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Registration and Fees

From September 2012

Registration Fee

This is a non-returnable payment of £150, due when a pupil’s name is entered.

Acceptance Deposit

A deposit of £500 is required for pupils on entry to Butcombe and can be carried forward into the Preparatory School. The repayment of deposits is linked to the settlement of final fee invoices upon the departure of the student from Clifton College. Parents are welcome to gift aid the deposit to the Clifton College when a pupil leaves.

School Fees

Nursery (full-time)	£2,500.00	per term
Nursery (mornings only)	£1,700.00	per term
Nursery (3 full days)	£1,700.00	per term
Reception	£2,675.00	per term
Year 1	£2,780.00	per term
Year 2	£3,220.00	per term
Year 3	£3,580.00	per term

Textbooks and stationery are included in the fees but parents should anticipate some additional charges associated with co-curricular and other activities. Priority in applications for nursery and reception places will be given to those who enrol for full time classes and after that for those who enrol for five mornings or three full days.

Fees for Extra Tuition

Private tuition for additional foreign languages, special education needs and other subjects not offered within the curriculum may be provided and will be charged at an hourly rate of £49.50. Other options are available, including the following:

Dance lessons and similar activites	£64.00	per term
Support Teaching (normally one to one)	£24.75	per half hour
Support by a teaching assistant	£14.50	per half hour

At the discretion of the staff involved, support teaching may be provided in pairs or small groups with an appropriate adjustment to the fee.

Pupils may be charged for lessons when they are absent from school. Other activities may be available during the year, details and costs to be advised. Dance classes will be based on the provision of thirty lessons over the year and parents will be charged pro-rata to the nearest half term if the school is unable to provide the full thirty sessions. After school care is available from 3:45pm to 6:00pm at a cost of £4.00 for half hour and tea will be charged at £3.00.

Voluntary Extras

Music lessons are available to pupils in a range of disciplines. If you wish your child to have lessons please complete the relevant section of the authorisation form or contact the Director of Music. The charges will be £25.00 per lesson for a series of 30 minute lessons. Music instruments can generally be hired but must be insured by the parent against ‘All Risks’ to the value stated by the music department. Alternatively Year 3 pupils may have string lessons in groups of four at a reduced rate of £5.75 per lesson.

Unless notice of cancellation is given, in writing, it will be assumed that a pupil receiving individual music lessons will require tuition to continue from term to term and arrangements will be made accordingly. If parents wish to give notice they must allow a period equivalent to ten lessons from the date of that notice and an appropriate charge may be made to recover costs incurred.

No formal assessment takes place for pupils joining in the first four years of Nursery, Reception and in Years 1 and 2. Informal assessment will be made during a half-day visit.

Pupils wishing to join Butcombe at the age of 7 (Year 3) will be assessed in English and Mathematics in the term preceding entry. The minimum standard required is the expected national Standard Attainment Test (SAT) level for the age group.

Further Information

Download the Full Fees booklet for further information and charges.

Please contact Annabel Purnell, the Secretary to the Headmistress of Butcombe Pre-Preparatory School on 0117 315 7591 for details of availability and how to apply.