A71833 Manor House Information Booklet P4
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Admissions Sixth Form Destinations Scholarships & Bursaries Extra-Curricular Clubs 1 Fees School Transport Academic Results Directions ADMISSIONS OPEN MORNINGS AND VISITS REGISTRATION We encourage you to visit Manor House School on Following your visit, we ask you to register your one of our termly Open Mornings, or for an individual daughter. The registration form should be returned meeting and tour, so that you can see the school in with the registration fee of £50 (Reception) or £75 action. Please call our admissions team on 01372 (rest of school). 457077, email: [email protected] Parents are asked to start the admissions process to book an appointment or pre-register for an as early as possible and we would prefer to receive Open Morning. your registration form by 31 October prior to the September entry or as soon after the enquiry stage ENTRY as possible. Normally pupils enter Manor House School at Nursery or Reception, Year 3, Year 7 or Year 9. We OFFER OF A PLACE also admit girls regularly into other year groups As a selective school, an offer is made on the basis either mid-year or at the start of the academic year, of Manor House School’s own assessments and at subject to the availability of places. We hold our the discretion of the Headteacher. Open Mornings in February, May and October. We are a selective school. Our selection process SIBLING POLICY varies according to the area of the school that your child is applying for and is subject to her The School’s preference is to see siblings educated successfully undertaking a taster day and in the same school but there may be occasions age-appropriate assessment. when the School’s assessment is that a sibling may thrive to a greater extent in another academic In general, we expect Preparatory applicants to environment. There are no guaranteed places for be performing academically at nationally siblings and all sibling applications will be considered expected levels. in the same way as all other applications received Entry at Year 7 in Seniors is subject to performance by the School. Please see Fees overleaf for our third in our own Entrance Examinations held in the second child sibling discount. week in January, prior to September entry. Entry at Year 9 is according to performance in our own age-appropriate assessments in English, Mathematics and Science. ADMISSIONS CONTACT INFORMATION ADDITIONAL ENTRY Tel: 01372 457077 INFORMATION Email: [email protected] Website: www.manorhouseschool.org/admissions In all cases, reports will be requested from a candidate's current school or should be supplied by their parent or guardian. We also ask for a sample of a girl's work to accompany an individual visit to the school. 2 SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES SCHOLARSHIPS SUMMARY APPLICATION Scholarships take effect from the start of Year 7 PROCESS FOR YEAR 7 and are usually awarded for the full five years of • Main School Open Morning – Saturday the Senior Department, subject to maintaining high 6 October 2018 at 10am. standards. • Register your daughter (£75 registration fee). What is a Scholarship? • All Year 7 2018 registered applicants attend the A scholarship is a grant (reduction in fees) awarded Year 6 into Year 7 Experience Day on Wednesday by Manor House School to an individual pupil who 7 November 2018. displays a very high standard in academic or other • Final deadline for application forms from girls achievements as well as a positive attitude to wishing to apply for an Art, Music, Drama or developing further. Our Scholars are expected to Sport Scholarship (and/or Bursary Applications): make a continued contribution to the School and Wednesday 14 November 2018. their scholarship field. • Girls applying for an Art, Music, Drama or Sport Who is eligible for a Scholarship? Scholarship attend our Scholarship Assessment Days: Thursday 29 and Friday 30 November 2018. Scholarships are open to current pupils of Manor House School and to pupils applying to our Senior • All Year 7 applicants for 2018 attend our Entrance School Department in Year 7. The Scholarship Examination Morning: Friday 11 January 2019: assessments are of a qualifying and competitive 8.30am-1pm (incl lunch). nature. We make every effort to ensure that a pupil’s • School Places, Scholarships and/or Bursaries are confidence is increased by the experience. announced during week commencing Monday When does assessment take place? 