At Rydal Penrhos School
This is an award that must be applied for. The scheme is transparent and is based on financial criteria.
These are means-tested awards, intended as an “opportunity” for an academically able young person residing in North Wales who is currently being educated within the state school system.
At Rydal Penrhos senior school each academic year two Year 7 FREE (Fully Funded) Day Places are awarded based on academic ability and financial eligibility.
Eligible candidates are part of a financial assessment which only considers families in which family income is less than £35,000 per annum and there are no other significant assets which could be monetised.
An external assessor carries out a thorough assessment, including publicly available data that is not part of the submission and carries out a home visit (in line with social distancing guidelines) to establish the family’s suitability for the award.
Once a candidate is awarded a FREE Day Place, they will have it until they leave at the end of Sixth Form assuming they continue to be an exemplary member of the Rydal Penrhos community and are not subject to a significant change in circumstances.