Bursaries
Entrance Bursary Scheme
The Perse Prep School is progressively raising funds for a bursary scheme and is very keen to encourage applications from parents who, because of their financial situation, would not normally be able to afford to send their child(ren) to the school.
All applications for bursary places are dealt with by the Bursar's office. Parents wishing to be considered for such places should please contact the Bursar's office at The Perse School, Hills Road Cambridge CB2 8QF. Telephone 01223 403800. All applicants will be required to complete a detailed means-test form and to attend an interview with the Deputy Bursar. All information provided to the school in relation to bursary applications is treated confidentially.
Bursary places for each year of entry may be awarded to a small number of children. Awards will normally be made as part of the entrance examination process. However, it should be stressed that bursaries are awarded as a result of the financial need of the applicants and are not correlated to academic performance in the entrance examination (other than the requirement for applicants to pass the academic entry requirements.) The School regrets that at present it cannot guarantee that bursaries awarded to pupils entering the Prep School will be carried through beyond 11+ and into the Upper School (although parents may re-apply at that stage).
All applications for bursary places are assessed on a means tested basis and will include an interview at the School. There is no residence qualification, however family situations - including the number of school-aged children, the financial circumstances of both parents, and of any current partner of one or both parents - will be taken into account, along with social security benefits and other financial details. These will include both capital and current income. Any awards made for each year of entry will be subject to annual means testing thereafter.
As a very rough guide, combined family incomes of more than £50,000 with one school-aged child, are unlikely to qualify for bursary help. The School will operate a sliding scale below this limit which it reserves the right to vary in special cases, but all awards are at the absolute discretion of the School. The number of awards which can be made each year is very limited. The Bursar's office can provide guidance in individual cases (Telephone 01223 403800).
Bursary Conditions of Award
- Obligations of the pupil: A pupil who is the subject of an Award is required to work hard, to contribute positively to the life of the School, to be a credit to the School and to set a good example to other pupils. These are the Purposes of the Award.
- Obligations of the Parent(s): The parents are expected to support and encourage the pupil to achieve the purposes of the Award and to uphold the aims and the good name of the School. The parents are also required to pay the balance of the account by the first day of term.
- Withdrawal of the Award: In exceptional circumstances, the School reserves the right to withdraw the Award. This will happen only after the Headmaster has first consulted with the parents and/or the pupil and has then written to the parents on behalf of the Governors, acting in good faith, to say that the pupil or parents have not complied with the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, or the pupil has fallen below the required standards of conduct and progress. If it is subsequently the opinion of the Governors that there has been no significant improvement, written notice will be sent to the parents that the Award will be withdrawn from the start of the following term.
- Fees in lieu of notice: For the avoidance of doubt, the benefits payable under an Award do not apply to any term for which the School has required payment of fees in lieu of notice.
- Standard Terms and Conditions: These Conditions of Award take precedence over any of the School's standard terms and conditions which are inconsistent with them but in all other respects the standard terms and conditions, as amended from time to time, shall apply and these Conditions of Award shall be interpreted in accordance with them.