Our Identity and Values
Founded in 1737, Bancroft’s is a fully co-educational independent day school of just over 1100 pupils aged between 7 and 18.
We are proud of our heritage and our links to the Drapers’ Company and we aspire to educate bright, curious children regardless of their social, cultural or financial backgrounds.
The main points of entry are at 7+ into the Prep School, at 11+ into the Senior School and at 16+ into our Sixth Form.
We provide a transformative environment for learning: well-equipped, spacious libraries and study areas; a large multi-purpose sports hall; an adaptable performing arts space; light and airy art studios; an indoor swimming pool and seventeen acres of playing fields.
Bancroft’s is an exciting, diverse and adventurous community, rooted in north-east London, but connected to the world.
Our education is based on six core values: Curiosity, Kindness, Integrity, Courage, Balance and Excellence. We think these values are essential to the wellbeing of every child.
Courage
We want our pupils to show courage and a spirit of adventure in all aspects of their learning, to confront challenges and try to overcome them.
Curiosity
We want our pupils to take delight in the possibilities that the world has to offer and to develop an abiding curiosity about the world; to explore their imaginative and creative potential and to take pleasure in self-expression.
Kindness
We want our pupils to be kind, to have integrity and the courage to pursue and protect what is good; to make wise decisions, based on compassion and empathy.
Integrity
We want our pupils to gain self-awareness, empathy, and a strong moral foundation for their lives.
Excellence
We want our pupils to aspire to be the best they can be and to make the most of their talents and abilities; we want our pupils to form realistic and ambitious ideals for the future.
Balance
We want our pupils to learn how to live balanced, healthy, productive and well-regulated lives and to learn to understand the different aspects that combine to create a secure framework for flourishing.
