Admissions

Admissions

Our main point of entry is into the Nursery class at 3+, in the September following your child’s third birthday. Occasional places occur higher up the school from time to time.If you would like to have a no obligation chat about your child joining our School, please get in touch at admissions@sarumhallschool.co.uk

The Process

The admissions process begins upon registration, and we encourage you to register your child at your earliest convenience, as places are in high demand. To proceed, please complete the registration form (link below) and submit the non-refundable registration fee of £180 (inc. VAT)

Visits and personal meetings with the Headmistress occur between October and March, two years before entry, and include a tour of the school. After this, prospective parents are asked to write confirming their continued interest in a place.

We are currently accepting registrations for September 2027 and 2028 admittance. Nursery registrations for September 2025 and 2026 are now closed. If you are interested in a place in another year group, you are welcome to enquire, as spaces occasionally become available. Please get in touch at admissions@sarumhallschool.co.uk, and we will get back to you.

We do not accept registrations before a child is born.

Assessment

Girls entering the school at the age of three are not assessed. From Year 1, children are tested in Mathematics and English and reports from previous schools are requested.

Siblings

The school has a policy of accepting siblings.

Offering of places

Places are offered 15 months before entry. Due to a high level of demand, it is not possible to defer places or acceptance.

Registration Application

You are invited to complete using the registration link below.

Please note that our main point of entry is at 3+ in Nursery and only occasional places are available after this entry point.

The School promotes the importance of choosing Sarum Hall School for their daughter’s preparatory educational experience until undertaking the 11+ senior school process.

Please complete the form below, clearly indicating the category or categories of entry for which the applicant is being considered. Please note that to submit the form, you must click “Save” after completing the additional contacts section of the form.
Candidates with a history or current medical or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) must notify us on the registration form and forward the corroborating report by email to admissions@sarumhallschool.co.uk. Our Admissions Policy and Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA) Accessibility Plan can be found here.
Please enter details for anyone with parental responsibility for the child.
Pay the registration fee of £180 (inc VAT) per child (non-refundable) to ensure that your child is registered. Please note that we do not require a registration fee for waiting list applications.

Registration Form

Fees

Offering of places

Our termly fees are due by the first day of each term. Annual increases are announced at the end of the Spring term. All fees (with the exception of Nursery) are subject to 20% VAT (introduced January 2025).

Registration fee

Registration fee: £180.00 (inc. VAT)

Deposit

Upon acceptance, an enrolment deposit of £4,200 (inc. VAT) is payable, in two stages. 50% is due on acceptance of the offer of a place with the balance due seven months before entry. The deposit is refunded with the pupil’s final account.

Termly Fees – Academic Year 2025/2026

Nursery: £6,956 (no VAT applicable)

Reception – Year 6: £8,347 (inc. VAT)

Bursaries

Sarum Hall School is a registered charity. The school relies on the fees from parents to meet the whole of its operating costs as it does not have the benefit of an endowment fund or any other form of income.

The School offers a limited number of means-tested bursaries awarded according to need, from Year 3 onwards. Bursaries (including Emergency Fee Assistance), on a sliding scale, are awarded to pupils who we believe will gain most from a Sarum Hall education, and who will contribute fully to the life of the school. We accept Bursary applications for pupils joining the school from Year 3 onwards. Parents interested in applying for means-tested financial assistance are recommended to download and read the School’s Bursary Policy.

The provision of all financial assistance is at the sole discretion of the School and is subject to the means-testing rigour expected of independent schools by the Charity Commission.

Both parents/guardians will be required to provide proof of their income and assets. The level of support varies according to a range of circumstances including assessed parental need and also to the level of funding available. If you wish to apply for bursary funding for entry into Year 3-6, the Bursary Application Form should be fully completed and submitted directly to the Bursar together with all requested and applicable supplementary documentation. At the same time a registration form should be completed on the website for an occasional place, if one has not already been submitted.

Please note that we cannot consider Bursary applications for children for whom registration forms for a place at the school have not been received. You should also check with the Admissions Secretary whether there are places available in your child’s proposed year group prior to submitting a Registration Form. Note that the registration fee will be refunded for unsuccessful bursary applicants who do not join the School. Bursary applications will be considered on the basis of the information provided and the analysis of this will include a home visit from the school’s appointed representatives. Following receipt of their report, recommendations will be made to the Governing Body and decisions will be communicated by letter from the Bursar at the same time that academic places are awarded. Once a bursary award has been made, it will be subject to an annual review.

The Process

Assessment

Siblings

Offering of places

Registration Application

Registration Form

Fees

Offering of places

Registration fee

Deposit

Termly Fees – Academic Year 2025/2026

Bursaries

Bursary Policy

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