Bursaries and Scholarships
For more information regarding Scholarships and Bursaries and how to apply, please contact the Registrar on 01865 459204 or email admissions@summerfields.com.
Bursaries
The school has a limited bursary fund for those parents who cannot afford the fees. For more information, please contact the Registrar at the details above.
Academic Scholarships
Up to two awards may be given to outstanding candidates who are hoping to join the First Year at the age of eight. The Scholarship exam takes place each year in January. No past papers are available.
Maclaren Scholarships
Maclaren Scholarships are provided by The Maclaren Foundation and are available to boys of outstanding ability whose parents could not otherwise afford the fees. The Foundation is able to offer Scholarships worth up to the full cost of day or boarding fees. These Scholarships are available to a boarder or a day boy starting in Year 6 or Year 7 from a Primary or Pre-Prep School. The Maclaren Foundation would be able to support a boy at Summer Fields for two or three years. With the increase of bursaries and scholarships from senior schools, one would hope to secure an award to a senior school to ensure continuity of education.
Applicants for the Maclaren Foundation Scholarship are invited in March to sit an IQ Test, as well as papers in Maths and English. No past papers are available. Parents of applicants will be required to complete a financial statement which will be sent out with details of the Scholarship.
Music Scholarships
There are a number of Music Scholarships for boys starting at the age of eight. These awards are offered to musicians of outstanding ability or genuine musical potential. In recent years, funds have been divided between two or three candidates to provide free music tuition for up to two instruments.
Applicants will be assessed by the Director of Music in two musical instruments, or singing and one instrument. In certain circumstances, candidates of exceptional ability in one discipline will be eligible to take the scholarship. Candidates will be asked to sit the normal academic entry assessment.