Entry
Pre-Prep
Children enter Reception aged four for full-time education. There are approximately 80 children in Pre-Prep, aged four to eight years. Our class sizes are small and, combined with generous ancillary help, the pupil/teacher ratio is exceptionally low. Children from our Pre-Prep will normally automatically pass into the Prep department. If the academic rigours of the Prep department seem unsuited to the child, the parent will be informed well in advance. This is not a common occurrence.
Prep
The preferred age of entry to the Prep School is when a child is eight, although later entries can always be considered. While there is no formal entrance exam to the Prep School, we will ask to see previous school reports and informally assess each child when they visit the School.
Registration & Admissions Procedure
If you wish to add your child to the entry list for admission, please contact Mrs Jossie Austen, in Admissions who will be delighted to arrange an appointment for you to visit Witham Hall, to meet members of staff and pupils and to discuss your child’s entry here. In all cases early registration is recommended.
Quality and breadth within a caring environment
Our specific aims are:
• to enable each child to achieve his/her own academic and physical potential by providing a curriculum that is broad, balanced, and differentiated, ensuring continuity and progression of learning
• to enable each child to attain a sense of achievement by providing a wide spectrum of opportunities within academia, art, drama, music, technology and sport
• to enable each child to foster positive attitudes towards learning and life
• to enable each child to develop self-disclipine which will allow him/her to progress with confidence and be sensitive to others in keeping with Witham’s Christian ethos
Fees
Prep Weekly Boarding £9,225 per term
Prep Day £6,850 per term
Boarding for one night per week £725 per term
Boarding for two nights per week £1,275 per term
Boarding for three nights per week £1,825 per term
Boarding for four nights per week £2,375 per term
Boarding for five nights per week £2,375 per term
Pre-Prep - Reception and Year 1 £4,050 per term
Pre-Prep - Years 2 and 3 £4,525 per term
Pre-Prep Crèche £13.00 per session
Breakfast Club Available on request
Music and Drama Tuition £310 per term
Medical Honorarium £12.50 per term
Early Years funding is available for children up to the age of five and more information on this scheme can be found on the school website.
A deposit of £1,400 is required for each child to secure an offer of a place. This money is credited against your last account with any surplus refunded.
All fees are payable on or before the first day of the term for which they are due. All meals are included in the fees with extra charges kept to a minimum. Examples of extra charges include, but are not limited to, trips and outings, sessions with the school counsellor, individual music, drama or learning support tuition.
A full term’s notice is required before a child leaves the School. A term’s fees will be charged in lieu of notice.
Family Reduction
There is a 5% fee reduction for the youngest child when both children are within the Prep Department. A third sibling would also attract a 5% discount regardless of their school year.
Insurance
A personal Accident Insurance Scheme is offered.
