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Culford School
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
1–18 years
A Levels
Boarding available
Fees checked 2026-11-02Fees 2026/27
Culford School fees for 2026/27 are £14,775 for PPR (Reception) day — including compulsory catering; £22,455 for Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) day — including compulsory catering; £32,250 for Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) day — including compulsory catering a year. Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) full boarding — including compulsory catering: £37,965 a year.
£14,775–32,250
Annual school fees and compulsory catering (day places)
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| Stage / provision | Annual school fees and compulsory catering |
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| PPR (Reception) day — including compulsory catering | £14,775 |
| PP1–PP2 (Years 1–2) day — including compulsory catering | £15,900 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) day — including compulsory catering | £19,410 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) day — including compulsory catering | £22,455 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) day — including compulsory catering | £25,275 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) day — including compulsory catering | £32,250 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) part boarding, 2 nights — including compulsory catering | £30,750 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £33,165 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £37,965 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £40,245 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) part boarding, 2 nights — including compulsory catering | £30,750 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £33,165 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £37,965 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £40,245 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) part boarding, 2 nights — including compulsory catering | £33,645 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £36,045 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £40,770 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £43,080 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £41,385 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £51,120 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £55,515 |
Directly published 2026/27 annual school-fee totals including compulsory catering and VAT where applicable. These are the school’s annual quotations, not SchoolMatch annualisations. Catering is already included: do not add the separate £440 Pre-Prep or £550 Prep/Senior termly catering amount again. Nursery and Pre-Reception sessions are not annualised. Acceptance payments, applicable deposits, public exams, specialist support and other extras are separate.
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Key facts
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Admissions & entry points
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Joining the school
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Learning & qualifications
About Culford SchoolCulford School offers day and boarding education with nursery, pre-prep, prep and senior provision.Sources reviewed 14 September 2026 Learni…
About Culford School
Culford School offers day and boarding education with nursery, pre-prep, prep and senior provision.
Sources reviewed 14 September 2026
Learning and qualifications
Culford School offers day and boarding education with nursery, pre-prep, prep and senior provision. Separate open mornings help families explore the younger or older school stages.
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Checking the right nursery or boarding quotation
The current 2026/27 fee page and linked 2026/27 pack agree the annual school totals but publish different Nursery age bands and session rates, and different Prep occasional-boarding prices. Ask the school for the applicable written quotation before booking those services. The annual school table excludes those disputed charges. Pre-Reception session rates and the Senior occasional-night rate agree across both sources.
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Support, school day & campus
Support and school lifeThe published school information highl…
Support and school life
The published school information highlights pastoral care and a wider programme that includes hockey, tennis, golf and creative work. For a child who needs language or specialist learning support, ask for an individual assessment of what the school can provide and whether it costs extra.
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Campus and daily arrangements
Culford School is in Bury St Edmunds. Separate open mornings help families explore the younger or older school stages. Before visiting, confirm the teaching address for the intended year group, the daily timetable and any transport or residential arrangements.
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School address
The official contacts page publishes this address for Culford School. School campus: Culford School, IP28 6TX Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
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Included extended day
The 2026/27 pack includes extended day for full-time pupils, with booking required: Pre-Prep from 07:30 to 18:00, Prep to 19:30 and Senior/Sixth Form to 20:30. Prep includes supper and supervised prep; Senior includes breakfast and supper. The current fee page gives a different Pre-Prep opening time, so confirm the start time when booking.
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Sibling reductions and means-tested help
The published sibling concessions are 5% for the second child, 10% for the third, 20% for the fourth and 35% for the fifth; separate arrangements give 10% per child for triplets and 15% per child for quadruplets. The second-child concession starts only once that child reaches Reception. Remissions apply to school fees rather than compulsory catering. Bursaries are individually means-tested and reviewed; no universal reduced net fee is assumed.
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First-year budget & additional costs
School and catering totals per term2026/27 · Total fee per term, including compulsory cateringPPR (Reception) day — including compulsory catering£4,925PP1–PP2 (…
School and catering totals per term
| PPR (Reception) day — including compulsory catering | £4,925 |
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| PP1–PP2 (Years 1–2) day — including compulsory catering | £5,300 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) day — including compulsory catering | £6,470 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) day — including compulsory catering | £7,485 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) day — including compulsory catering | £8,425 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) day — including compulsory catering | £10,750 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) part boarding, 2 nights — including compulsory catering | £10,250 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £11,055 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £12,655 |
| Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £13,415 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) part boarding, 2 nights — including compulsory catering | £10,250 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £11,055 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £12,655 |
| Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £13,415 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) part boarding, 2 nights — including compulsory catering | £11,215 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £12,015 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £13,590 |
| Lower/Upper Third (Years 7–8) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £14,360 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) part boarding, 3 nights — including compulsory catering | £13,795 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) full boarding — including compulsory catering | £17,040 |
| Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) international boarding — including compulsory catering | £18,505 |
These are direct school quotations. Each total already includes the £440 or £550 catering charge. The annual amounts in the main table are also explicitly published. Payment options are alternatives; do not combine annual and termly amounts.
