Scholarships

What are scholarships and which children are eligible?

More than 30% of children receive some help with their school fees; many receive scholarships or bursaries from the schools themselves.

Scholarships, or 'exhibitions', are offered by schools to children who qualify by competitive examination and are often based on academic, musical or artistic merit. Other scholarships may be available for pupils with high abilities in sport, design and technology, drama or for all around achievement.

The majority of scholarships are offered by senior schools, but many preparatory schools also have scholarships, although awards for under-7s are rare. Scholarships seldom cover more than 50% of fees and values vary greatly. Many schools will also augment scholarships with bursaries based on parental means.

Information scholarships can be obtained in more detail from the offices of the individual schools.

Please follow these links to lists of schools offering scholarships in England, Scotland and Wales.