Fees vary from school to school, the average boarding fees per term for pupils at senior boarding schools is £11,000. Prep boarding school fees are a little less, at an average of £9,000 per term.
Gifted children from outside the UK are invited to compete in open scholarship examinations. The schools hold these exams in the September to December and January to April terms of the year.
To obtain a bursary, parents will usually be asked by the school to fill in an application form, giving details of their financial circumstances, supported by documentary evidence.