Memorandum from Rugby School (DCH 238)
RUGBY SCHOOL
AND PUBLIC
BENEFIT
1. Scholarships and Bursaries
1.1 Rugby School offers a range of scholarships
(eg academic, music, art, design, sports) which may be augmented
up to 100% of fees if justified following a standard process for
the testing of parental means.
1.2 The School has announced that, with
effect from September 2005, the maximum (non means-tested) scholarship
award shall be 10% of the fees.
1.3 In addition, and as provided under the
School's Statutes and facilitated by its original endowment, the
School will continue to offer a number of 100% and 50% Foundations
to local children.
1.4 Where there is unexpected financial
difficulty after a pupil has been admitted to the School (caused,
for example, by the death of one of the parents, by their divorce,
or by unemployment) the School will consider the award of a bursary
to any pupil, regardless of whether or not they hold a scholarship.
Decisions on bursary awards are made by an independent Bursaries
Committee, established by the Governing Body, and take account
of a means-test (updated annually) as well as reports on pupil
progress and welfare.
1.5 In 2003-04, 164 out of 778 pupils hold
scholarships or bursaries (21.1%).
1.6 The overall cost of scholarships and
bursaries is approximately £1 million per annum.
1.7 The School is actively seeking to increase
the value of its scholarship and bursary programme. In 2002, it
established a separate charity—"The Arnold Foundation
for Rugby School"—the principal aim of which is to
raise money "so that more talented people can benefit from
an education at Rugby, irrespective of their parents' ability
to pay the fees". All of the costs of running the Foundation
are currently being borne by the School, so that 100% of the monies
raised can be applied in pursuit of the Foundation's objectives
and in accordance with any specific donor wishes.
2. Rugby School in the local community
2.1 Rugby School values its links with the
local community and aims to be a partner which is responsive to
the needs of that community. The following items are not exhaustive
and are provided by way of example only.
2.2 The School is involved with the Independent
Schools Partnership Scheme through which it shares its facilities
and its teaching and learning resources with two local schools
in the maintained sector.
2.3 The School hosts an annual "Challenge
of Management Conference" which is freely open to two local
schools in the state sector, as well as to our own pupils.
2.4 The School hosts an annual meeting of
Physics teachers for schools and colleges throughout the country.
2.5 One fifth of the surplus from a property
endowment in London is paid each year to a local school in the
state sector. The value of the one fifth share is expected to
exceed £370,000 in the current financial year.
2.6 The School makes its chapel available,
without charge, to a number of local schools eg for carol concerts
and also hosts special services for the people of the town.
2.7 The School collaborates with local organisations
in order to raise funds for charitable causes (eg facilities made
available free of charge to Rotary Club, NSPCC, etc).
2.8 Members of the School's staff contribute
their time voluntarily to a number of charitable causes, eg to
assist in the running of the Bradby Club, the Rugby Portobello
Trust and the Lawrence Sheriff Almshouses.
2.9 Pupils undertake community-related projects
on one afternoon per week.
2.10 School facilities, including the Sports
Centre and the Temple Speech Room (for music) are made available
at preferential rates to a large number of local organisations.
July 2004
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