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Wendover Online School fees and teaching

Tiny groups of 2 to 6 and a weekly one-to-one tutorial, priced like a private day school. Fees go up with each GCSE you add, so a lighter timetable costs much less. VAT is in the price.

Updated

Read from wendoveronlineschool.com on 2 November 2026. DfE accredited Mar 2026

Fees for 2026/27

StageA yearHow the school quotes it
Years 5 and 6Full curriculum £10,800 £3,600 a term (we multiplied by three). VAT included (or the school absorbs it). Years 3 and 4: £3,045 a term.
Years 7 and 8Full curriculum £11,997 £3,999 a term (we multiplied by three). VAT included (or the school absorbs it). Year 9: £4,314 a term.
Years 10 and 11, 8 GCSEs8 GCSEs £14,895 £4,965 a term for 8 GCSEs (we multiplied by three); from £870 a term for 1. VAT included (or the school absorbs it).
Years 12 and 13, 3 A levels3 A levels £18,597 £6,199 a term for 3 A levels (we multiplied by three). VAT included (or the school absorbs it).

What gets added

Registration
None published
Deposit
Due on accepting a place (amount not published); kept if the child doesn't start, otherwise taken off the final fees
Exams
All exam fees are extra; pupils sit at exam centres or local schools that take external candidates.
Discounts
EPQ £495 a term instead of £750 alongside two or three A levels.
Leaving
One term's notice, or a term's fees instead.
Part time
Single GCSEs from £870 a term in a group; one-to-one GCSE £1,380 a term.

How it teaches

Lessons
Live lessons. About 22 lessons of 40 minutes a week at primary, 24 to 26 at Key Stage 3; 3 a week per GCSE; 4 hours a week per A level; a weekly one-to-one tutorial.
Class size
Up to 6
Recordings
Lessons are recorded
Ages
6 to 19
Qualifications
English national curriculum; GCSE; A level; EPQ
SEND
A SEND prospectus; at Ofsted's visit 8 of 92 full-time pupils had EHC plans and many had social, emotional or mental health needs.
Who can join
Families directly, and councils or schools can place pupils

DfE accreditation

Wendover 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. Its first visit, in October 2024, did not meet every standard.

Run by Wendover Online School.

Sources

  1. 2026/27 termly fees, VAT inclusive, read 2 November 2026.
  2. lessons a week, tutorials, taster lesson, read 2 November 2026.
  3. deposit and notice, read 2 November 2026.
  4. DfE accreditation 31 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2029, read 2 November 2026.