Fees and fee reduction

This policy should be read in conjunction with the Admissions Policy.

There are very few costs which are not covered by the fees. These are: lunches, uniform, external exam entry fees, individual music tuition, and part-cost of a small number of excursions away from school.

Approximately half of our parents do not pay the full fee because their children have been awarded a Whitgift Foundation Bursary or a Scholarship.

 

Whitgift Foundation Bursaries

  • All parents whose family income is less than around £70,000 a year (exact figures may be obtained from the Whitgift foundation) may apply for a bursary award by completing and submitting a bursary assessment form to The Clerk to the Whitgift Foundation.
  • Assessment forms should be submitted before the entrance examination is taken.
  • The minimum fee payable by parents whose children receive a full bursary award is currently £15 per annum.
  • In addition to the previous year's income the Foundation takes into account capital assets, especially the value of bank deposits, shares, and other such assets.
  • Any family deemed capable of paying one year's fee, despite having a low income, will not be awarded a bursary.
  • The Clerk to the Whitgift Foundation calculates the bursary award.
  • A small proportion of parents may be offered a bursary smaller than the Clerk's initial assessment.

Further details of Foundation bursaries can be obtained from the Whitgift Foundation website

Scholarships

  • Scholarship awards are made without regard to parental income and give a reduction in the school fees of between 10% and 50%. The scholarship will remain throughout a pupil's school career provided the expected standards are maintained.
  • There is no set number of scholarship awards but a sum equivalent to approximately ten full fees per annum is given.
  • A scholarship may be awarded in addition to a Whitgift Foundation Bursary
  • A scholarship award held by a full bursary pupil, who currently pays minimal fees, will be implemented if family income subsequently improves.