21 January 2019. Candidates are officially assessed in the academic year (Year 6) prior to Year 7 entry. Art, Music, Drama and Individual Sport BURSARIES Scholarships are assessed during a day spent at Bursary application forms may be downloaded from the School in late November prior to entry in the the School’s website www.manorhouseschool.org following September. and/or requested from the Director of Finance & The 2017 application deadline for Art, Music & Sport Operations by email at: Scholarship entry is Wednesday 14 November. [email protected] Our Scholarship Assessment Days are New and renewal applications for bursaries will Thursday 29 & Friday 30 November 2018. only be considered in respect of application forms Candidates will be notified of their success after received by the Director of Finance & Operations Entrance Examination Morning on Friday by Wednesday 14 November 2018 for the 2019/20 11 January 2019. All applicants must sit our academic year. Only applications providing full Entrance Examinations to qualify for a scholarship. disclosure will be considered and all applications are “means tested”. All bursaries are reviewed annually. Academic Scholarships are also awarded following performance at our Entrance Examination Morning We have limited funds available for bursaries but we held on Friday 11 January 2019 prior to September invite you to visit our website to see why the School entry. Candidates must sit our Entrance Examination considers bursaries to be an important aspect of the to be eligible for a Scholarship. School’s offering. Entrance Morning tests consists of English, Mathematics and Science assessments. 3 FEES REGISTRATION FEES After School Care Reception to Year 3 from 3.30 - 4.30pm Pre-School & Reception Class £50 or part thereof (no tea) £7.00 Prep & Senior School £75 These are non-refundable fees which must Reception to Year 3 from 3.30 - 6.00pm accompany application forms. or part thereof after 4.30pm £16.00 (includes tea & a light snack) (known as “Honeypots”) DEPOSITS Years 4 to 11 per evening until 6.00pm (Upon accepting the offer of a school place) or part thereof £9.00 Pre-School & Reception Class £500 (known as “Supervised Prep”) Prep & Senior School £800 Snack/ Drink (after school, per item, available at 4pm) £0.50 Before a pupil is admitted to Manor House School, Academic Advancement Lessons a deposit is required as above. This deposit will be One to one session £30.00 credited to the pupil’s final school account and will Two to three group session £10.00 be used to offset any outstanding charges before Four to six group session £8.00 a refund is made. Once a place has been offered, accepted and a deposit has been received by the School, the deposit will not be refunded if the place INSURANCE is not taken up. Personal effects The School does not provide insurance cover for TUITION FEES pupils’ personal effects. PER YEAR GROUP Travel Cover for Schools Reception to Senior School Fees A range of covers for the majority of school journeys Fees for Reception to Seniors include compulsory including medical expenses, cancellation cover, travel lunch. A sibling discount of 30% of the basic delay, personal liability and money are provided. fee for the third or more sibling whilst they are There is a 24 hour emergency helpline details of which simultaneously attending the School is available. are available from the School. There is no charge to FEE PER TERM parents for the insurance cover but the cost of trips Senior School £5621 are usually charged on an individual participant basis. Prep School £4332 Pre-Prep £3355 Pupils’ £600,000 Personal Accident Reception Class £2990 Insurance Scheme The Personal Accident Insurance Scheme is a Group Pre-School fees: full details are available on request Policy held by the School for which there is no from the School’s Admissions Office. separate charge and cover is compulsory for all pupils at the School. As the policy provides a Scale EXTRA CHARGES of Benefits rather than being one of indemnity, if a parent/guardian has arranged similar cover for their Reception to Senior School child under another policy, a claim can be made We provide FREE before school care from 7.45am to under both policies. Claims on the School’s policy are the start of the school day. settled regardless of whether or not there is a third party involved against whom a claim can be made. Breakfast Club Breakfast Club per day 8.00- 8.30am (in the Main School) £2.50 4 FEES Fees Refund Scheme or before the first day of each term and late payment The Fees Refund Scheme is optional and may be will be subject to penalty as advised from time to arranged by the School. The cost of any insurance time in accordance with the School’s contract with arranged on request will be borne by parents with parents/guardians. a “termly cost” appearing on invoices each term. This Scheme provides parents/guardians with an WITHDRAWAL OF PUPILS opportunity to recover some of their fees should their If you wish to withdraw your child from the School daughters be absent from school due to sickness (other than at the normal leaving date) you should or injury for a period of at least five consecutive full either give a term’s written notice to that effect or days.