Admissions process
Our friendly admissions team are always on hand to help and answer any questions you may have. Simply call 01483 563160 or email admissions@rydeshill.com
In the meantime, our prospectus may help to give you a glimpse of life at Rydes Hill.
The first step
There is no better way to experience life at Rydes Hill than to come and visit us in person .You can either arrange a personal tour at a convenient time for you, or attend our next open morning:
Register your child
Should you wish to proceed, the next stage in the process is to complete our online Registration Form. Once this is returned, together with the non-refundable Registration Fee of £100, your interest will then be registered for a place.
Entry to our Nursery School
If your child is joining our Nursery School, they would be invited to attend a taster session during the term before they are due to join us. This taster session gives children the opportunity to meet with some of their peers and for you to meet our Nursery team. While the taster is taking place I will go through our Admissions Pack with you and answer any questions you may have. Following the taster session, we will email to formally offer a place, confirm your Nursery session requirements, and request payment of the deposit. To accept the place, you should complete and return our Acceptance of Place Form and Image Consent Form, plus pay the £500 deposit. The deposit is refunded to you when your child eventually leaves Rydes Hill. Once we have received the Acceptance of a Place Form and deposit, a term’s notice is required for withdrawal. For detailed information, please refer to our Term and Conditions via the link below.
Entry to our Pre-Prep
If your child is joining our main school, we may wish to arrange a taster day or morning for your child to experience life at Rydes Hill and to meet their peers. Whilst no formal tests are administered, the taster day is also a valuable opportunity for informal assessments to be carried out by our teaching staff.
Following your child’s visit, we will email you to formally offer a place and request return of our Acceptance of Place Form, Image Consent Form, plus the deposit of £500 to secure the place. For families living overseas, the deposit is one term’s fees. Once the deposit has been received and the Forms signed and return, your child’s place would be confirmed. The deposit is refundable after the end of a child’s final term in the School. Once we have received the Acceptance of a Place Form and deposit, a term’s notice is required for withdrawal (for Kindergarten two terms notice is required). For detailed information, please refer to our Term and Conditions via the link below: