1. Contact our Admissions Team to discuss your daughter’s application and to check availability in the year group you are interested in.
2. Visit us! We would be thrilled to welcome you at one of our Open Days or for a private visit at a time convenient to you.
3. Register your daughter to sit our entrance assessments by completing our online Registration Form and paying the non-refundable registration fee. Application deadlines for each Year Group can be found on our website.
Scan for our Registration Forms
4. Your daughter is welcome to join us for a Taster Day so she can get a real sense of life at Badminton. Contact the Admissions Team to arrange a suitable date.
Admissions Contact Details
Mrs Katherine Stewart
Admissions Manager
5. We will invite your daughter to Badminton to sit the entrance assessments.
Email: admissions@badmintonschool.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 117 905 5271
Website: www.badmintonschool.co.uk
6. Offers will be made shortly after the assessments.
Entry Year Group Assessments
For entry into Reception (age 4)
For entry into the Junior School (Year 1 – Year 6, ages 5 - 10)
Girls come in for a two-hour Taster Session where they will be informally observed within class.
Prospective pupils come for a Taster Day which will include an assessment, usually during the Autumn or Spring Terms. Girls who would go into Year 3 or above are asked to sit short tests in English and an online reasoning test.
For entry into the Senior School (Year 7 – Year 10)
Girls wishing to enter Year 7 or Year 8 sit their entrance assessments at Badminton in the January prior to entry, and girls wishing to enter in Year 9 or Year 10 sit entrance assessments at Badminton in the November prior to entry. All girls take examinations in English and Mathematics along with an online cognitive abilities test. Each girl will also have an interview with a senior member of staff. In addition, references are obtained from the girl’s current school. The dates of the entrance and scholarship assessments for Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 are published on our website.
For entry into the Sixth Form (Lower Sixth)
Girls sit Sixth Form entrance papers at Badminton in the November prior to entry. They take examinations in two subjects they would like to study at A Level as well as an online reasoning test. Each girl is also interviewed by a senior member of staff and references are obtained from the girl’s current school. The dates of the entrance and scholarship assessments for the Sixth Form are published on our website.
International applications
Our preferred entrance test is the UKISET. This test can be taken at any one of the approved test centres around the world. Contact UKISET directly for the locations of approved centres near you. If international candidates have met the initial assessment criteria they will then be invited for an interview remotely with a senior member of staff. If applicants wish to apply for a scholarship, the entrance exams must be taken at Badminton in person or in an approved test centre. All deadlines for international applications are available on our website.
Open Days
Open Days offer the perfect opportunity to visit the School, meet some of our pupils and staff and see Badminton in action. Our Open Days for the 2023/24 academic year are as follows:
Friday 23 September 2023 Sixth Form Open Evening
Saturday 30 September 2023 Whole School Open Day
Wednesday 1 February 2024 Junior School Open Morning
Friday 23 February 2024 Senior & Sixth Form Open Morning
Monday 6 May 2024 Whole School Open Day
Personal Visits
Personal visits are always welcome during Term time and offer the opportunity for a visit tailored to you and your daughter, at a day and time convenient to you. If you would like to organise an individual visit, please do get in touch with the Admissions Team.
Taster Days
Your daughter is welcome to join us for a Taster Day with her current Year Group upon completing the registration process. Taster Days are the best way for her to truly immerse herself in school life and offer a great opportunity to meet with other girls in her class and experience a day at Badminton.
We have two School minibus services available, all of which are driven by a fully qualified, DBS checked member of staff.
Portishead Minibus Service (via Abbots Leigh)
Gordano Services, Junction 19 on the M5 7.30am
Abbotts Leigh, A369 bus stop opposite Sandy Lane 7.45am
Church Road, Leigh Woods, BS8 3PG 7.55am
Badminton School 8.20am
Clifton Minibus Service
Downside Road, Clifton 8.05am
Clifton Down Road, in front of Christ Church 8.10am
Junction of Sion Place & Gloucester Row 8.12am
Badminton School 8.25am
These services are a morning only pick-up in one of the School’s own minibuses. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The cost of a seat on this service is dependent on the pick up location.
