CambriLearn and King's InterHigh are both established online schools that teach the British curriculum through live, timetabled lessons with subject teachers. CambriLearn brings almost two decades of online teaching, more than 80,000 students educated across 100+ countries, six curriculum pathways, enrolment from early years, and per-subject fees across three package tiers. King's InterHigh, part of the Inspired Education Group, holds DfE accreditation and adds the IB Diploma at Sixth Form. This guide compares fees, accreditation, curricula, and teaching models, with every figure taken from each school's own published pages, so you can judge the fit for your child.
Fees and features verified against kingsinterhigh.co.uk and cambrilearn.com in July 2026.
Both schools deliver live, timetabled British-curriculum teaching with recordings for catch-up, so the shared ground is wide. The cards below strip that away and show only the genuine differences, based on what each school publishes about itself as of July 2026.
The table below compares both schools on the factors UK families ask about most: who runs the school, what it costs, which qualifications it delivers, and how teaching is structured. Every King's InterHigh figure comes from its own published fee and accreditation pages.
| Feature | CambriLearn | King's InterHigh |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage | Teaching online for almost two decades | Founded 2005 as InterHigh, renamed after joining Inspired Education Group |
| Students | 80,000+ educated across 100+ countries | Students in 120+ countries; current enrolment not published |
| Ages served | Early years to A Levels, roughly ages 4 to 19 | Ages 7 to 19, Key Stage 2 to Sixth Form |
| Accreditation | Accredited by Cognia and Pearson Edexcel; approved Pearson Edexcel centre (Centre Number 94888); NCAA approved; registered with SACAI and IEB | DfE accredited under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme; registered Cambridge* online school; Pearson Edexcel approved centre; IB World School status for the online Diploma Programme |
| Curricula | International British Curriculum*, Pearson Edexcel International GCSE and International A Level, US K-12, CAPS, KABV, IEB | British curriculum with GCSEs, International GCSEs, A Levels, and the IB Diploma |
| IB Diploma | Not offered; Sixth Form route is International A Levels with January and May/June exam sessions | Offered, £10,990 per year on the 2026/27 annual contract |
| Teaching model | Live timetabled lessons with specialist teachers, plus recordings; three package tiers from recorded lessons to direct teacher messaging | Live timetabled lessons plus a recording library; one bundled package per key stage |
| Fee structure | Per subject, across Starter, Standard, and Premium packages; see current fees | Fixed bundle per key stage: £4,395 to £10,990 per year on 2026/27 annual contracts, plus per-subject additions |
| Upfront extras | Once-off registration fee; see current fees | £100 registration fee plus a £500 deposit for UK students, £1,000 outside the UK |
| Exam sessions | Pearson Edexcel January and May/June sessions; exams sat at registered centres worldwide | May/June sessions through partner centres and its own centre in Abergavenny; exam fees of £150 to £200 per qualification paid to the centre |
| Enrolment timing | Enrol at any point in the year | Mid-year joining supported, with fees adjusted by start date |
| Community | CambriCommunity: online clubs plus regional in-person experiences | Co-curricular clubs, pastoral team, and Inspired group summer camps at additional cost |
| US athletics route | NCAA approved for student athletes | Not NCAA listed |
| Parent reviews | 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot; 4.8 stars across 330+ reviews on Google, Trustpilot, HelloPeter, and Facebook combined | 4.2 out of 5 on Trustpilot |
King's InterHigh fees and policies taken from kingsinterhigh.co.uk/fees, 2026/27 academic year; Trustpilot scores as shown on each school's Trustpilot profile. Both checked July 2026. Features and review scores change; confirm details with each school before enrolling.
