Fees
The fees for the school year 2010/2011 are as follows:
School fees
| Infants (Reception, Year 1 & Year 2) | £2,100 per term |
| Juniors (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6) | £2,290 per term |
Nursery fees
| SESSIONS |
Without EY grant |
With EY grant |
| Three mornings only | £684 |
N/A |
| Four mornings only | £912 |
£300 |
| Five mornings only | £1140 |
£520 |
| Three full days | £1240 |
£612 |
| Five mornings and one afternoon | £1325 |
£697 |
| Five mornings and two afternoons | £1511 |
£883 |
| Five mornings and three afternoons | £1696 |
£1068 |
| Five mornings and four afternoons | £1881 |
£1253 |
| Five full days | £2066 |
£1438 |
Note: Nursery sessions are from 8.30am - 12.30pm (mornings only) and 8.30am - 3.45pm (full days).
Nursery attendance
Based on our facilities for the next academic year and the high demand for nursery places, we are having to manage sessions carefully during 2010/11. Pupils usually start with 3 or 4 mornings per week in the Lower Nursery and 4 or 5 mornings and as many afternoons as required in the Upper Nursery (depending on availability). As the children get older, their sessions should be increased until they are attending a minimum of 3 or 4 full days during the term before entering Reception (again, providing spaces are available). Please note that only children who are at least 3 years old are eligible for afternoons.
Where sessions are over subscribed, the following criteria (in no particular order) will be kept in mind when allocating sessions:
a) Oldest pupils in each class will be given greater priority, as will those who request more afternoon sessions. Priority for afternoons will be given to upper nursery pupils.
b) The particular circumstances of each family will also be considered when making decisions about session allocations.
Increasing nursery sessions
Please note that for administrative reasons, parents may only increase their child’s sessions at the beginning of each half term. Parents should speak to their child’s class teacher during the last 2 weeks of the previous half term to arrange this (depending on availability) and to complete a form. Changes to sessions can only be made for the full half term. Exceptions to this will only be made in special circumstances and must be agreed in writing.
Early Years Grants
Oakwood participates in the Early Years Grant Scheme, which entitles parents to 15 hours of London Borough of Croydon funding per week. Children are eligible in the term following their 3rd birthday until they are 5 years old (ie. 6 terms in total). In order to qualify, a child must also attend for a minimum of 4 morning sessions or 3 morning and 2 afternoon sessions. As soon as a child reaches the age of 3, their information is submitted by the school to Croydon Council. The following term, we will provide parents with the ‘Free Entitlement Parental Agreement’ form for signature. This is then kept on file for our records and audit purposes.