School Fees

School Fees
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Termly Fees

Payment

All fees are collected by Direct Debit by one of the following methods:

• Instalment scheme (opens in April with first payment by the end of May - see drop down below)
• Termly in full (before first day of term)
• Yearly (in advance by arrangement, to be paid by the end of May)

Fees are collected from an eligible UK bank account maintained in the UK. The School will make an administrative charge of £50 in respect of a failed collection.

Included In The Fees

All Fees include personal and dental accident insurance and pupil’s personal effects insurance, membership of the School PTA and membership of the Fees Refund Scheme. 

• Reception to Year 8
  Text books, stationery, games transport, non-residential trips, educational outings and co-curricular activities (unless specified).
• Year 6
  Residential study week.
• Years 9, 10, 11 & Sixth Form
  Games transport and co-curricular activities (unless specified).
• Sixth Form
  The provision of a Chromebook or similar and its maintenance and support during the student's stay in Sixth Form. The device becomes the personal property of the student on the completion of the agreed programme of study.

Not Included In The Fees

All Years – the cost of food, charges for public examinations, specific learning support charges, individual musical instrument tuition, social outings, before and after school care and certain co-curricular activities as specified in the activities programme.  See the insurance section below for more information.

• Years 9, 10, 11 & Sixth Form
  Textbooks, related course materials and educational outings.

Registration Fee And Deposit

Registration Fee £180

The registration fee is non-refundable and payable with the submission of a Registration Form. Registration places the pupil on the entry list, however it does not constitute an offer of a place.

 

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Acceptance Deposit £1,000

The deposit is payable when a signed Acceptance Form is returned. The deposit is forfeited when an accepted place is not taken up. No additional deposit is required where younger siblings of current pupils are being registered, but this initial deposit will then be refundable against the younger (and succeeding) pupil’s Leaver’s Statement.

Instalment Scheme (Direct Debit)

The instalment scheme offers a £150 discount on a term’s tuition fee and the ability to spread the cost of fees on the basis of a three monthly cycle for the term to which this relates. Participation can only be by direct debit payment.

This scheme opens in April for payment by the end of May. 

In the instalment scheme there are three cycles corresponding to the three school terms. Each cycle consists of four collections by direct debit. Three collections are made in advance for the tuition fee and these are taken on the second working day of each of the three months immediately preceding the start of the relevant term. The fourth collection is for any extras identified on the relevant Fee Invoice and is taken on the first day of term.

The first cycle will cover the Autumn Term tuition fees with collections at the beginning of July, August and September, the second the Lent Term (October, November and December), the third the Summer Term (January, February and March).

In order to comply with banking regulations, collections will be made by individual pupil, rather than family group.

A letter will be sent in June for the following academic year, confirming the dates and payments of the direct debits for individual pupils, taking into effect any discounts. Once we have received your completed Direct Debit instruction, a process of approval and acceptance must take place with your bank. We will provide 10 days written notice of the first collection. Instructions which are received too late to be implemented within the correct cycle will be held over to the next and if the commencement is delayed the discount will be reduced by £50 for each month of delay. An administrative charge of £50 in respect of each failure will be incurred. Your instruction will remain in force until you cancel it with the School, your Bank or Building Society, or until the final Leaver’s Statement upon departure.

Fees Refund And Personal Insurances

Included in the fees:

• Fees Refund Scheme 
• Pupils’ Personal Effects Scheme 
• Personal Accident and Dental Care insurance 

Insurance Information 

Policy Information

Please contact Deborah Mussell through email: [email protected] for further information or to request a claim form.

Cashless Catering

Claires Court operates a cashless catering system by which parents pay for lunches in advance online and can monitor the food purchased. Details can be found on our Catering Page.

Transport

Details of our coach service can be found on our School Transport Page. 

Musical Instrument Tuition

The School’s visiting musical staff charge parents direct for individual programmes of study. Please refer to such tutors for their contractual terms.

Co-Curricular / Holiday Activities / Extended day

Most co-curricular activities do not incur a further charge. Payment for the few that do is normally identified and required separately as is our Extended Day provision, as below, and out of school trips and holiday activities. Please note that the activity programme at the end of the school day is suspended at the start and end of each term and at certain other times (e.g. Speech Day).

Extended Day

• Breakfast Club (breakfast included) 7.30am to 8.15am £3.85
• After School Care (light tea included) after activities until 6pm (5.30pm on Friday) £7

Childcare Vouchers / Tax Free Childcare

The School accepts Childcare Vouchers (while these remain valid) for charges qualifying under HMRC rules, such as wraparound care and after school activities taking place on School premises outside of normal school hours. Please contact the Finance Office for further details about these and the Tax Free Childcare account which has replaced the voucher scheme, 01628 327350.

Notice

A full term's notice, in writing to the Head, is required for the withdrawal of a pupil in the school, or for any chargeable extra subject, otherwise a term's fees will be payable in lieu of such notice. 

Fee Invoice And Extras

The termly fee due is advised on a Fee Invoice that is sent out on the last day of each term. Payment is due before the first day of the term to which they relate. An administration charge of 2% per month or part thereof is levied for late payment. Those extras not included in the fees, as detailed above and below, are itemised on the Fee Invoice at the end of term.