Ratcliffe College Fees

Ratcliffe College Fees
School Year 2007 - 2008

Registration Fee UK £50, Overseas £75 (Non-refundable)

Deposit UK £250, Overseas £500 (Refundable on leaving school)

Per Term (£) Per Annum (£)
Boarding Fees

Full Boarding

 5,975  17,925
Weekly Boarding (Years 6 to 8) 4,754 14,262
Day Fees

Seniors (Years 9 to 13)

 3,968 11,904

Seniors (Years 6 to 8)

 3,158 9,474

Juniors (Year 5)

 2,844   8,532
Juniors (Years 3 to 4) 2,540   7,620
Juniors (Years 1 to 2) 2,416   7,248

Nursery Fees

Swans (Age 4+)

 2,416   7,248
Cygnets (Age 3+) 2,124  6,372
All fees include mid-day meal and afternoon tea.

 

Discounts
Siblings - Ratcliffe encourages families. A discount of 10% is offered for the second child and 20% for the third and subsequent children.
HM Forces - Serving members receive a discount of 10%.

Optional Extras
Occasional Boarding - A variety of options are available. Please contact the Administration Office for further details.

Individual Tuition Charges
Music tuition - £170 per term (ten 30 minute sessions) for individual tuition for each instrument.
Hire of instrument - £25 per term.

Where additional teaching of learning skills is required and agreed with parents, this will be charged at £32 per lesson.

Where additional teaching of English as a Foreign Language is required and agreed with parents, this will be charged at £325 per term (with a minimum of 10 one hour sessions).

Please note that a full term's notice is required in writing to discontinue any optional extras.

Additional Notes

1.  Enrolment in Cygnet Nursery on a part time basis.

It is not unusual for children’s attendance to vary significantly as they settle in during the first few months in the Nursery, often increasing during the year from one or two mornings to full time. This has necessitated frequent adjustments to bills. After the initial termly bill has been issued, subsequent changes are charged for on the next term’s invoice. In these circumstances a monthly Direct Debit is not appropriate, and we will only normally agree to monthly Direct Debits for Cygnets when they are attending full time. Please note that refunds cannot be made for absences through sickness or otherwise, but only for agreed changes in regular attendance.

Once your child becomes full time, subsequent terms will be billed in advance as normal and you will pay by monthly Direct Debit.

2. Holiday Club - This is charged at a rate of £32 per day

3. Insurance

Pupils are automatically enrolled in the following insurance schemes, unless we receive written instructions to the contrary before the end of the first week of term.

  1. The Schools Fees Protection Scheme - loss of fees through sickness to the pupil. 1.5% of fees.
  2. The Pupils Personal Accident Insurance Scheme - Maximum benefit £1,000,000 £4.95 per term.

The School does not accept liability for the loss (by theft or negligence), or damage to, pupils' personal property, or property on loan to them. We strongly recommend you check that your home and contents policy provides cover.

4. Payment.

         Monthly Direct Debit  – All new entrants to the School from September 2007 will be required to pay fees using the School’s Monthly Direct Debit Scheme. Payments are made in 12 equal instalments, starting in June and finishing in the following May. Existing parents are also encouraged to use the Monthly Direct Debit Scheme. Incidental charges will continue to be collected by termly invoice, settled by cheque.

·         Termly Direct Debit – Existing parents not currently using the Monthly Direct Debit Scheme, may elect to pay their termly invoice by direct debit on the first day of each term. The full amount of the invoice will be taken including any incidental charges.

·         Termly Cheque  -  A termly invoice including incidental charges will be raised in advance of the beginning of term and will be settled by cheque. All fees and monies due from parents and guardians of pupils are required on or before the first day of the relevant term. Failure to do so, unless other arrangements to pay have been agreed, will result in the strict application of an interest charge of 2% per month on the outstanding balance calculated on a daily basis. Interest will now be applied with effect from the end of the first week of the relevant term. This will be rigorously applied and strictly enforced.

·         Full details of payment methods are contained within the accompanying “Payment of School Fees” letter. The School no longer accepts cash as payment of fees.

·         The Governors reserve the right to request the withdrawal of a pupil if the bills are not paid on time.

5. Notice of Leaving the School.

A full term's notice in writing (or a term's fees in lieu) must be given by parents or guardians before a pupil is withdrawn. This notice should be received by the Headmaster on or before the first day of term. This includes pupils in Year 11 who are sitting for GCSE's, who are presumed to be going on to "A" levels at Ratcliffe unless notice is received.

Governors traditionally review fees once a year and will endeavour to give at least one term's notice of a rise in fees; however, they reserve the right to increase fees at other times if necessary.

6.Capital Fees Scheme

If you have a capital sum to invest you may wish to consider a capital fees payment. The School is able to offer a discount against the fees paid in advance, provided at least 6 terms' fees are settled.

Full details are available from the Accountant and calculations for your own situation can be quickly prepared.

7. Ratcliffe College Bank.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE A NEW BANK ACCOUNT WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1ST:

National Westminster Bank plc, Loughborough

Account name                         Ratcliffe College

Sort Code                                 60-14-10

Account Number                      52707865

If paying fees direct to our bank account, please put the pupil’s account number in the reference field on the paying-in slip.