Fees at Saffron Walden
Dame Bradbury’s Early Years Fees 2025/2026
The Stephen Perse Nursery at Saffron Walden provides daycare from 07:30 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, all year round. We are open all year round, except on the following dates when the nursery closes:
- Summer closure 2025: 4 August to 8 August 2025
- Christmas closure 2025/26: 24 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
| Dame Bradbury's Nursery | Fees (VAT Exempt) |
|---|---|
| Full day, year round (age 1-2) | £96.50 per day |
| Full day, year round (age 2-3) | £96.50 per day |
| Kindergarten full day, year round (age 3-4) | £83.50 per day |
| Kindergarten full day, term time only (age 3-4) | £83.50per day |
| Dame Bradbury's Junior School | Fees per term (inclusive of VAT where applicable) |
|---|---|
| Dame Bradbury's - Reception | £5,520 |
| Dame Bradbury's school lunch charge - all year groups. School lunches remain mandatory for all year groups at Dame Bradbury's | £295 |
| Dame Bradbury's Wrap Around Care | Charges (VAT Exempt) |
|---|---|
| Dame Bradbury's all year groups Breakfast Club (7:30-8:00) there is no charge from 8:00-8:30. | £3.50 per day |
| Dame Bradbury's - Reception, Years 1 and 2 Late stay charges apply from 16:00-18:00 | £2.25 for each 15 minutes |
- Nursery and Kindergarten fees include full time day care from 07:30 to 18:00 as well as meals, nappies and cream (as appropriate).
- Dame Bradbury’s closes at 18:00. A charge of £15 per 10 minutes, or part thereof, will be applied in situations where a child is collected after 18:00.
- Reception Holiday Provision is available daily from 07:30-18:00 and charged at £79.50 per day.
Home to School Transport Services
Home to School transport services continue to operate to and from our schools from various locations around Cambridge and Saffron Walden. These are charged separately on a termly basis. Costs for Home to School Transport are usually announced in the Summer Term once there is an indication of demand for services in the coming year.
Peripatetic Music and Speech Lessons
Our students may hire instruments and can take part in music, speech and LAMDA lessons with individual members of the visiting music and other specialist staff. These are charged separately by the teacher directly to parents.
Registration fee
The registration fee required at the time of submitting an application reflects the costs incurred by the Foundation in administering the admissions process before the offer of a place is made. This fee is non-refundable.
- Nursery and Kindergarten: £100 (VAT exempt)
- Reception: £200 (VAT exempt)
Acceptance fee
The acceptance fee is payable when an offer of a place is accepted by the parents and reflects the administrative costs incurred by the Foundation in preparing for new pupils to join the Foundation, including induction arrangements. This fee is non-refundable.
- Nursery and Kindergarten: £100 (VAT exempt)
- Reception: £360 (£300 + £60 VAT)
Refundable deposit
The deposit is payable when an offer of a place is accepted by the parents and is held as security by the Foundation. The deposit is refunded when the pupil leaves the Foundation, or in the event that the pupil fails to meet the entry requirements to join the Foundation, in accordance with the Foundation’s Parent Contract.
- Reception £500 refundable deposit
Please note:
All fees include VAT from 1 January 2025 where applicable.
In the event that taxes are applicable to any of the fees and extras and not reflected in this list, we will notify you promptly and reserve the right to reissue the relevant invoice(s) with the additional taxes included. Taxes as applicable are payable by parents in full and subject to our late payment provisions.