Queen's Online School vs Cambridge Home School Online
Both schools' own figures for 2026/27, read on 2 November 2026: what a year costs with the registration fee and any VAT added, how much is taught live, and who has checked them.
The first year's cost
| Queen's | CHSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | £4,098Primary, ages 7 to 11 | £6,299Primary Prep |
| Key Stage 3 | £5,348Lower secondary, ages 11 to 14 | £11,150Lower School, Years 7 to 9 |
| GCSE | £6,498IGCSE, ages 14 to 16 | £11,150Upper School, Years 10 and 11 |
| A level | £6,498A level, ages 16 to 18 | £11,150Sixth Form |
The year's fee plus the one-off registration fee, with VAT added where the school adds it for UK families. Exams are extra at both unless we say otherwise below.
- At Primary, Queen's is £2,201 cheaper in the first year (£4,098 against £6,299).
- At Key Stage 3, Queen's is £5,802 cheaper in the first year (£5,348 against £11,150).
- At GCSE, Queen's is £4,652 cheaper in the first year (£6,498 against £11,150).
- At A level, Queen's is £4,652 cheaper in the first year (£6,498 against £11,150).
Side by side
| Queen's | CHSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Lessons | Live lessons. 15 to 22 live lessons a week, mostly in the mornings, every lesson recorded | Live lessons. Lessons between 9am and 4pm UK time; 2 to 4 hours a week per IGCSE, 4 hours per A level; cameras on |
| Class size | Not published | Not published |
| Recorded | Yes | Yes |
| Ages | 7 to 18 | 5 to 19 |
| Qualifications | National Curriculum-based Key Stages 2 and 3; Pearson Edexcel International GCSE; International A level | Cambridge IGCSE; Cambridge International A level |
| Registration | £99 | £200 |
| Exams | Not on the fees page. Exams are sat at approved exam centres, not at home. | Not included. Families register their child at an exam centre themselves; the school gives guidance. |
| Leaving | Rolling agreement that renews itself; the flexible plan needs 6 weeks' notice. | Not published on the pages we read. |
| DfE accreditation | Not accredited | Not accredited |
Queen's Online School
The cheapest full live timetable we found: £6,399 for an IGCSE or A level year paid upfront, and the flexible plan lets you leave at any half term. It belongs to the same company as Cambridge Home School Online. Its main fees page says no VAT is charged, but an older page on its site still lists different "incl VAT" prices. Full Queen's fees and details.
Cambridge Home School Online
The oldest name here (2002), selective, and paid in one lump: £10,950 a year with no instalments. Classes are live with cameras on, which suits some children and rules others out. Not DfE-accredited. Full CHSO fees and details.
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Sources
- upfront, monthly and half-termly fees, registration fee, VAT wording, read 2 November 2026.
- older page with different VAT-inclusive prices, read 2 November 2026.
- live lessons a week, recordings, class size, read 2 November 2026.
- operator, notice, auto-renewal, read 2 November 2026.
- fees, registration fee, no instalments, read 2 November 2026.
- hours per IGCSE, read 2 November 2026.
- bursaries (this page still shows older fees), read 2 November 2026.