As St Saviour's is a Voluntary Aided school, parents are asked to make an annual voluntary contribution to support the maintenance of the school. In particular, our school buildings are owned by the Church (through the Diocese of Southwark). 

This fund is entirely separate from the main school budget allocated by the Local Authority (Lambeth LA) to the school, under a formula based on the number of pupils in the school. We receive about £7500 per year per pupil from the LA which helps to cover the running costs of the school. However, due to inflation and rising costs of utility and maintenance bills, your contribution to the School Maintenance Fund is vital to St Saviour's. 

Why do we have the School Maintenance Fund?

• Unlike Local Authority state schools, voluntary aided schools are required to contribute 10% towards the cost of any refurbishment or building works. To cover this, we pay a fixed annual sum per pupil out of this Fund, rather like an insurance premium, into a scheme run by the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (SDBE), in which funds accumulate for capital expenditure, maintenance and minor improvements. 

• Under the scheme, the SDBE also undertakes many supportive tasks such as meeting the cost of consultants and administering building contracts. Any planned large capital expenditure is bid for and the success of the bid will be determined by the urgency of the need and the demands of other schools also bidding for that money. 

Whilst the fund is voluntary, the Governors cannot stress its importance strongly enough and we thank you for your continued generosity and investment in the school. No-one in our supportive school community minds aiding the few who genuinely cannot contribute, but without the vital contribution from the majority of parents at St Saviour’s, we will not be able to fund all necessary improvements to our buildings.

How to contribute to the Maintenance Fund

We have received generous donations in the past to help us and we hope you will be able to give what you can.  Although we suggest payments of £50 per child per year (£16.67 per term), we must stress we ask you to only pay what you can afford, and if you can pay more, extra donations are greatly appreciated. 

In an effort to suit all parents’ requirements, we have two ways of paying: 

• Existing Parents will be able to pay via Parent Pay:  You can choose to pay the balance in full or in instalments. You can also make extra donations if you wish.
• Alternatively, you can pay by cash in a marked envelope, ‘Maintenance Fund” please print the name of your child and hand this to the school office.

All contributions are voluntary and totally confidential. The Governors, staff and children are very grateful to you for your support.

Thank you for supporting our school!