Postby CorianderStreet » Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:50 am
Our son went to a local private secondary school from the age of ten. At the time the fees were around £11,000 a year - by the time he left they were more than £18,000 and they’re now more than £22,000.
On top of fees you’ve also got uniform (yes you can get secondhand but there’s still a lot of it), trips, music lessons etc. And your child will be surrounded by others who will be going skiing, going on safari etc not just as a one-of but every single year. It’s hard to explain to your child that they can’t have the same when they’re in an environment where it seems completely normal!
We were lucky in that my husband’s company paid the majority of the fees but with hindsight I don’t think sending him private was the right decision. And I definitely wouldn’t want to feel financially stressed in order to go private - it really isn’t worth it.