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Compulsory catering already included in totals
| PPR, PP1 and PP2 catering component | £440 |
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| Prep and Senior/Sixth Form catering component | £550 |
The linked tariff expressly calls catering compulsory. These amounts explain the totals and are not extra charges to add again. Fee remissions apply to school fees only. VAT included where applicable.
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Pre-Reception sessions, ages 3–4
| Breakfast, 07:30–08:00 | £12 |
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| Morning including lunch, 08:00–13:00 | £43 |
| Afternoon, 13:00–15:50 | £25.5 |
| School day, 08:00–15:50 | £68.5 |
| Full day, 08:00–18:00 | £86 |
The current fee page and linked 2026/27 PDF agree these Pre-Reception rates. Do not apply them to Nursery children under three, where the official quotations differ. After-school care needs booking a term ahead; out-of-term ad hoc sessions require booking.
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Senior occasional boarding
| Senior/Sixth Form occasional boarding | £85 |
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The current fee page and linked PDF agree the Senior night rate. Booking is subject to availability, allocated in order of request, with a maximum of ten times per term stated on the current page. The Prep occasional-boarding quotations differ, so confirm that separate rate with the school.
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Individual learning and English support
| Learning Development: Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior | £37.5 |
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| EAL individual lesson: Prep and Senior | £37.5 |
Learning Development group provision is charged proportionately but no universal group amount is published. EAL is not identified as a Pre-Prep quotation here. VAT included where applicable.
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EAL group support, Prep and Senior
| EAL group lesson | £15 |
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Separate from individual EAL and supported reading. The source gives the session charge without a per-person label, so no household or class total is calculated. VAT included where applicable.
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Supported English reading, Prep and Senior
| EAL supported reading | £22.5 |
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This hourly service is distinct from the 30-minute EAL tuition quotations. VAT included where applicable.
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Pre-Reception and Pre-Prep late collection
| Late pick-up | £5 |
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The published charge is a penalty interval, not a standard childcare session or an annual fee. No Nursery session tariff is inferred.
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Old Culfordian Senior joining payment
| One-off payment for each pupil joining Senior School | £75 |
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Clause 4.17 of the current April 2026 terms quotes £75 plus VAT, invoiced in the first Spring Term after joining Senior and due by the first day of the next Summer Term. No VAT rate or gross amount is inferred. This is separate from school tuition.
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School fees, catering and nursery arrangements
The 2026/27 school schedule quotes annual day totals from £14,775 in Reception to £32,250 in Senior/Sixth Form, including compulsory catering and VAT where applicable. Nursery and Pre-Reception use session pricing rather than these annual school tariffs. Culford does not accept Government-funded hours but accepts Tax-Free Childcare for Nursery through Pre-Reception. Its September 2026 loyalty scheme can reduce later summer-term fees; families who joined Nursery earlier retain the previous arrangement.
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Annual quotations and payment timing
The school publishes both annual and termly totals. Its April 2026 terms divide annual school fees into three equal terms regardless of term length, with payment due at the start of each term. The 2026/27 pack also offers ten equal monthly direct debits from August to May, subject to arrangements with Finance. Nursery sessions are priced separately.
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Acceptance payments and conditional deposit return
The linked April 2026 terms distinguish a non-refundable acceptance fee from a deposit payable where applicable. The deposit is security and may be returned on leaving, subject to the final account and contractual conditions. Debts, insufficient notice, non-attendance or specified termination circumstances can allow retention. The amount is set in the individual Acceptance Form; it is not quoted as a universal amount here.
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Location
Culford School
School campus: Culford School, IP28 6TX Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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How much are Culford School fees?
Culford School fees for 2026/27 are £14,775 for PPR (Reception) day — including compulsory catering; £22,455 for Lower/Upper Second (Years 5–6) day — including compulsory catering; £32,250 for Fourth Form–Upper Sixth (Years 9–13) day — including compulsory catering a year. Lower/Upper First (Years 3–4) full boarding — including compulsory catering: £37,965 a year.
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Sources & field verification dates
Sources and dates appear beside each detail above. School-reported information may change; confirm the offer for your child.
https://www.culford.co.uk/nursery/fees
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https://www.culford.co.uk/about-us/useful-contacts
https://www.culford.co.uk/fs/resource-manager/view/ac4e3224-cb7f-4d18-9ea7-a3fe10582afa
https://www.culford.co.uk/fs/resource-manager/view/b455ff89-fe5a-459c-8599-6678a7fa45e3
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