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 Grove and Broadway Sites, 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 and emergency support to the school during the temporary closure caused by Covid-19.
Pupils enjoy the benefits of these facilities and support, all of which significantly enhance the vision and ethos of our school.
What is the Governors’ School Maintenance Fund?
Most Governing Bodies of church schools manage their own fund to support the school which includes the maintenance of buildings. Parents make an annual contribution for each child at the school.
What is the fund used for?
The fund is used by the Governing Body to cover:
- External and internal refurbishment
- Ongoing maintenance work to the buildings, which can include property developments and general upkeep;
- Contributions to any capital expenditure over £2000
- Insurance and building security
- Discretionary items such as pupil hardship, facility enrichment, staff development and retention activities including a contribution to the staff Christmas event
It ensures we create and maintain the best school infrastructure as possible – for our current and future pupils. Church schools have operated maintenance funds for decades, and there are parts of our school that have been beautifully built or extended by successive generations of parents.
How Should I Pay?
Your requested contribution equates to £1.85 per teaching week per child. The easiest way to make your contribution is through our ParentPay system.
The requested voluntary contributions have been kept at a comparably low rate by the Governing Body for 2023/2024.
£72 per child per year
£12 per half term
£7.20 per month over 10 months
You’ll notice maintenance fund contributions in your ParentPay options, and you can choose to pay the whole amount, or in termly or monthly instalments. We strongly encourage you to Gift Aid your contribution if you pay UK taxes (please record this in the notes on ParentPay.) When you add Gift Aid to your donation, the school (as a registered charity) can claim an extra 25p from HMRC for every £1 you give. It won’t cost you any extra.
Thank you for your contribution to the Governors’ Fund
Fiona Lovell
Finance Governor