Badminton continuously reviews the bus route based on the girls’ needs, so please get in touch with our Admissions Team for more information. Independent Services
For those commuting from another area, Badminton also has relationships with other independent services:
• Bakers Dolphin Bristol School Service (Two routes, one starting in Weston-super-Mare, the other starts in Churchill and travels through Yatton, Backwell, Nailsea and Long Ashton)
Please visit our website to find out more and book a seat.
School Fees from 1st September 2023 are as follows:
Included in Total School Fees
Junior School (Year 3 and Year 4) £3,680 £405 £4,085
Junior School (Year 5 and Year 6) £4,015 £405 £4,420
Senior School (Year 7 to Upper Sixth) £5,980 £490 £6,470
For Day Girls, the compulsory Pastoral Care* fee includes lunch, break-time snacks and tea. Badminton School also offers genuine ‘wrap-around-care’ and parents can take advantage of before and after school care, including homework supervision with qualified staff, from 7.45am until 6.30pm for Senior School and until 5.45pm for Junior School on school days, at no additional charge. For Boarders, the fee includes full board meals. For all girls, the fee includes core text books, art materials, food and nutrition materials, and most day-to-day curricular trips and most co-curricular clubs.
Junior School Boarder (UK/EEA) £8,800
BOARDING
FEES PER TERM
Junior School Boarder (International) £10,100
Senior School Weekly Boarder (UK/EEA) £12,130
Senior School Boarder (UK/EEA) £12,870
Senior School Boarder (International) £15,590
Fees for Autumn, Spring and Summer are charged termly, in advance, in a single bill.
Included in Total School Fees for International Boarding
The International Boarding fee, which applies to all girls who are normally resident outside the European Economic Area, includes the cost of escorted travel to and from selected airports and railway stations at the start and end of each Term, provided journeys are made on the date designated by the School for travel and on specified journeys by prior arrangement with Boarding Administration. It also includes the option for girls to remain in School at no extra charge during Exeat weekends.
Parents are reminded of the requirements regarding notice in writing which are detailed in the School’s Terms & Conditions of Acceptance.
We provide a fee discount to the daughters of military families who receive Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) funding, which caps the full boarding/tuition fees so that the parental contribution remains 10% of the total fee payable.
Payment Amount Note
A copy of the School’s Concessions Policy is available from the Admissions Team.
Written parental consent will be sought prior to any single extra with a cost in excess of £40. The School seeks to minimise extra charges and most day-to-day and curricular items are included in the termly fee. However, other appropriate extras will appear on invoices when applicable, for example:
• Occasional Boarding
• Public examination fees
• Sunday shop purchases including stationery
• Boarders’ disbursements
• Travel not included in the International Boarding Fee
• Individual and small group tuition
• Piano accompanying for music exams (higher grades)
• Residential trips, occasional specialist trips and social gatherings
Registration Fee (non-refundable) Day Girls: £50
Boarders: £150
Acceptance Deposit Day Girl: £500
UK Resident Boarder: £3,000
EEA/International Boarder: 1 Term’s Fees
Payable on return of the Acceptance Form. The deposit will normally be credited without interest against other sums due to the School on leaving. If a place at the School is not taken up after being accepted by the parents, then the first Term’s fees will be payable in full. This proviso will apply only if less than one Term’s notice is given.
Item Fee Remarks
Music Tuition - instrument or voice
£34.00 Per lesson (40 minutes). Pupils may be taught in pairs or larger groups at the discretion of the teacher with a resulting adjustment to the fee.
Hire of musical instrument £45.00 Per Term.