King's InterHigh charges a fixed annual fee per key stage, from £4,395 for Primary to £10,990 for the IB Diploma on 2026/27 annual contracts, with registration, deposit, and exam fees on top. CambriLearn prices per subject across three package tiers, so the total depends on how many subjects your child takes and how much live teacher support you want. The structures differ enough that the honest comparison is a like-for-like quote for your child's actual subject list, which is what a consultation produces.
| King's InterHigh stage | Annual contract 2026/27 | Subjects included | Additional subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (ages 7 to 11) | £4,395 per year | 7 | £405 |
| Middle School (ages 11 to 14) | £5,995 per year | 9 | £435 |
| GCSE (ages 14 to 16) | £7,250 per year | 8 | £835, or £545 per assured subject |
| A Levels (ages 16 to 19) | £7,585 per year for 3 subjects | 1 to 5 subjects, price varies | Priced by subject count |
| IB Diploma | £10,990 per year, annual contract only | 3 core DP components plus 6 subjects | Fixed programme |
Source: kingsinterhigh.co.uk/fees, checked July 2026. Prices shown include VAT where applicable. A rolling contract with half-termly billing is available at a higher effective annual cost, and the IB is annual contract only.
On top of tuition, King's InterHigh charges a £100 one-off registration fee and, on annual contracts, a £500 deposit for UK students or £1,000 for students outside the UK. Examination fees are paid separately to the exam centre and typically run £150 to £200 per qualification, so a student sitting eight GCSEs should budget roughly £1,200 to £1,600 for exam entries alone. The school also applies a Technology Integration Fee across Inspired Group schools, and some activities such as trips and summer camps carry their own charges. A sibling discount applies on annual contracts only.
CambriLearn charges per subject, with three package tiers. Starter covers recorded lessons and structured materials for independent learners. Standard adds live timetabled lessons with specialist teachers. Premium adds direct teacher messaging and the highest level of academic support. Families mix packages across subjects, so a student might take Premium mathematics alongside Standard humanities, and the fee follows the choice rather than a fixed bundle. A once-off registration fee applies at enrolment, and enrolment is open year round. Current per-subject fees for each stage are published on the CambriLearn pricing page.
King's InterHigh is accredited by the UK Department for Education under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme, with Ofsted acting as the quality assurance body. CambriLearn is accredited by Cognia and Pearson Edexcel, is an approved Pearson Edexcel centre (Centre Number 94888), is NCAA approved, and is registered with SACAI and the IEB for its South African pathways. These are different credentials that answer different questions, and the distinction matters more than either school's marketing suggests.
The Online Education Accreditation Scheme is the UK government's voluntary accreditation route for full-time online providers, launched in 2023 and run by the Department for Education with Ofsted conducting the inspections. It checks safeguarding, teaching quality, and provision standards against a framework built for online schools in England. King's InterHigh holds it. CambriLearn's accreditation runs through Cognia and Pearson Edexcel instead, credentials built for recognition across more than 85 countries rather than one national scheme. If a UK government scheme is your deciding criterion, that difference matters. If the goal is a qualification universities recognise, both schools deliver it, because recognition attaches to the exam board rather than the accreditation scheme.
Cognia is a US-based accreditor that reviews whole-school quality, governance, and student outcomes at schools in more than 85 countries. Pearson Edexcel approval means CambriLearn is authorised to deliver Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs and International A Levels as an approved centre, the same exam-board approval King's InterHigh holds. Because the qualifications themselves are set and graded by the exam boards rather than the schools, an International A Level earned through CambriLearn is the same certificate, recognised by the same universities, as one earned through King's InterHigh or any other approved centre.
UK and international universities admit on qualifications, grades, and references rather than on which accreditation scheme the school joined. 98% of CambriLearn graduates have been accepted to university, across UK, South African, US, and other international institutions, built on almost two decades of exam candidates. King's InterHigh publishes its own exam results and destinations on its site. For NCAA eligibility specifically, which US university sport requires, CambriLearn is NCAA approved and King's InterHigh does not appear on the NCAA's approved list.
