Windmill Hill Residential 2025
To Parents of all Year 5 children
08th November 2024
Dear Parents/Carers,
We are pleased to confirm the details of the year 6 residential trip to Windmill Hill which is situated in Hailsham, East Sussex. The year 5 children will attend this trip when they are in the first few weeks of year 6.
Date: Friday 17th October 2025
Departing : Hilltop on Friday 17th October 2025 at 13.00pm
Arrive home : At Hilltop at 4pm on Sunday 19th October 2025
In order to book this we would need to know the exact number of children who would like to go, as this has a direct link to the price we need to charge. At this point we believe that the total cost would be no more than £200.00 per child. We appreciate things can change over time, however if your child leaves Hilltop we are only able to offer a refund if their space is re-booked and paid for by another child.
It is essential we pre book the rooms and the coach so at this time we are asking for a non-refundable deposit of £50 per child (payable on Schoolgateway) Children who we do not receive a deposit from we will assume do not wish to attend. Once the payments have been made we can confirm the exact price – the more children who attend the cheaper it will be. We will be able to confirm the price to parent’s towards the end of February 2025.
*** DEPOSITS MUST BE PAID BY Thursday 5th December 2024 ***
Unfortunately if we do not receive sufficient numbers for the trip to go ahead we will refund the deposits.
Once the price is confirmed we will notify parents and confirm the remaining payments. Parents are required to pay the fees in minimum instalments prior to the deadlines below. These minimum payments must be paid by the dates shown or we may withdraw your child’s space, you can of course pay the instalments early or all in one go.
Deposit 1st payment - £50 - Due no later than Thursday 5th December 2024 (non-refundable deposit)
2nd payment - price to be confirmed – to be made no later than Monday 24th March 2025 (Non-refundable payment)
Final Payment - price to be confirmed – to be made no later than Monday 07th July 2025 (Non-refundable payment)
Please make payment online using Schoolgateway. Please understand that if the minimum payments are not made by these deadlines, your child will no longer be eligible to go on the residential trip and no refunds will be available.
If your child is entitled to free school meals we will automatically reduce the cost of the trip once the deposit is paid and the total price is confirmed. The deposit cost remains the same for all students. If you experience, any difficulty with payment please speak to the school office in confidence
We understand that some families do not wish their child to go on residential visits for reasons that relate to culture or particular individual circumstances. We would strongly encourage all children to take part in the residential as it is highly beneficial for their development. It is something they will really enjoy and have lasting memories of.
Please contact the office if you have any further questions.
Best wishes
Mrs A McNiven and Mr R Farndon
Co- headteachers