Bursaries
Financial Assistance (Bursaries)
Bursaries are available to assist children to attend Culford who might not otherwise be able to afford to take up a place, or help pupils who already attend the School to remain here. Bursaries are awarded privately and exist to help those in financial need, as opposed to Scholarships, which are awarded openly, as an honour, on the basis of merit and to recognise talent. A bursary application may also be made to augment the value of a Scholarship or Exhibition.
Bursaries are provided from income, endowments and gifts and as such are a limited resource. If you wish to apply to the School for financial support you will need to complete a Financial Circumstances Form; offers of support made in this way are reviewed every year and financial circumstances paperwork must be completed annually.
The bursary application process is entirely confidential and forms may be downloaded from the web site or requested from the Registrar or the Finance Manager. They are assessed by the Finance Manager and discussed only with the Headmaster.
Bursaries are not usually offered below the age of 11, except to pupils already in the School, whose parents meet financial hardship.
The official closing date for completed forms to be received is the day of the Culford Entrance Examinations each year. All applications will be considered shortly after the closing date and decisions notified to parents together with results of the entrance exams. Late applications may be made, but parents may be required to accept or decline a place at Culford before results of those applications are known. For this reason early applications are encouraged.
For more information about Bursaries, please contact the Registrar: +44 (0)1284 385308 or the Finance Department on +44 (0)1284 385340