King's InterHigh teaches the British curriculum from Key Stage 2 through A Levels and adds the IB Diploma at Sixth Form. CambriLearn offers six pathways: the International British Curriculum*, Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs and International A Levels, a US K-12 programme, and the South African CAPS, KABV, and IEB routes. For a family committed to the British route both schools cover it well. The difference shows when circumstances change, because a CambriLearn student can move between pathways without changing school.
| Pathway | CambriLearn | King's InterHigh |
|---|---|---|
| International British Curriculum* | Yes, early years to A Levels | Yes, Key Stage 2 to A Levels |
| Pearson Edexcel International GCSE and International A Level | Yes, as an approved centre with January and May/June sessions | Yes, as an approved centre |
| IB Diploma | No | Yes, online Diploma Programme |
| US K-12 | Yes, Cognia accredited | No |
| CAPS (South African NSC route) | Yes, SACAI registered | No |
| KABV (Afrikaans medium) | Yes | No |
| IEB | Yes, registered | No |
Pearson Edexcel runs International GCSE and International A Level sittings in January as well as May/June. CambriLearn students use the January window to retake a module, spread exam load across the year, or accelerate entry. King's InterHigh students can access Pearson Edexcel qualifications too, so ask each school directly how it handles January entries for your child's subjects before you decide on this point.
King's InterHigh delivers the IB Diploma Programme online at £10,990 per year on the 2026/27 annual contract. CambriLearn does not offer the IB. Before paying that premium, weigh what the IB buys at Sixth Form: six subjects at moderate depth, against three or four A Levels studied deeply, which remains the route UK university admissions teams know best and costs thousands less per year. For most UK-bound students the A Level route is the stronger value. For the minority of families set on the IB's breadth, the choice makes itself.
Both schools teach through live, timetabled lessons with subject teachers and keep recordings available for revision and catch-up. The structural difference is in packaging. King's InterHigh includes everything in one bundle per key stage: live lessons, the recording library, co-curricular clubs, and a pastoral team. CambriLearn splits provision into three tiers so families choose the support level per subject, and adds CambriCommunity, its social programme of online clubs and regional in-person experiences.
The bundled model suits a child who thrives on a full school-style timetable and a family that prefers one predictable fee. The tiered model suits a child whose needs vary by subject, a strong independent learner who only wants live teaching in two or three subjects, or a family managing cost by matching support to need. Students in both schools follow structured timetables. Neither school leaves children to teach themselves, which is the trait that separates online schools from correspondence-style providers such as Wolsey Hall Oxford, where there are no live lessons at all.
King's InterHigh publishes timetables for UK, Middle East, and Southeast Asia time zones. CambriLearn schedules live lessons across time zones for families in more than 100 countries, and its recorded Starter tier removes the time-zone constraint entirely for subjects where live attendance is impractical. Families relocating between regions keep the same school, teachers, and records in both cases; CambriLearn adds the option of switching curriculum pathway mid-journey if a move makes a different qualification route sensible.
Match the school to your non-negotiables rather than to the marketing. These are the honest fits, based on what each school offers as of July 2026.
Moving between the two schools is straightforward because both prepare students for the same externally examined qualifications. Nothing academic is lost in the move: International GCSE and International A Level progress transfers as subject knowledge, and exam entries are made fresh through CambriLearn's approved centre network. CambriLearn enrols at any point in the year, so a mid-year move does not mean waiting for September.
An education advisor reviews your child's current year group, subjects, and target qualifications, and answers the comparison questions this page cannot cover for your specific situation.
Each current subject maps to its CambriLearn equivalent, and you choose a package tier per subject: Starter, Standard, or Premium. Your quote reflects that exact list.
On a rolling contract you can give notice and leave at the end of the half term you have paid for. On an annual contract, check the refund policy and deposit terms before you commit to a switch date.
Enrolment completes online, timetables are issued, and most students are in live lessons within days. Exam entries for the next Pearson Edexcel session, including January where relevant, are arranged through the exam centre process.
It depends on the subject count. King's InterHigh charges fixed annual fees on 2026/27 contracts: £4,395 for Primary, £5,995 for Middle School, £7,250 for GCSE, £7,585 for three A Levels, plus a £100 registration fee, a £500 to £1,000 deposit, and exam fees of £150 to £200 per qualification. CambriLearn charges per subject across three package tiers, plus a once-off registration fee, so a student taking fewer subjects, or needing full live support in only some of them, typically pays less. Compare a like-for-like quote from the CambriLearn pricing page against the King's InterHigh figure for your child's stage.
