Fees

Tuition fee charges are normally reviewed by the governors once a year and are typically announced at the end of the Lent (Spring) term.Any changes to charges for lunches and coaches will be advised around the same time. 

School Fees can be paid in ten monthly instalments. This arrangement is provided by School Fee Plan, an external company, and takes the form of a credit agreement, at 0% interest. The monthly amount paid is an estimated figure for the cost of the school fees and extras for the year. The final payment will then be adjusted to reflect the total of the invoices sent out during the year.

St Albans High School for Girls is an appointed representative of Premium Credit Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. School Fee Plan is a trading style of Premium Credit Ltd. Credit is subject to status. Terms and Conditions apply. Over 18’s only. 

This is a non-refundable one-off fee of £150 (plus VAT at 20%, total payment £180) when you apply for a place in the school for your child. This covers the administration costs of each application. 

To accept an offer of a place, we ask parents to pay an acceptance deposit of £1,000 for the Prep School and £1,500 for the Senior School. These amounts are held on account until your child leaves the School and will then be deducted from your final bill. 

From September 2026, STAHS will offer a 5% discount for the second and each subsequent sibling concurrently attending STAHS Prep, STAHS Senior or Stormont School. 

We also recognise that many families have children who are unable to attend STAHS Prep, STAHS Senior or Stormont school, either because they are boys or because they were not offered a place after going through the admissions process. We are therefore pleased to offer a sibling discount to these families of 5% for their daughter attending STAHS Prep, STAHS Senior or Stormont School where they can verifiably demonstrate that they have another child at an independent (fee-paying) school. For further information about eligibility and the process of registering for the discount, current parents can contact fees@stahs.org.ukand prospective parents can contact the Admissions team at admissions@stahs.org.uk or on 01727 792 509. 

STAHS is committed to providing as many fully-funded bursary places as possible for pupils to join our school who would otherwise have no means to access independent education.

Bursaries are available up to 100% of tuition fees, to support families who may not consider our school because they cannot afford the fees. In addition, bursaries may include the costs of school trips, uniform and sports kit, school lunches, transport costs and weekly musical lessons. For more information visit the Bursaries page.

STAHS Scholarships are designed to reward excellence and to celebrate exceptional talent. In recognition of this achievement, the Scholar is typically offered a 10% reduction in the tuition fees throughout their time at STAHS, provided they continue to meet the criteria for maintaining the award. Very occasionally, a higher value scholarship is awarded at the Principal’s discretion where a pupil has truly exceptional talent. In addition, Scholars are provided with many opportunities to stretch and challenge themselves in their target area through participation in the various Scholarship Programmes. For more information, please visit the Scholarships page.

Senior School pupils have three choices for lunch: daily school lunches (£330 per term), casual lunch when they choose each day whether to have a school lunch (£7.15 per day) or to bring in their own packed lunches.

All Prep School pupils have daily school lunches. Lunch for children in Pre-Prep is included within the total cost of fees. For children in Years 3-6 cost of lunch is £300 per term.

Routes vary and Senior coaches currently range from £618 to £ 752 per term. If you would like your child to travel on a casual basis (not daily), then the cost is £13.23 per journey.

Prep school coaches start from ££366 per term one way with casual coach journeys costing £8.24/journey. For more information, please visit the Coaches page.

For specific queries please contact our Transport Manager at coaches@stahs.org.uk

If you were to buy all the items on the school uniform list, then it would cost you approximately £800. We have a second-hand uniform shop ‘2HUS’ which is well stocked with good-quality items which can be bought at a fraction of the price.

Most of the clubs and activities that we offer during lunchtime and after school are free of charge.

There are a few exceptions for which charges are made, for example, Speech and Drama lessons (LAMDA), and at some Prep School clubs, such as those run by external providers (e.g. Karate, Fencing, Spanish etc.).

Yes, the school has a large team of visiting music teachers who offer instrumental and singing music lessons. These take place during the school day and for 10 individual lessons of 30 minutes duration, the cost is around £255 per term. Fees are paid direct to the visiting music teachers.

There is a wide range of school trips each year, from day trips into London, modern language trips to Europe, educational trips to Italy and the USA as well as bi-annual overseas sport tours.

All residential and day trips are chargeable. Prices for day trips range from c.£3-£60. Residential trips in the UK typically range from £250-£900, depending on the number of days and destination. Some subjects at GCSE have mandatory trips, such as Geography or Science field trips. The cost of overseas educational trips varies according to destination, mode of travel and economic forces.

Every effort is made to keep costs reasonable, and parents are advised of the approximate cost in advance to allow an informed decision to be made.

Text and exercise books are included in the school fees.

The cost of any public exam that your daughter sits is payable by the parent. Costs will therefore be incurred for all GCSE exams and A levels. The average GCSE exam costs £57.00.

Please note that fees and charges listed are exclusive of any VAT that may become payable.

Both Breakfast Club and After School Care charged at an additional rate. Find out more about prices and timings here.