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“A great education can and should change your life and I wholeheartedly believe that this is something every child deserves. Schools such as ours want and need to be able to offer free places so that more students have access to our outstanding education.” Mrs Diana Harrison, Acting Head
“We are determined to widen the opportunity and access to bursaries, based on the belief that a first-class learning experience should be available to all, regardless of a family’s financial situation. What’s more, an inclusive community where girls are eager to contribute and keen to stretch themselves, is one that works for the good of everyone.” Mrs Cari Depla, Director of External Relations
“The culture of St Mary’s is one of warmth and inclusivity. The core values of the school are about learning, academic excellence and service to others – as well as building confidence in your own resilience and abilities.” Cate Bell, Chair, Calne Foundation Trust
“Through our partnership with SpringBoard we not only see the positive ripple effect the girls have in their home communities but the positive impact they have in school.” Mrs Claire Bolton, Royal SpringBoard Co-ordinator
“A great education can and should change your life and I wholeheartedly believe that this is something every child deserves. Schools such as ours want and need to be able to offer free places so that more students have access to our outstanding education.” Mrs Diana Harrison, Acting Head
“We are determined to widen the opportunity and access to bursaries, based on the belief that a first-class learning experience should be available to all, regardless of a family’s financial situation. What’s more, an inclusive community where girls are eager to contribute and keen to stretch themselves, is one that works for the good of everyone.” Mrs Cari Depla, Director of External Relations
“The culture of St Mary’s is one of warmth and inclusivity. The core values of the school are about learning, academic excellence and service to others – as well as building confidence in your own resilience and abilities.” Cate Bell, Chair, Calne Foundation Trust
“Through our partnership with SpringBoard we not only see the positive ripple effect the girls have in their home communities but the positive impact they have in school.” Mrs Claire Bolton, Royal SpringBoard Co-ordinator
The school’s governors are determined to widen the opportunity and access to scholarships, based on the belief that a first-class learning experience should be available to all, regardless of a family’s financial situation. What’s more, an inclusive community where girls are eager to contribute and keen to stretch themselves, is one that works for the good of everyone.
We offer 2 types of Transformational Bursary:
Foundation Scholarships aim to offer the opportunity of the first-rate academic education provided at St Mary’s Calne, to particularly able and gifted girls from the state sector who would otherwise be precluded from the independent sector by reason of financial restriction. These Academic Scholarships are means-tested and can be worth up to 100% off the fees.
SpringBoard Bursaries are awarded to pupils from disadvantaged circumstances who have been identified by the Royal SpringBoard Foundation. This is the UK’s leading boarding school bursary charity providing life-transforming opportunities in state and independent boarding schools for children from less advantaged circumstances. Pupils selected are those who they believe would best benefit from boarding.
Calne Girls Bursaries are awarded to daughters of Calne Girls who would otherwise miss out on the excellent education their mothers and/or grandmothers enjoyed. As we move into the next 150 years of St Mary’s, we want to support positively a tradition of St Mary’s girls, flourishing from one generation to the next. Bursaries are also awarded to daughters of the clergy, as envisaged by the Founders of St Mary’s in 1873.
The current value of the CFT Bursary Fund is £2.18M (as at 31st October 2022). The fund has increased significantly since the Old Girls’ Association transferred to the CFT their Matthews Bursary Fund of £129,712 in April 2013.
Ultimately, the vision is to expand this fund, by building an endowment of £12 million to ensure that the bursary scheme is financially sustainable for the long term.
A fund of approximately:
Our targets are challenging but each bursary awarded is means tested and where appropriate includes a sum for text books, educational trips etc
A gift of:
|
£1.1m |
(or £880,000 plus gift aid) |
would endow a 100% bursary in perpetuity |
|
£825,000 |
(or £660,000 plus gift aid) |
would endow a 75 % bursary in perpetuity |
|
£550,000 |
(or £440,000 plus gift aid) |
would endow a 50% bursary in perpetuity |
|
£275,000 |
(or £220,000 plus gift aid) |
would endow a 25% bursary in perpetuity |
We use a third-party company, Bursary Administration Ltd (BAL), to assess all applications. This involves scrutiny of financial documents and records as well as a home visit by an assessor, who then writes a report and makes recommendations on the level of support needed. Bursary holders are asked to let the school know if there is any significant change in their financial circumstances and they may be re-assessed periodically to ensure that the level of support remains appropriate.
If you are a UK tax-payer, giving to the Calne Foundation Trust with Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of your gift by 25%, at no additional cost to you. To make a Gift Aid donation, you must pay at least as much Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax as the amount of tax reclaimed by the CFT. This is currently 25p in every £1 donated. Higher rate tax payers who make a donation through Gift Aid may claim extra relief.
Scholars who need assistance with fees can apply for a Bursary and the level of assistance will be financially assessed.
There are 3 ways you can support the Calne Foundation Trust Bursary programme:
