Admissions & Open Events
Preparatory School Open events 2010/2011
Open Morning: Wednesday 29th Sepetmeber 2010
10am - 11.30am: We welcome you to the Marist to meet our Preparatory staff and pupils. Our Year 6 girls will be available to show you around the school, and our music groups will perform throughout the morning. Mrs Peachey's (Headteacher) speech will begin at 10.15am.
Open day: Saturday 11th June 2011
10am - 4pm: Throughout the day there will be displays, events and performances. Early Years sports day will also take place in the morning (weather permitting). Bring a pucnic to have on the lawn and enjoy your day at the Marist Preparatory School. (Timetable of the day will be published nearer the event.)
The Preparatory School (including our Early Years Department) holds an Open Morning each term. However, families are also welcome to visit the school at anytime during the term for an individual tour. Please contact the school office on 01344 626137 to make an appointment. During your appointment you will have an opportunity to tour the school and to meet our Headteacher Mrs Peachey, to discuss your family's particular needs.
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Admissions & Registration
Admissions Policy - The Governors of the Marist Schools have admissions criteria for pupils joining the schools. The Marist Schools are Catholic Schools. The Schools welcome all Christians and those in sympathy with our ethos. Priority is given to siblings and to those girls who begin school in our Early Years Department when it comes to transferring to the Preparatory School. Subject to meeting the entrance requirements of the Senior School, at age 11, Marist Preparatory pupils have precedence over girls seeking admittance from elsewhere. About one half of the Senior School places are available to girls from other schools.
Admissions Procedure: Following on from your initial enquiry we warmly invite you to visit us at the Marist Preparatory School. The next step is registration to confirm your interest. There is a fee (currently £100) that accompanies this process which is non-returnable. Places in the Early Years and Infant Departments are offered, subject to availability, on a first come first served basis and taking into account our admissions criteria. There is a high demand for places in our Early Years Department and you are advised to register early if you are interested.
Girls seeking to enter the Preparatory School from Year 3 (age 7) upwards are expected to sit an entrance assessment. On the satisfactory completion of this assessment a place may be formally offered. A waiting list operates once all places are allocated.
When a place is offered, a deposit of £250 is payable when the offer is accepted. This deposit, less £50 admisistration charge and starter pack, will be retained until your daughter leaves the school, when it will be credited to the final account for fees and any extras which may be due at that time. The deposit is not refundable if a girl does not take up a place at the school.
Once your place is confirmed, all further necessary information will be given to you in the form of an orientation pack e.g. uniform list and Thrift Shop details, club timetables and term dates. New girls are invited to a ‘Taster Session’ in the term before they start.
Scholarships
The Preparatory School offers six academic scholarships that each have one third fee remission for September entry 2011. These scholarships will be offered to Year 3 students which are tenable to the end of Year 6 (both internal and external candidates are eligible). The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of commitment to school work and achievement and are subject to annual review. The Preparatory School will also offer two financial support awards each year to external candidates called the ‘Chavoin Awards’. Applicants should be Catholic pupils studying at a Catholic State Primary School. The awards will be offered to academically gifted students and grant up to 50% fee remission for the duration of the student’s academic career at the Marist Schools. The amount awarded will be means tested and be subject to annual review.
Sibling Discounts
As a sign of how we value the family, a reduction of tuition fees by 10% is made for any girl who currently has one or more sister/s in any part of the Marist Schools. A further discount of 25% is offered for a third daughter and no charge for a fourth daughter simultaneously in the school.
Tuition Fees – September 2009
All charges are per term unless otherwise indicated. Charges will normally be made in advance.
| Early Years 1 for 5 full days per week, term time only. (Pro-rata for part-time places) | £2,410 |
| Early Years 2 - Year 2 (including ballet) | £2485 |
| Years 3-6 | £2,560 |
Personal Accident Insurance
This is charged at £4.95 per term and will be included on the fees invoice unless parents choose to opt out of the scheme. Please inform the school if it is not required.
Holmwoods Scheme
Via the Holmwoods scheme, which is a partnership between HSBC Insurance Brokers Limited and Premium Credit Limited, the school is able to offer parents the opportunity to pay school fees by direct debit over four monthly instalments per term. The scheme operates on the total fees payable in addition to a 2.75% service charge (divided equally between the 4 direct debit payments). A leaflet providing full details of the scheme is available from the Bursar’s office.
Structure of the day
8.00 - 8.35am Early supervision in Gym Hall/Lower Hall
8.10 - 8.45am Ballet Classes for Juniors
8.35am Classes leave Gym Hall
8.40am Registration
10.00 - 10.15am Break
10.15 - 10.50am Assemblies/Hymn Practice
12.00 - 12.35pm Junior Lunch
12.35 - 1.10pm Infant Lunch
1.10pm Registration
2.20 - 2.30pm Infant Afternoon Break
3.15pm Younger Infant dismissal
3.25pm Older Infant dismissal
3:30pm End of School day, ‘Early Car’
3.45pm Activity Clubs, Homework Study and Infant Care session 1 starts
4.00pm Coach collection time
4.15pm End of ‘Late Car’
4.45pm Activity Clubs finish, Homework Study and Infant Care session 2 starts
5.45pm Infant Care and Homework Study finishes: final collection
Optional Extras
Lunches - Preparatory School lunches are charged at £160 per term.
Music Lessons - piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, drum kit, violin, viola, cello, harp, recorder, guitar , saxophone,double bass, keyboard and singing. Each lesson is 35 minutes long.
Individual tuition (minimum of 9 lessons per term) - £190 per term
Group tuition (minimum of 9 lessons per term) - £138 per term
Group lessons - violin, recorder - £138 per term
Speech & Drama - Individual - £205 per term, Shared - £164 per term
Ballet - Years 3-6 - £62 per term
Personal Accident Insurance
This is charged at £4.95 per term and will be included on the fees invoice unless parents choose to opt out of the scheme. Please inform the school if it is not required.
Terms & Conditions
Please contact the school office on 01344 626137 or send an email to admissionsprep@themaristschools.com to request a copy of our Standard Terms & Conditions.