Information for Parents and Carers
Money Matters
Online Payments
Paying money to St Nicholas School online is simple and easy.
You can make payments online to the school for things like dinner money and school trips via the School Gateway App. Paying for school items online is quicker and easier for you, safer for children and more efficient for the school.
How to get started:
- Download the School Gateway App.
- Register – using the same email address and mobile number held by the school.
- School Gateway will send you a text with your pin.
- Log in to the School Gateway App and you will be able to make online payments.
Fundraising
We raise money for school funds in a variety of ways:
- Key Stage 4 Enterprise: Money raised by student enterprise (sausage roll sale, cake sale etc.) goes toward providing our year 11s with a memorable leaving experience, including leavers’ hoodies, a communal meal, an afternoon tea and a trip to Stubbers Adventure Centre.
- ProCorda Residential: Every year, a group of our students go for a week-long performing arts themed residential in Suffolk. Students create and then perform their own production, which parents are invited to watch. The school always subsidizes the trip, which is made possible by fundraising activities, a grant from Jack Petchey, and a significant donation from a local organisation.
- Parent Forum: We are particularly thankful to our amazing parent forum, who have raised money for school funds through Easter and Christmas raffles, the Easter and Christmas discos, and our Christmas Fayre.
- Macmillan Coffee Morning: Every year, we raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support by hosting a coffee morning on the last Friday of September each year. Thank you to all the parents and staff who donate cakes for the event.