more about how we monitor progress, please contact us.