ENTRY ASSESSMENT TEST
The prospective pupil will be invited to spend a day at school. During the course of the day, the child will work and play alongside the other children in the class, and through specific assessments and activities the Head of School will be able to reach a judgment as to whether the child will be able to cope with the level of academic work at Newfield School.
Children applying for Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 may spend some of their assessment day undertaking online tests away from the classroom. Children coming from abroad will be assessed by reference to their most recent school reports together with any other available information from their current school, for example a confidential reference and samples of their work. In this way, a place can usually be offered, which can then be ratified by a formal assessment upon arrival. No specific preparation for an assessment is needed.
Note: Children joining our Nursery classes and older must be toilet trained, clean and dry.
ENROLLMENT
Full payment of the first term’s fees must then be received before the child is able to start school.
No place is offer considered to have been accepted until all the administrative matters have been completed and all the necessary fees have been paid. All communications between the Head of School and prospective parents will be in person, by phone or by e-mail. Text messages are unreliable and will not be used at any point during the admissions process. Information about fees and sibling discounts does not form part of this policy, but is available from the Accounts department.
PUPILS TRANSFERRING
The school will make every reasonable effort to facilitate a pupil seeking a transfer to our school. Newfield School will decide whether or not a transfer: