British School of Bucharest

42 Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, Voluntari, 077190, Romania. Located in the northern outskirts of Bucharest, near the Pipera corridor. The campus is accessible by road and is served by a door-to-door transport service for students via an external bus company.

Early Years Foundation Stage (Pre-Nursery to Reception), Primary School (Years 1–6), Secondary School (Years 7–11), Sixth Form (Years 12–13).

British international day school

Learning support is provided by the Learning Support team and the SEN Department. They offer in‑class, one‑to‑one and small group support, develop Individual Educational Plans with regular reviews, and work with an Educational Psychologist; external specialists such as speech therapists may be involved. The SEN Department supports students with learning difficulties, medical issues, and behavioural and emotional difficulties; arrangements can be made for exam access; the school can provide targeted support sessions; it cannot meet the needs of Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD) or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD).

British; follows the National Curriculum for England and is recognised as a British School Overseas (BSO).

Door-to-door transport provided by an external bus company, available for children from 36 months. 8 reasons to use the service include routes in Pipera, Voluntari and Districts 1–4, safe and comfortable buses, car seats for younger children, option of return or single routes, and a Teaching Assistant on board. Morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off are arranged via the Parents' Portal.

Application and Registration fees

- Application fee: €275 per pupil (one‑off, paid before or on the assessment day). This fee is non‑refundable.

- Admissions & Waiting List fee (one‑off, new pupils only; non‑refundable):
- Pre‑Nursery, Nursery and Reception: €981 per pupil.
- Year 1 – Year 13: €3,674 for the first child; €2,109 for the second child; €919 for the third child; €0 for the fourth child.

Reservation deposit

- Reservation deposit: €5,789 per pupil. This deposit secures a place until 15 April 2026; the balance of fees is due by that date to finally guarantee the place. For parents registering after 15 April the reservation deposit becomes part of the school fee. If the balance is not received in full by 15 April 2026 a place will not be reserved. The school may increase fees with 90 days' notice.

Annual tuition fees by year group (2026/2027 fee schedule)

- Pre‑Nursery (full day 08:30–15:00): €7,819 per year.
- Pre‑Nursery (half day 08:30–12:30): €3,948 per year.
- Nursery – Year 6: €21,294 per year.
- Year 7 – Year 13: €24,683 per year.

Tuition fees expressed per term (school year is three terms: Autumn, Spring, Summer)

- The school's academic year consists of three terms; per‑term figures below are the annual fee divided by three.
- Pre‑Nursery (full day): €2,606.33 per term (€7,819 ÷ 3).
- Pre‑Nursery (half day): €1,316.00 per term (€3,948 ÷ 3).
- Nursery – Year 6: €7,098.00 per term (€21,294 ÷ 3).
- Year 7 – Year 13: €8,227.67 per term (€24,683 ÷ 3).

What the school fees include and exclude

- Included within the published school fees (as fixed parts of the fee): certain after‑school activities and some local trips, daytime snacks, insurance; lunch for Pre‑Nursery, Nursery & Reception; one set summer and one set winter uniform for Nursery & Reception; use of a Chromebook/iPad for Years 7–11 if requested; EAL support for the first 12 months where assessed; documentation for internally organised exams.

- Not included in the school fees (extra costs borne by parents): certain after‑school activities and extracurricular trips/activities, private music lessons or instrument rental, most school uniform items (except the Nursery & Reception sets noted above), transport, lunch for pupils other than Pre‑Nursery/Nursery/Reception, one‑to‑one TA support, external examination fees for Years 10–13, extended EAL, SEN support or Educational Psychologist sessions where required, and other ad hoc services (photos, specific documentation, etc.). Costs for optional services are communicated in advance.

Boarding fees

- Boarding is not available at the British School of Bucharest; the school operates as a day school. (Boarding facilities/fees are not offered.)

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Key billing timing and enrolment payment points:
- Application fee: payable at application/assessment.
- Admissions & Waiting List fee: one‑off, payable when a place is offered and accepted. Both of these fees are explicitly non‑refundable.
- Reservation deposit: secures the place until 15 April 2026; the balance of fees is due by that date to guarantee the place; if balance is not paid by 15 April 2026 the place will not be reserved.
- The admissions process requires that, if a place is offered, parents or guardians confirm the place within 48 hours as part of the acceptance workflow.

Refund information

- Explicitly stated non‑refundable amounts: application fee and Admissions & Waiting List fee are non‑refundable. The reservation deposit is described as securing the place and becoming part of the school fee for late registrants; the reservation deposit is applied to secure a place until the specified date.

Other costs and typical ancillary charges

- Uniform: Nursery & Reception receive one summer and one winter uniform set included; for all other year groups school uniform costs are additional.
- Transport: school transport is provided on request by an external bus company and carries supplementary costs.
- Meals: lunch is included only for Pre‑Nursery, Nursery & Reception; other year groups pay separately for lunch where relevant.
- Examinations and external fees: external examination fees for Years 10–13 are charged separately according to the pupil's subject choices.
- Additional support or therapeutic services (extended EAL, SEN support, Educational Psychologist) are charged separately when required.

Fee payment handling and methods

- Applications and enrolment are managed through the school's online admissions platform (OpenApply) and the school's admissions/accounts team. Specific accepted payment methods (for example, bank transfer, credit/debit card or other channels) are handled through the school's payment processes associated with admissions/accounts; these specific payment method details are not listed on the public fee schedule page.

Notes on increases and notice

- The school may increase published fees to reflect inflation, operational or development costs and will give 90 days' notice of any increase.

( Figures and policy statements above are taken from the British School of Bucharest 2026/2027 fee schedule and related admissions pages. )