No. DfE accreditation under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme is a King's InterHigh credential. CambriLearn's accreditation runs through Cognia, which reviews schools in more than 85 countries, and Pearson Edexcel approved centre status (Centre Number 94888), alongside NCAA approval and registration with SACAI and the IEB. The qualifications students sit through CambriLearn, Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs and International A Levels, carry identical university recognition whichever accreditation scheme the school belongs to.
As of July 2026, CambriLearn is rated 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot and King's InterHigh 4.2 out of 5, and CambriLearn holds 4.8 stars across 330+ reviews on Google, Trustpilot, HelloPeter, and Facebook combined. Scores move as new reviews arrive, so read a spread of recent reviews on both profiles rather than the headline number alone, paying attention to how each school responds when a parent raises a problem.
For the Pearson Edexcel route, yes. International GCSEs and International A Levels are set and graded by the exam board, not the school, so the certificate is identical whichever approved centre prepared the student. Both schools are approved Pearson Edexcel centres. King's InterHigh additionally offers UK GCSEs, Cambridge* qualifications, and the IB Diploma; CambriLearn additionally offers US K-12 and the South African CAPS, KABV, and IEB routes.
No. CambriLearn's Sixth Form route is International A Levels through Pearson Edexcel, with January and May/June exam sessions. King's InterHigh delivers the IB Diploma Programme online at £10,990 per year on its 2026/27 annual contract. Families weighing the IB against A Levels can compare both routes with a CambriLearn advisor before deciding, since three or four well-chosen A Levels remain the most common route into UK universities.
At CambriLearn, yes. Enrolment runs from early years, roughly age 4, through to A Levels. King's InterHigh begins at Key Stage 2, so children under 7 cannot enrol there. For families wanting one school across the full journey from first phonics to final exams, this is the clearest structural difference between the two.
Students at both schools sit external examinations at approved centres, and exam fees are paid separately from tuition in both cases. King's InterHigh students use partner centres or its own centre in Abergavenny, Wales, with fees of £150 to £200 per qualification. CambriLearn students register at approved centres in their country and can use Pearson Edexcel's January session as well as May/June, which helps with retakes and staggered exam loads.
Both serve international families. King's InterHigh publishes timetables for UK, Middle East, and Southeast Asia time zones. CambriLearn teaches families in more than 100 countries, schedules live lessons across time zones, and offers a recorded Starter tier for subjects where live attendance is impractical. CambriLearn's six curriculum pathways also let a relocating family change qualification route, for instance from a South African to a British pathway, without changing school.
CambriLearn is NCAA approved, which US university athletics eligibility requires, and offers a US K-12 pathway alongside the British route. King's InterHigh does not appear on the NCAA's approved school list. A student athlete planning to compete in US college sport while studying online should verify NCAA status with any school before enrolling, because coursework from non-approved schools does not count toward eligibility.
Yes. CambriLearn enrols at any point in the year, and subject knowledge transfers directly because both schools prepare students for externally examined qualifications. Check your King's InterHigh contract first: rolling contracts allow leaving at the end of a paid half term, while annual contracts have their own refund and deposit terms. A consultation maps your child's subjects to the equivalent CambriLearn programme before you give notice.
A 20-minute consultation turns this page into a specific answer: the right curriculum pathway, the right package per subject, and a like-for-like fee quote against King's InterHigh for your child's actual subject list.
Book a free consultationThis comparison is based on information published by King's InterHigh at kingsinterhigh.co.uk, including its fees page for the 2026/27 academic year, checked in July 2026, alongside CambriLearn's own published information. Fees, features, and policies change; confirm current details directly with each school before enrolling. King's InterHigh is a trading name of Reddam House (Berkshire) Limited and part of the Inspired Education Group. CambriLearn is not affiliated with King's InterHigh.
*'International British Curriculum' refers to the curriculum framework delivered by CambriLearn, which prepares students to write examinations administered by Cambridge Assessment International Education at independently registered examination centres as private candidates. CambriLearn is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cambridge Assessment International Education.
