Scholarships

Winning a scholarship at Colfe’s is an honour which can also offer a reduction in school fees.

We offer financial assistance in the form of academic merit-based and means-tested scholarships in the senior school. Awards are made at the discretion of the school and the number varies from year to year; in a typical year group we would expect around a quarter of pupils to benefit from some sort of fee assistance. Academic merit-based scholarships offer normally no more than a 50% reduction in fees but a means-tested scholarship could mean a fully funded place.

11+ (Year 7 entry)

Academic: All candidates who sit the 11+ entrance assessment are automatically considered for an academic scholarship. These are awarded to those who demonstrate exceptional ability in the assessment, perform well at interview and who we believe will contribute markedly to the life of the school.

Means-tested: A small number of means-tested scholarships of up to 100% of school fees are awarded to families whose household income in below £40,000 a year. In addition to meeting the financial criteria, these are awarded to those who demonstrate exceptional ability in the assessment, perform well at interview and who we believe will contribute markedly to the life of the school.

Co-curricular: The importance of the wider curriculum at Colfe’s is reflected in our policy of offering a limited number of scholarships in Music, Sport, Drama and Art. These are awarded after individual auditions and assessment (including interview and reference reviews) and successful pupils will be notified in their offer letters.  More information on the eligibility criteria for these scholarships can be found in our co-curricular subject pages.

Competition for scholarships is extremely high and we urge you to carefully consider this before applying for your child.

16+ (Sixth Form entry)

We award academic merit scholarships to pupils joining Colfe’s for the first time in Year 12. Awards are made following the Sixth Form assessment process in the autumn term and are conditional on an agreed performance at GCSE. We have a number of means-tested scholarships (Leathersellers’ Scholarships) which are fully funded by our Governors – the Leathersellers’ Company – for pupils joining Colfe’s from local state schools and who meet the eligibility criteria.

Awards for Music, Sport, Drama and Art may also be available at this stage; they are granted following interviews with the relevant Heads of Department and a member of the Senior Management Team.

Hardship Bursaries

Short-term hardship bursaries may be offered to current pupils whose financial circumstances have changed significantly since they joined the school. Please contact the Bursary for more information.