Financial Information
Please find a summary of charges applicable to pupils attending The Brighton Waldorf School.
More details are available through our Administration Team via the School Reception (tel: 01273 386300) or via email finance@brightonwaldorfschool.org
APPLICATION FEE
• £75.00 for 1st Child
• £35.00 for subsequent Siblings
• £50.00 for all re-applications
SECURED PLACE DEPOSIT
Granted applications to join in advance of the academic year attract a £300.00 per Pupil deposit. This is refunded on full payment of the first terms fees.
Granted applications to join during an academic year attract a £600.00 per Pupil deposit. This is refunded on full payment of the first terms fees.
SCHOOL FEES
| Class 9 to 10 |
£3,100.00 per term |
| Class 1 to 8 |
£2,995.00 per term |
| Kindergarten 5 Years Plus | £2,245.00 per term |
| Early Years Celebrations | £20.00 per session |
| Parent & Child | £12.00 per session |
| Parent & Baby | £8.00 per session |
| Afternoon Sessions | £10.00 per hour |
| Materials Charge (per Student) | £70.00 per term |
EYFE Funded Sessions charged at the rate of £28.90 per Session
EYFE Unfunded Sessions charged at the rate of £42.00 per Session
SIBLING REDUCED FEES
Charges are reduced for second and subsequent children at the school simultaneously. Sibling reductions are not offered in conjunction with any other discount.
• Kindergarten Siblings 20% reduction of full fee
• Main School First Sibling 25% reduction of full fee
• Main School Subsequent Siblings 25% reduction of full fee
NEW FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Please view our new Finance Arrangements downloadable booklet here: https://www.brightonwaldorfschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Brighton-Waldorf-School_School-Fees_2022-23_v3.pdf
EARLY YEARS FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Please view our Early Years Financial Arrangements downloadable document here: https://www.brightonwaldorfschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Early-Years-Finance-Arrangements-2022-20231.docx
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CHARGE
Materials Charge (per Student) £70.00 per Term
During the course of an academic year pupils may incur extra charges. Depending upon the nature of these items they may be charged either in advance or in arrears.
EXAMINATION ENROLMENTS
Examination fees are included in tuition fees. Additional charges may be levied if candidates require a scribe, transcript or a modern language specialist. Other charges may be made in the event of examination retakes and remarks or if pupils are withdrawn from examinations.
OTHER CHARGES
Educational Reports / Transfer Reports £20.00 per Report
EXTRA LESSON SUPPORT & MUSIC SERVICES
All extra-curricular activities, educational excursions or trips abroad are to be paid in full prior to participating in the activity. The School reserves the right to exclude a pupil from a residential trip if school fees are in arrears. All educational trips and trips abroad will require a non-returnable deposit in order to secure a place. This may vary depending on the type of trip.
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
All pupils enrolled at The Brighton Waldorf School must have sufficient fluency in English to enable them to access the learning provided. Where a pupil requires additional language support, the School may provide those lessons at additional cost to the parent/carer.
EARLY YEARS ENTITLEMENT (EYFE)
We are registered with the Local Authority’s Early Years Free Entitlement (EYFE) scheme for some two-year-olds and all three and four-year-olds (based on eligibility). The EYFE applies for the beginning of the term after their 3rd birthday until the end of term in which they are five. Entitlement is 15 hours per week that can only be taken within specific hours and is subject to availability. We do also provide the 30 hours entitlement option dependent on eligibility, subject to availability and to be taken within specific ‘stand-alone’ times.
ASSISTED EDUCATION
The Brighton Waldorf School operates a means-tested Assisted Education Program allowing families on lower incomes to pay lower tuition charges. The Trustees allocate an amount to the Assisted Education Fund on an annual basis. This fund is distributed at the onset of every academic year.
Access to the scheme is through evidence-based means testing in which applicant families are required to submit details of their financial circumstances. The School endeavours to assist all families who meet our eligibility criteria, but the Program has a finite budget in any particular case. The award of Assisted Education is at the absolute discretion of the School.
Assisted Education is provided for the academic year to which application was made and are subject to review for each subsequent year. The level of assistance can vary from year to year.
The maximum assistance available would result in a 25% reduction in fees.
ALUMNI POLICY
The Brighton Waldorf School welcomes applications from former student families. Admission is not automatic and is subject to the normal entry assessment but where successful a discount of 5% is given if there are no other concessions or bursaries granted.
OVERSEAS APPLICANTS
All permanent enrolments of Overseas Pupils are subject to the conditions for study in the UK and that the applicant is supported by a relative or legal guardian living in the UK where the applicant is resident. The Assisted Education Program is not available to Overseas Applicants.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM
The Brighton Waldorf School provides an International Student Program for applicants on a short-term enrolment basis. The Assisted Education Program is not part of this provision.
CONTRACT
Parents are required to sign a contract with the School, which outlines the conditions of entry and their responsibilities to the School. By sending children into school, parents signify their agreement to these conditions.
LATE PAYMENT
A 1.5% surcharge is levied on all missed payments. If a payment remains outstanding after the end of the month in which it is due the child/children will not be able to return to school until payment is made.
A returned items penalty of £25.00 is charged per effect.
PAYMENT
Financial contributions and other applicable charges are invoiced termly in advance. These are payable no later than the first day of the term to which they apply.
Subject to prior arrangement payment can be made in equal monthly payments by standing order spread over a year. These will be payable monthly in advance on the 4th of each month. Where payment is made monthly a 5% administration fee is levied.
Additional lessons are normally charged termly in arrears. All such invoices are due for payment upon receipt.
There is no rebate for periods of absence.
NOTICE TO LEAVE
The School requires one month’s withdrawal in writing to the School Administrator, for pupils in receipt of EYFE or one terms written to be received by the first day of the child’s last term at the School for all Non EYFE pupils; otherwise a full term will be charged. For funded children, this will include the full charge without the funding.
SCHOOL FEES
School Fee revisions are normally applied for the academic year starting in September. Where possible changes are communicated no later than the start of the summer term prior. The School will use all reasonable endeavours to set fees which will be applicable during the whole of the academic year. However, the School reserves the right to increase fees at any time during the academic year (particularly as a result of matters outside the control of the School).
Please find detailed below the School’s bank details:
Triodos Bank NV
Bank Account Name: Brighton Waldorf School Limited
Bank Account Number: 20100698
Sort Code: 16-58-10
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