Admission and Fees
Admissions
Admission to the Senior School is by examination held each year in January. Candidates must be over 11 and under 12 years of age on 1 September following the examination. Exceptions may be made in the case of outstanding candidates.
The examination for September 2012 entry will be held on Monday 23rd January 2012. You can register your child for this examination using the downloadable registration form.
Examination
The examination consists of:
- non-verbal reasoning paper
- verbal reasoning paper
- mathematics paper
- English paper
- Interview with a senior teacher
The level is based on Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Although there will be a few questions on the mathematics and English papers at level 5 candidates who have not yet reached level 5 should not be deterred from entering.
Download an information document about the examination and specimen papers in mathematics and English.
Taster Days
Taster Days for Year 5 pupils who are considering entry in September 2013 will be held on 28th and 29th June 2012.
Open Morning
The next open morning is on Saturday 13th October 2012, 9:30-12:00am. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the pupils and teachers and see all the facilities of The King's School.
Fees
*Tuition fees per term: £3544
Lunches (compulsory) £220
It is the governors' policy to keep fees to a minimum while maintaining and, where appropriate, improving the school's standards and facilities. They are normally reviewed annually, with any change coming into effect from September, and are only subject to further increase in any one year if external factors cause costs to rise at a substantially higher rate than anticipated. Parents normally receive a term's notice of any increase.
*includes all stationery, textbooks, standard exam fees and personal accident insurance.
On the rare occasions where pupils on the SEN register are finding it difficult to access the full curriculum, reducing the timetable by one subject may be offered. This will not be an option for GCSE or A. level pupils. Students will instead attend lessons within the Learning Support department. At least one of these lessons will be covered by a specialist teacher and these will be charged at an additional fee of £15.00 per hour.
Financial assistance and bursaries
No parent should be deterred from applying to King's because of financial considerations. It is the policy of the school to give whatever financial assistance it can where the need exists. We do not wish able students to be prevented from coming to the school because their parents are unable to provide the full fees. Although the Government Assisted Places scheme no longer provides support for students joining the school, the school's Bursary Trust Fund is used to help deserving applicants where possible, particularly those coming into the senior school from maintained primary schools. No student should be deterred from applying for a place at the school. If you wish to discuss the matter of financial assistance, please contact the Registrar (tel: 01244 689553 or email: admissions@kingschester.co.uk).