Fees

Blackheath High School is an independent day school for girls 3-18 years. The high standard of education and the wellbeing of every student is at the very heart of what we deliver and enabled by exceptional teaching staff and state-of-the-art facilities.

We are incredibly proud to be part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, a charitable organisation which re-invests all income for the benefit of our pupils. Our private school fees are a big part of ‘the GDST difference.’ They enable us to improve facilities in our school and continually to invest in the outstanding teaching and non-teaching staff we employ and in the infrastructure shared across our network of 26 school, including two academies across England and Wales.

Support for the payment of fees can be offered by way of scholarships and bursaries. If you wish to apply for a scholarship and / or bursary, please clearly indicate this whilst making your application.

School Fees for Academic Year 2025-2026

In January 2025 the government announced the addition of VAT to independent school fees. In response to this, and as part of our mission to reach as many girls as possible, we were pleased to confirm that the GDST was able to absorb a significant proportion of this VAT increase.The table below confirms our new fee structure (including VAT) for the academic year 2025/26.

Notes:

• There are three terms in each academic year.
• Fees cover the regular curriculum, textbooks, stationery and other materials, choral music, and games. They do not cover the cost of GCSE and A-level examinations, and there may be additional charges for optional extra activities.
• Nursery fees - All parents are eligible for the government grant, covering 15 hours education per week (Early Years grant) from the term following their daughter’s third birthday, up until the term in which your daughter turns five. This is deducted from the above fees at source by the GDST. 

Payment of fees

Fees must be paid by the Bank Direct Debit system and the necessary form will be provided by the Admissions Team upon offer of a place. The fees may be paid either termly or by monthly instalments (4 per term).
 

Application fees

Upon filling in your application, you will be asked to pay a non refundable fee, as follows below:

• For UK applicants - the application fee is £150 +VAT
• For overseas applicants - the application fee is £200 +VAT

A deposit of £1,000 is charged on the acceptance of a place and is returned at the end of your daughter’s education.

Additional charges

• Individual music lessons can be arranged at a rate of circa £200 per term (dependant on the peripatetic tutor) - 10x 30 minute lessons.
• School lunches are compulsory for Nursery-Year 11, and can be opted-in to in the Sixth Form. Lunches are charged at £311 per term. For more informational about our delicious and nutritious meals, visit our Nutrition page. 
• School trips are a wonderful break from the classroom, and provide excellent academic enrichment. The number and nature of compulsory trips your daughter will attend - and the fees associated - depend on her year group. The total amount of fees for the year’s compulsory trips will be divided equally and paid termly, along with school fees. Parents will be notified of these costs at the beginning of the academic year.
• Along with compulsory curriculum trips that everyone attends, there will be opportunities for your daughter to go on exciting, optional trips. View recent examples on our Trips page.
• We offer optional wrap-around care for Early Years and Junior School pupils, in the manner of a Breakfast Club before school, and Extended Hours care after. Sessions are charged on an hourly rate and can be pre-booked through Parentpay.
• I need to book / pay for wrap-around care