Online Schools Compared

Cambridge Online School fees and teaching

Small live classes of up to 10 and an exam centre you can sit in from home. The same company sells the same classes under three other names at different prices: Acorns to Oaks and Eureka Learning (cheaper) and Wrenmere Oxford (dearer, with private lessons).

Updated

Read from cambridgeonlineschool.co.uk on 2 November 2026. DfE accredited Mar 2026

Fees for 2026/27

StageA yearHow the school quotes it
Key Stage 2, Years 3 to 69 subjects £5,868.72 per year upfront; termly or monthly plans cost 2% to 8% more. VAT included (or the school absorbs it). Key Stage 1 is £5,379.66.
Secondary, Years 7 to 99 subjects £8,985.60 per year upfront. VAT included (or the school absorbs it).
Secondary, Years 10 and 119 subjects £8,985.60 per year upfront. VAT included (or the school absorbs it).
Sixth form3 A levels £9,072 per year upfront. VAT included (or the school absorbs it).

What gets added

Registration
None published
Deposit
10% of the year on termly or monthly plans
Exams
A Pearson online centre: pupils can sit some IGCSEs and International A levels at home; private candidates pay £519.05 per IGCSE including entry.
Leaving
Behind a terms button we did not read.
Part time
Any subjects singly: £1,123.20 a year per secondary subject, £3,024 per A level.

How it teaches

Lessons
Live lessons. Live lessons at set UK times, 30 to 50 minutes each; every class is recorded and can be watched instead.
Class size
Up to 10
Recordings
Lessons are recorded
Ages
5 to 18
Qualifications
English national curriculum; Pearson Edexcel International GCSE; Pearson Edexcel International A level; EPQ
Who can join
Families apply directly

DfE accreditation

Cambridge Online School is accredited under the Department for Education's Online Education Accreditation Scheme from 31 March 2026, until 30 March 2029. Read Ofsted's report (published 27 March 2026). It is listed on Get Information about Schools. Held by Boland Companies Ltd for all four of its brands. Its first visit, in January 2025, did not meet every standard.

Other memberships it lists: Pearson approved online centre, COBIS member.

Run by Boland Companies Ltd (company 11744949).

Sources

  1. 2026/27 fees, payment plans, VAT wording, read 2 November 2026.
  2. remote invigilation and exam prices, read 2 November 2026.
  3. Ofsted accreditation report: class size, lesson length, brands, read 2 November 2026.
  4. DfE accreditation 31 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2029, read 2 November 2026.