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Governors’ Fund

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We are grateful for the generosity of successive generations of parents who have contributed to maintaining our beautiful school buildings and other resources over the years; this continued investment really helps our school and we couldn’t develop without it. 

The requested voluntary contributions have been kept at a comparably low rate by the Governing Body for 2019/2020. 

£72 per child per year

£12 per half term

£7.20 per month over 10 months

Maintenance fund contributions help us to accommodate increased costs, budgetary pressures and our ambitions to deliver outstanding educational facilities for all our pupils. School investments in recent years include: new roofs at the Broadway Site, a new wireless internet system, a new nursery, new buildings on the Broadway Site, new playground surfaces on the Grove Site, brand new kitchens and equipment to enable in-house catering. 

All church schools are required to manage their own maintenance fund

  • An annual contribution is made by parents for each child at the school
  • It ensures we create and maintain the best school infrastructure possible – for our pupils today and for those of successive generations
  • The fund is used by the Governing Body to cover external and internal refurbishment and maintenance work to the school which can include: building developments (we own and manage our own land and buildings), refurbishments, contributions to any capital expenditure over £2000, insurance and security, discretionary items such as pupil hardship, facilities, staff retention, or enrichment activities – especially for vulnerable pupils

Is it a New Thing?

No, all church schools have had to operate maintenance funds for decades and there are parts of our school which have been beautifully built or extended by successive generations of parental contributions.  For example, the new buildings at the Broadway Site, refurbishments to  classrooms in the year 3 tower, and the new Nursery at the Grove Site.

Why Do We Need It?


  • Unlike Local Authority controlled schools, all Church of England schools, are required to contribute 10% towards the cost of any refurbishment or building works over £2000
  • It is an essential fund which the governors use to support the leadership of the school in realising our vision and high aspirations for our learning environment.