The Waldorf School of South West London

Fees for the academic year 2009/2010

	Fees per term	Fees per year
Kindergarten* (these are for full attendance, part time fees are pro rata). Kindergarten places are eligible for government nursery funding in accordance with current legislation	1300.00	3900.00
Class 1	1425.50	4276.50
Class 2	1654.00	4962.00
Class 3	1654.00	4962.00
Class 4	1699.00	5097.00
Class 5	1699.00	5097.00
Class 6	1755.00	5265.00
Class 7	1755.00	5265.00
Class 8	1785.00	5355.00

Sibling discounts are given, these are currently 10% off the 2nd child and 25% off the 3rd child’s fees.

School hours

		School hours
Kindergarten(3.5 – 6 years)	Monday – Friday	8.30am – 12.30pm
Class 1(6-7 years)	Monday – Friday	8.30am – 12.30pm
Class 2, 3 & 4(7-10 years)	Monday-WednesdayThursday & Friday	8.30am – 3.30pm8.30am -12.30pm
Class 5(10-11 years)	Monday-WednesdayThursday Friday	8.30am – 3.30pm8.30am – 2.50pm 8.30am -12.30pm
Class 6, 7 & 8 (11-14 years)	Monday-WednesdayThursday & Friday	8.30am – 3.30pm8.30am – 2.50pm

After School Club

The charge for this is £10 per afternoon session (12.30-3.30pm). This is available to class 1 and above and is currently held on Thursdays and Fridays. We plan to make this available every afternoon once we are settled at a new location.

Fees include:

All materials used in class (this includes your child’s first crayon set on entering class 1), exercise books, paints, clay, handwork and woodwork materials.

Additional expenses

These will include:

• Occasional items such as a recorder,
• All class outings
• Your child’s mid morning snack. In kindergarten the snack is often prepared with the children and will be something like soup, apple crumble or bread and hummus with fruit. The charge for this varies according to the number of days in a term. This term, for 5 days per week it is £26.50, for 4 days it is £23 and for 3 days it is £17.50. Classes 1 to 8 are asked to bring their own snack and pack lunch of savoury items, fruit and a flask of something to drink (crisps, sweets, chocolate & fizzy drinks are not allowed).
• Individual Music Lessons
• Occasional books ( such as a dictionary or a classic novel to be studied)

Additional Tuition and Learning Support

Additional tuition required on admission to make a pupil ready for the school is charged for as an extra. Normally, additional tuition or learning support needs identified after a child is established in the school are included in the tuition charge. However, the school reserves the right to charge in exceptional cases.

Eurythmy therapy is charged on the same basis as learning support.

An affordable education

As a community based school, we rely on fees to fund the cost of running the School. This contribution is about 40%-50% of an average independent school’s fees.

It is a crucial part of the Steiner educational view that schools should represent the broadest range of families within society. To make this real for our school, we have established a separate Bursary Fund to help the families who would not otherwise be able to benefit from our education. Currently between 30% and 40% of children at our school are on a bursary scheme.

However we do not receive any state funding, and whilst we keep our overheads as low as possible, the costs of running a school in London are high. For this reason we ask those who are able to contribute to our Bursary fund. This fund is administered by the bursar to support eligible families.

For the benefit of our school community spirit and to help reduce costs all parents contribute to the running of the school through activities such as work days and school fair organisation. Such occasions are enjoyable and often include a communal meal!

Application Fee

An application fee of £40 per child is to be submitted with the application form. This is to cover the costs of the interview and administration.

Deposit

A minimum deposit of 2 x months fees is payable upon acceptance of the offer of a place.

Leaving

One full term’s notice (or the payment of a full term’s fees in lieu) is required should you leave the school, upon receipt of which the deposit will be returned. This notice should be received by the School on or before the first day of term.

Fee increases

The school will endeavour to give at least one term’s notice of a rise in fees; however, they reserve the right to impose a surcharge at any time in the event of a sudden and unpredictable rise in school running costs. Increases are kept to a minimum.

Payment

Fees are paid in advance, either in full at the beginning of the year or by termly or monthly Standing Order.

Any questions?

Please contact Sheila Campbell, the School Administrator on 020 8769 6587, she will be glad to help you or arrange an appointment for you with the Teachers and the School Bursar.