The King's (The Cathedral) School

  • Welcome to our school

    Welcome to The King’s School. We are proud of our long-standing history and tradition going back to 1541 and embrace everything the modern world has to offer, as we look towards the future. We value, and strive to encourage, individual academic success, alongside musical, cultural and sporting achievements, within the Christian family ethos, which is central to everything we do. Our aim is to be “A Family Achieving Excellence”.  Read More

  • Music at King's

    We enjoy a deserved reputation for musical excellence.  As The Cathedral School, we educate the Peterborough Cathedral Choristers; the School benefits not only from their professionalism but also from the talents and enthusiasm of so many other able musicians, who perform in an extensive range of orchestras, choirs, bands and ensembles  in school, in the wider community of  Peterborough and on tour abroad.  Read More

  • Sport at King's

    We are committed to breadth and quality within Physical Education; it helps develop self-esteem, dignity and respect for all members of our community.  It is crucial to students’ personal development, and plays a significant role in our curricular and extra-curricular life. Read More

  • Teaching & Learning

    Central to every student's progress is the quality of Teaching & Learning. We aim to offer excellence both in the classroom and within a King’s education in its broadest sense, combining the best of modern thinking and technological developments with strategies which have stood the test of time, to prepare our young people to go out with confidence and enthusiasm to face the challenges of today’s world. Read More

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Finance

The Finance Office provides support to students, parents and staff. They process all payments and payment enquiries regarding:

Payments to the school (other than purchases made in the School Shop) can only be accepted in the Finance Office, and not by any other members of staff.

The Finance Office is open to students at the following times:

  • 8.20 - 8.35

  • 11.35 - 12.00

  • 1.15 - 2.20

We are happy to welcome parents / carers who wish to visit the Finance Office to make payments, but recommend that you avoid the times we are open to students in order that we can give you our full attention.

 

Online Payments

 

As a parent/carer you will have received a letter inviting you to use our online payment service. This allows you to make payments for your child’s trips, events and dinner money over the internet using a secure website.

www.scopay.com/kingspeterborough

The school finance office staff will be adding the relevant trips to the website during the course of the year.

You can read the user guide for this system here.  Requires Adobe PDF Reader

 

Caternet - the Cashless Catering System

No purchases from the canteen may be made in cash. Each student is provided with a ‘swipe card’ which provides access to the door entry system, as well as acting as a debit card for making purchases in the canteen.
It is the responsibility of each student, in conjunction with their parent / carer, to ensure that there are sufficient funds paid into their account before making purchases. Students who spend more than the money available will have their card retained until further funds are deposited.

You can see what money has been spent by logging on to our online Caternet statements website at http://www.upay.co.uk/ - for instructions on how to register for this site, see here.  Requires Adobe PDF Reader

 

Free School Meals

Full details can be found here

The free school meals application form can be found below

Application Form

 

Donations

A number of parents, carers, and former students support the school by making a donation, either as a one-off, or regular payments.

If you would like to make a donation, either as a one off or as a regular commitment, then you can Gift Aid the donation to increase the value.

Gift Aid is a simple scheme that allows charities to recover the tax paid on donations made in the last four years. This means you can increase your donation by 25 pence for every £1 you give at no extra cost to yourself.

If you are a UK tax payer and not already using an alternative tax scheme such as the Charities Aid Foundation or Payroll Giving, you can Gift Aid your donations now.

You can add Gift Aid to your donation now by downloading and completing our Gift Aid declaration form.

If you would like to make a regular donation, please complete the Standing Order form and send this to the Finance Office, who will liaise with your bank to arrange the payments.

Standing Order Form

Gift Aid Form

 

Raise funds when you shop online

You can support the school by registering with Easyfundraising and using their link whenever you shop online with a number of popular retailers. This costs you nothing—but raises valuable income for the school.

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By using Easysearch as your search engine, you can raise even more funds with every search you make!
 
http://kingspeterboroughsch.easysearch.org.uk/
 
And with the easyfundraising Find & Remind tool, they’ll even tell you when you start to shop with an easyfundraising retailer, no matter where you are on the web. Which means the school will never miss out on a donation.
 
 

School Trips and Events

Payments for trips are only accepted in the Finance Office and on-line. Signed consent forms must be submitted at the time of payment.

 

16 - 19 Bursary Scheme

The new 16-19 Bursary is designed to support those students who are experiencing the most severe financial hardship, to continue in full-time education at The King’s School, by removing immediate barriers to participation. To benefit, all applicants must meet the published eligibility criteria and conditions.

Full details of the 16-19 Bursary Fund are contained in the following downloadable documents

The King's School 16-19 Bursary Fund

Financial Support for Sixth Formers in Financial Hardship 2011-2012

16-19 Bursary Fund - Application Form

 

Advice and Support

If you require any assistance or advice relating to payments, please contact one of the Finance Team below, either by telephone (01733 751541) or email.

 

Requests for Financial Assistance

If you need to make any inquiries about assistance in the event of financial hardship please contact finance manager Mrs Debbi Fairbank

 

Department Staff

Mrs Debbi Fairbank - Finance Manager

Mrs Sue Hill - Assistant Finance Manager

Mr David Stokes - Finance Office Supervisor

Mrs Louise Evers - Finance Assistant (Trips and Events)

Mrs Kate Masters - Finance Assistant (Caternet swipecards, 16-19 Bursary and Free School Meals)