Admission and Fees

When it comes to choosing a school it is important that both the child and parents are involved in the decision making process. Do take the opportunity to come and visit us, to see the facilities we have to offer and to meet with staff and pupils.

Entrance procedures...

Senior School
Once an application has been received your child will be invited for assessment. Typically this will take the form of an interview with the head, Michael Goodwin, followed by a half day taster session where your child will get the opportunity to see what goes on in the classrooms. Assessments will be conducted in the afternoon. We use on-line CATs (Cognitive Ability Tests) to measure the three principle areas of reasoning:
verbal,
non-verbal and
numerical
and to ensure that each child will be able to operate within a mainstream curriculum. At the end of the day prospective pupils and their parents will have the opportunity to gather in the library to ask questions.

Sixth Form
Unless undertaking a vocational course, entry to Sibford Sixth From would be dependant on the student achieving 5A*~ C grades at GCSE. We would also expect prospective students to produce a piece of free writing and to have an interview with the head Michael Goodwin and head of sixth form Mary Memarzia. Pupils from other schools thinking of entering Sibford sixth form would be invited to join us for a taster day.

Junior School
Usually children looking to join the Junior School are invited into the school for two days. The first is spent enabling the children to get to know their prospective classmates, their teachers and the routine of the school day. During their second day, children are assessed to test their level of reading, spelling, ability in mathematics, and their logical reasoning through a non-verbal test.

Fee Table for academic year 2009/2010

Senior school	Years 7 - 9	Years 10 - 13
Full boarders	£6,977 per term	£7116 per term
Weekly boarders	£6,498 per term	£6,627 per term
Day Pupils	£3,593 per term	£3,663 per term
Flexiboarding	£50.00 per night	£50.00 per night
Junior School	Years R - 2	Years 3 - 6
Day Pupils	£2,282 per term	£2,760 per term

DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR:

PUPILS ENTERING JUNIOR RECEPTION CLASS, YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 IN SEPTEMBER 2010

20% discount on fees, to run until the end of Year 2

WEEKLY AND FULL TIME GIRL BOARDERS ENTERING YEAR 7 IN SEPTEMBER 2010

WEEKLY AND FULL TIME BOARDERS ENTERING YEAR 12 IN SEPTEMBER 2010

call +44(0)1295 781203 for further details

Extra Support for those with specific education needs is £1,273 for a full term of additional support. Different rates may be charged when the amount of help being received is greater or lesser than the standard provision.

ESOL Support (English to Speakers of Other Languages) is charged as follows:

	Years 7 - 9	Years 10 - 13
	£468 per term	£471 per term

Individual Instrumental Tuition is charged at £215 per term, per instrument.

Scholarships and Bursaries 
Academic Scholarships are offered to junior pupils entering Years 3 – 6 and to senior pupils entering Year7, Year 9 and Year 12.
Music scholarships are offered to junior pupils in Years 3 – 6. Music and Art Scholarships are offered to senior pupils in all years.
Sibford School also offers a limited number of bursaries which are made available to both Quaker and Non-Quaker families. Both scholarships and bursaries are subject to means testing. Further details are available on application to the School.