Whitesands School na nursery and primary school for Lekki, dem found am 2005. E dey follow British Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum through Year 6, no secondary. The school na one of the smaller premium-tier nursery for Lagos with around 250 pikin across nursery and primary. Fees dey from ₦1.2M to ₦1.8M every year.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦1.2M–1.8M
/yr · 2025/2026
First-year total estimate
₦1.8M
tuition + extras
Fees by year group
2025/2026 session — quoted per pikin per year.
Year group
Tuition
Weekly boarding
Full boarding
KG
₦1,300,000
Day only
Day only
Primary
₦1,650,000
Day only
Day only
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2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Whitesands School
Whitesands na well-regarded nursery and primary school for Lekki. For ₦1.2M–₦1.8M, na di most affordable British curriculum option for Lekki area. Strong foundation-level education with Cambridge pathway preparation.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Intentionally small (~250 pupils) with class caps at 18
✓3-teacher Reception model
✓20+ years continuous operation
✓Lekki Phase 1 established location
✓Well-regarded feeder to LBS, BIS, CIS, Charterhouse
Whitesands dey do rolling enrolment if space dey. Nursery and Reception na play-based assessment; Year 1 upward include brief written assessment. Application fee na ₦20,000 (no refund).
Extracurricular
Football (off-site)Swimming (partner pool)MusicArtDrama
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
School bus₦150,000–₦300,000/yr
Uniform₦40,000–₦80,000
Books₦40,000–₦100,000/yr
Lunch₦150,000–₦220,000/yr
Trips and ECAs₦30,000–₦80,000/yr
Campus & facility
1.5-acre Lekki campus with 15 classroom, plenty playground with shade, small library, music room, and art studio. No swimming pool, no sport field — the school dey partner with Lekki Phase 1 sport club for off-site PE.
No — Whitesands dey finish for Year 6. Most leaver dey transfer to Year 7 for LBS, CIS, Greensprings, or BIS. The school dey provide transfer reference and Year 6 report.
1:10 for EYFS class, 1:14 for primary year. Class small (capped at 18) and class teacher get teaching assistant for Reception and Year 1.
Yes — off-site for partner pool for Lekki Phase 1, three times per term. Swimming lesson dey included for Reception to Year 2; optional and chargeable for older year.
Capped at 18 pikin. Nursery and Reception usually dey run at 14-16. The smaller cohort allow highly individualised early-years assessment.
Not formally — but the school maintain close relationship with LBS, CIS, Greensprings, and BIS. Whitesands Year 6 leaver get strong acceptance rate for all four senior school.