Bancroft’s Foundation
Bancroft’s School was founded in 1737 at the bequest of Francis Bancroft, a businessman and member of the Drapers' Company, who left a legacy for the Drapers’ Livery Company to create a school for ‘a hundred poor boys aged between seven and fifteen’.
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After relocating from Mile End to its current site in 1889, Bancroft’s continued to offer free and fee-assisted places. While changes to national funding reduced the number available, the School’s commitment to widening access has remained unwavering.
Launched in 2012 to mark Bancroft’s 275th anniversary, the Bancroft’s Foundation was established to create new bursaries through fundraising. Supported by alumni, parents, friends of the School and the Drapers’ Company, the Foundation helps increase the number of pupils benefiting from means-tested bursary support.
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Managed by the Fundraising and Development Office, the Foundation is central to Bancroft’s ambition to broaden access, increase opportunity and attract pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds ensuring that bright young people can benefit from a Bancroft’s education and thrive long after they leave.
