Bursaries For Prospective Boys
Headmaster's Bursary Fund
A Headmaster's Bursary is typically offered to boys in Year 3 to Year 6 and can range in value up to 100% off fees.
“The Beacon has shaped the foundation of my life and has given me the best start to a school life that anyone can imagine.”
A Headmaster’s Bursary covers some or all of the following according to financial need:
Headmaster’s Bursaries are determined depending on individual parents’/guardians’ circumstances, for example their savings, investments and saleable assets, as well as their income, the size of their family, and any other persons dependant upon them.
Headmaster’s Bursaries may be made available to parents/guardians of children wishing to enter The Beacon, normally in Year 3 or above. They are awarded at the discretion of the Governors, on the recommendation of the Headmaster and the Director of Finance & Operations, who are responsible for the management and coordination of the process.
Scanned copies of the completed forms, together with the necessary documentary evidence, should be returned by email to the Director of Finance & Operations by the end of the February half term for a bursary to start the following September. We will invite eligible pupil candidates to visit the school during the second half of the Spring Term, when they will be assessed for entrance. Parents will be notified before the start of the Summer Term regarding the success or otherwise of their application.
Please see the links below for full details and application forms. For further information, please contact Frank Muzika, Director of Finance & Operations at [email protected] or telephone 01494 736168.
Please see links below for full details and the application forms required to be completed in order to apply for a Headmaster’s Bursary. If you would like to make an initial enquiry, please contact Frank Muzika, Director of Finance & Operations.
The Beacon Bursary Fund is a registered charity (number 310643) independent of The Beacon but affiliated to it. The current Trustees are; Mrs R. Garrett-Bowes, Mrs F. Mayhew, Dr A. Hoekema, Mrs C. Langley, Ms B. Myers, Mrs K. Berens and Mr F Muzika serves as Clerk to the Trustees.
The Fund’s purpose is to provide financial assistance for the education of pupils at The Beacon whose parents or guardians run into temporary financial difficulties, and who may otherwise have to withdraw their son from the school at a time that might be detrimental to their educational progress.
Assistance is usually offered only until the time that a family’s financial stability is sufficiently restored to meet the fees, or until a pupil can be moved out of the independent sector with minimal disruption to his studies, and rarely extends beyond a year.
Income is derived from parental donations (made as a voluntary contribution on the termly fee invoice), Gift Aid and investment income.
The application procedure is as follows:
The offer is made in the form of “a percentage of fees and reasonable extras” for a specified number of terms. “Reasonable extras” usually means that:
Based upon these principles, you will receive at each term end a fee bill listing all charges and showing a deduction of the amount that the Fund will pay, making clear the net amount that remains for you to pay. It is a condition of the funding that all amounts owing by the parents are paid by the due date i.e. the first day of the term to which the fees invoice applies. All terms and conditions of the parent contract as displayed on the school website continue to apply, unaffected by bursary arrangements.
Prior to completing the below form, please contact the Clerk to the Trustees, Mr Frank Muzika, to make an initial enquiry.