Speech and Drama lessons and EAL lessons £34.00 Per lesson (40 minutes). Pupils may be taught in pairs or larger groups at the discretion of the teacher with a resulting adjustment to the fee.
Co-curricular sport coaching e.g. judo, fencing, tennis variable As advised by the Director of Sport.
Occasional Boarding per night
£70.00
Pupils paying Day Girl rates may stay overnight on an occasional basis by agreement with the Head of Boarding.
Occasional Meals – Day Girls
Breakfast Supper £3.50
Lunch, morning break and tea are included in the total School fee. Additional occasional meals are charged.
£4.50
Accounts are payable by the first day of each Term. A late payment surcharge of 2% per month (compound) is chargeable on outstanding debts after the first day of Term. Tuition fees, certain standard charges and outstanding deposits are charged termly in advance. All other disbursements/extras are charged termly in arrears. The School’s preferred method of payment is by bank transfer. Parents must ensure the payment details allow ready identification of the pupil’s name. The School’s bank details are available on our website under ‘Secure Payments’. The School cannot accept payment in cash.
Online Payment
Fees may be paid online. Parents wishing to use this option should visit the School’s website and click on “Secure Payments” at the top of any page. This will lead to a secure site where payment card details can be provided in order to make a payment. The School does not accept card payments over the phone.
• Monthly Payment Scheme. Parents may wish to consider payment of School fees on a monthly instalment basis via School Fee Plan. More details can be found on their website.
• Fees in Advance. The School operates a Fees in Advance Scheme where a discount is given for a lump sum payment covering tuition fees (not disbursements) for three or more Terms. Please contact us for further details.
The following range of insurances is available through the School. Policies are provided by Marsh Insurance Brokers and full details of each scheme are provided to all new parents and can be found on the fees page of the School website.
• Insurance of Pupils’ Effects
• School Fees Refund Scheme
We are pleased to be able to offer means-tested bursaries for external candidates at Year 7 (11+), Year 9 (13+) and the Sixth Form (16+). A bursary can be applied for on top of a Scholarship or Award, or separately. Bursaries are awarded according to need and are not dependent on academic performance, although the pupil in question must satisfy the School’s standard entry requirements and continue to work to a satisfactory standard whilst in the School. Only in exceptional circumstances will the award of a Bursary be considered in the Junior School. The main point at which bursaries are awarded is at entry to Year 7 or Year 9 in the Senior School, and in such cases the Bursary would normally remain available through to the completion of the pupil’s education at Badminton. A number of Scholarships are available to Lower Sixth pupils including the Sixth Form Day Girl Award for those joining from a State Secondary School and bursaries may also be available.
The School’s Safeguarding Children Policy, Admissions Policy and Awards and Bursaries Policy are available to download on our website: www.badmintonschool.co.uk. Further policies available on request include:
Every year, Scholarships and Awards are available to girls entering Badminton in the Junior School, Year 7 (11+), Year 9 (13+) and the Sixth Form (16+). Scholarships are awarded to girls with a talent in a particular area and Awards are more discretionary, given to girls where we see real potential. All Awards and Scholarships bestowed come with a remission on fees. Application for a Scholarship or Award should be made at the point of registration and Scholarship assessments will take place alongside our entrance assessments.
• Special Educational and Disability Support Policy
• Pupil Rewards and Sanctions Policy (see also Exclusions Policy)
• Complaints Procedure for Parents and Number of Recorded Complaints
• Staff List and qualifications
• Curriculum Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy
• Health and Safety Policy
• First Aid Policy
• Information on academic performance during the preceding School year, including the results of any public examinations
If you would like a copy of any of these policies, please contact the Director of Finance and Operations by emailing dfo@badmintonschool.co.uk or call 0117 905 5200.
For more information on our Scholarships and Awards, please refer to the Scholarships and Awards Booklet found on our website.
A full list of members on our Board of Governors is available on our website. The Chair of Governors is Mr Justin Lewis who may be contacted all year round via:
