Online Schools Compared

Net School fees and teaching

Built for home educators who want some live classes rather than a whole school: you buy subjects by the hour, so 10 hours a week of IGCSE comes to £5,314 a year. Its course pages say VAT is included and its FAQ says VAT is added.

Updated

Read from net-school.co.uk on 2 November 2026. Not accredited

Fees for 2026/27

StageA yearHow the school quotes it
Key Stage 3, 10 hours a week10 hours of subjects you choose £4,811.40 £1,895.40, £1,603.80 and £1,312.20 for the three terms (we added them up). The school does not say clearly whether VAT is included.
IGCSE, Year 10, 10 hours a week10 hours, about 4 or 5 IGCSEs £5,313.60 £1,918.80, £1,623.60 and £1,771.20 for the three terms (we added them up). The school does not say clearly whether VAT is included.

What gets added

Registration
None published
Deposit
None published
Exams
Parents pay the exam board and centre; a discount at Tutors and Exams centres.
Discounts
10% off at 10 hours a week or more.
Leaving
Termly, paid before term.
Part time
By the subject, from £145.80 a term for a one-hour Key Stage 3 subject.

How it teaches

Lessons
Live lessons. Pick subjects by the hour: maths 3 hours a week, science and English 2, others 1 at Key Stage 3.
Class size
Up to 16
Recordings
Lessons are recorded
Ages
11 to 18
Qualifications
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE; Cambridge IGCSE (Latin, computer science); A level by individual tuition
Joining
Placed by ability, not age, in English and maths.
Who can join
Families apply directly

DfE accreditation

Net School is not accredited under the Department for Education's Online Education Accreditation Scheme. The scheme is voluntary, so that alone doesn't mean anything is wrong; see what accreditation checks.

Other memberships it lists: UK Register of Learning Providers.

Sources

  1. 2026/27 IGCSE termly fees, VAT wording, read 2 November 2026.
  2. 2026/27 Key Stage 3 termly fees, read 2 November 2026.
  3. class size, recordings, exams, read 2 November 2026.