A five-day teaching week, school transport and competitive fees are all part of a carefully thought-out plan to respond to the demand for places from day students.

Although Kingham Hill will always have a very strong programme and wonderful provision for boarders, it is determined to combine these qualities with offering a great package to its growing number of day students.

All students will benefit from a re-worked academic timetable that focuses effort in the classroom between Monday and Friday. The rhythm of school life will improve. At the same time, demands on parents of day students will ease. Day students will be fully integrated and able to access optional weekend activities and occasional overnight accommodation for a modest fee.

Families of day students are right to expect the school to lay on transport both morning and evening. Kingham Hill will offer at least four routes from September and add more as demand dictates. Very few families are immune to the effects of recession. With this in mind, fees for day students will be very competitive and offer excellent value for money.

Headmaster Nick Seward is excited about the school’s ever-improving provision for day students: “We are determined to respond to the times in which we live, offering superb facilities, great education and improved levels of service to families, and all at a competitive price,” he said.

“I am so grateful to the prudent yet generous Christian trust behind the school that ensures our viability and encourages innovation.”