Fees, bursaries and scholarships
Fees for the 2009/2010 academic year
Pre-prep: £2,300 per term (£6,900 per annum) (inclusive of catering)
Lower School: £2,282 per term (£6,846 per annum)
Upper School & Sixth Form: £3,444 per term (£10,332 per annum)
There is a sibling discount of 5% for a second student in the School while the older sibling is still at BGS.
Bursaries and Scholarships
Bristol Grammar School was established as a Foundation in 1532. Wise investment since then combined with the generosity of Old Bristolians means that we have an endowment which we use to provide bursaries for talented children whose family income is limited. We have 1105 students at BGS and this year we gave financial support to 99 students in our Lower School, Upper School and Sixth Form.
More information about bursaries can be found here.
BGS is delighted to announce that we are introducing new Scholarships starting with fifteen awards to Year 7 students joining BGS in September 2010, each worth 25% remission on fees. Thirteen Pople Scholarships will be awarded for academic excellence, with two further awards recognising specific talent in sport or the creative and performing arts. To register interest, please contact the Admissions Team.
Sixth Form Bursaries and Scholarships
Bursaries – number and value vary each year
Means-tested bursaries are available to internal and external applicants. The number and value of awards will depend on the funds available from the School’s Assisted Places and the Michael Booker Bursary Scheme. Families apply by completing the Assistance Form available from the Admissions Office and returning it to Miss Orchard, Fees Manager.
Pople Trust Award – one award available, worth £1,000 a year
Open to internal and external candidates of outstanding mathematical ability and intending to study Mathematics at ‘A’ Level and university. .
Price Award – one award worth £1,000 a year
We are able to make a new award this year to a very able girl currently in Year 11 at BGS to enable her to complete her Sixth Form studies at BGS and apply to Oxford, Cambridge or Bristol University.
Robinson Award – one award worth £1,000 a year
We are able to make a new award this year to a very able boy currently in Year 11 at BGS to enable him to complete his Sixth Form studies at BGS and apply to Oxford, Cambridge or Bristol University.
Dehn Award – one award worth £2,000 a year
This new award is funded by donations given in memory of Eric Dehn, a former languages teacher, who passed away earlier this year. It is a means-tested award and will go to a student with particular interest and talent in modern foreign languages. Please contact the Admissions Office for an application form.
Deposits
An acceptance deposit of £200 will be payable when parents accept the offer of a place at BGS. This is repaid, without interest, when the student joins the School. There is a separate £250 entry deposit which is refunded, without interest and less any outstanding charges, when the student leaves BGS.
Overseas deposits
For reasons of administration, payment of a full term's fees ("Overseas Deposit") as a deposit in the case of a pupil whose normal residence is outside the United Kingdom. Interest at a discretionary rate, calculated on the difference between the Overseas Deposit and the Acceptance Deposit current at that time, will be credited to the parents' account when the pupil leaves. Interest will be compounded annually and the interest rate will be a reasonable reflection of the benefit which the School has received from the use of money held in its general account during the relevant period.
Additional Charges
Pre-prep & Lower School - Headmistress's Fund
A termly sum of £1.75 is paid to this fund which is used at the discretion of the Headmistress to support educational trips and visits and a wide range of other pupil related activities.
Upper School & Sixth Form - Headmaster's Fund
A termly sum of £3.50 is paid to tthis fund which is used at the discretion of the Headmaster to support educational trips and visits, and a wide range of other pupil related activities.
Students' Personal Accident Insurance Scheme
This is the insurance recommended by the Independent Schools' Council and BGS, along with many schools throughout the country, has adopted this scheme. The premiums cover accidents both during term time and the holidays and benefits are payable in defined circumstances. The premium is £5.00 per term. Details of the scheme are included in the information pack sent to parents of new pupils.
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast is available to students and parents between 7.45am and 8.15am in the Great Hall. There is a set lunch for £2.94 or a choice of other main meals, snack meals and sweets at various prices. A vegetarian option and a salad meal are always available. A system of payment using SMART card technology is used.
The fees for the Pre-prep School will include breakfast, snack and lunch charges.
Examinations
Public Examination charges will be added to the bill in the summer term of the year the student takes them. In 2009 the average total cost of GCSE examinations was £340. The average total cost of AS and A2 examinations was £400.
School fees insurance
Parents are encouraged to consider taking to suitable insurance to cover school fees. Prior to joining BGS, parents will receive information on the various schemes and policies currently available. BGS does not specifically endorse or recommend any particular policy.
Methods of Payment
The school charges an annual fee but, for convenience, one third is payable by the first day of each term. Payment can be made by cheque, bankers order or direct transfer.
An increasing number of parents prefer to make monthly payments and BGS offers a variety of schemes. There is a small fee payable for this facility.
If you wish to consider fee planning or make advance payments, or for any other queries or further information, please contact the Finance Office on 0117 933 9880.