We are proud of the Newton Bursary Fund as this enables a number of families to send their children to the School despite not being able to afford fees. Bursaries are awarded after a child has been assessed. The level of financial assistance is dictated by a means test. Bursaries are available for children entering the School from Year 3.
All details of the process and its requirements can be found in the Newton Prep Policy and Process for the Award of a Bursary, which is available on our Policies page.
NBF support can extend up to 100% of our day tuition fee, depending on our means-tested criteria. Smaller top-up bursaries are also available for families who are able to make more of a contribution towards school fees. Pupils who are entitled to 100% support may also be entitled to receive support with costs of uniform, text books, travel, music and other extra lessons, and educational visits. A number of our pupils receive some form of financial support.
What is the value of a Bursary?
All bursary support is means-tested annually, and parents who accept means-test top-up bursary places must understand that the level of support may reduce, or even end, if the household’s net income and net assets increase over our stated maxima for financial support. Equally, the level of support could increase if the family’s circumstances change for the worse.
Newton Prep is an inclusive community that encourages applications from pupils from a very diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. The Newton Bursary Fund (NBF) offers means-tested top-up bursaries to entrants to the school, primarily for those entering at Year 3 but, if circumstances permit, also at Years 4, 5, 6 and 7. Candidates will be expected to sit either internal entrance exams or block tests and to produce results in those exams or tests that demonstrate the candidate’s ability to contribute to and thrive in Newton’s educational environment, and to benefit from the education that the school provides.
Is Your Child Eligible For Bursary Support?
Before applying for support from the Newton Bursary Fund please consider the following points:
- Are you happy to provide the level of financial information required each year and to be interviewed in your own home?
- Are you committed to providing your child with a good atmosphere in which to study and are you prepared to support them in their academic study?
- Is the journey to and from Newton Prep practicable, having regard to the length of the school day and the amount of homework required?
- Are you prepared to make some contribution, however small, towards the cost of your child’s education?
- What impact will this have on other children within your family?
- What will happen after your child’s time at Newton Prep?
The Process
Means-testing
The Home Visit
Getting an NSF scholarship from Newton Prep was the most important event in my academic life. It meant that I could stay at a school that was the best place for me, as it was for so many others. I’m currently studying German and Portuguese at Oxford University. I didn’t start either of these at Newton, but it was Newton’s very enthusiastic approach to French and Latin that gave me the confidence to learn languages, as I fed off the obvious passion of my teachers.
Alex Former Pupil
