Bancroft’s School was founded by the Drapers’ Company in 1737 on the Mile End Road as a day-school for local boys from a diverse range of backgrounds; the School has come a long way geographically and institutionally since then but the School remains committed to enabling pupils from a wide range of backgrounds to enjoy our education and has a long tradition of excellence.
We are now a co-educational independent day school for around a 1000 pupils from 7 to 18 and an unashamedly aspirational school, devoted to scholarship and intellectual inquiry. We aim to provide an atmosphere in which each child can flourish and we believe that children succeed when they take full advantage of the huge range of different opportunities we provide – whether immersed in academic research, being out on the sports fields, taking part in charitable activities, acting on the stage, playing music and attending some of our numerous clubs and societies, our pupils challenge themselves and learn by taking part wholeheartedly in school life.
At Bancroft’s we continually strive to ensure that all our pupils leave here with the confidence, self-awareness and knowledge to thrive in the world beyond, as well as taking with them an awareness of others and an abiding curiosity about the world.We want our children to be active, reflective learners with learning skills which will set them up for life and to share in an ongoing dialogue with their teachers about their learning. We want Bancroft’s Prep to be imbued with a genuine spirit of inquiry.
Children are encouraged to take responsibility of their own learning journey; they are able to evaluate their work and understand where and how to make progress. We encourage parents to be involved with their child’s learning, so they too understand their child’s strengths and areas for improvement.Children are taught by their class teacher wherever possible; the relationship between a child and their class teacher is vital in terms of pastoral care. In addition, we have a number of specialist subject teachers, for example, Art, Music, Computing, Physical Education and French.
Our curriculum is dynamic, progressive and fluid. We will always make adjustments to meet the needs of year groups, classes and individual children. It has been put together with the National Curriculum in mind, and is broad, balanced, and designed to engage, challenge and inspire our bright children.
Children have fun in their learning. We encourage them to think, ask questions and solve problems. This philosophy can be found across the curriculum. For example, in Maths, Science and Computing we focus on the ‘how’ and the ‘why,’ the underlying concepts, rather than simply giving the answer.
We have recently introduced Personal Development as a new subject; this includes Religious Studies; Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural Education; alongside Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education. These lessons are designed to address issues around these themes and as with all subjects, we encourage children to have an open dialogue with teachers.Along with playing sport during PE and Games lessons, children have the opportunity to participate in fixtures and tournaments involving other local schools.
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Absolutely loved going to school at Bancroft. I have the greatest memories from my time there. Highly recommend.
By Karen (May, 2018) |
Bancroft is a nice place where my daughter went. My daughter (now at a top college) says she was much better prepared for college than any of her college classmates, and several members of her class won merit scholarships at great schools.
By Marie Coupland (Mar, 2018) |
I love watching a community of all ages work together. Seeing in action the little ones engaged in learning from the older students, and the circular rhythm of us all learning from each other and bearing witness to hard won achievements.
By Tricia Doon (Sep, 2017) |
Bancroft is a great community to work, study and grow in! Its the best school ever.
By Steve Husson (Jun, 2017) |
We have 2 kids new to the school this year and could not be happier with the experience. Everyone has been welcoming and kind and the education so far has been extraordinary.
By Padgett Berthiaume (Dec, 2016) |
Bancroft somehow achieves the impossible, providing BOTH academic excellence (with the strongest academics of any central Mass day school) AND and a supportive environment that focuses on each student's individual passions and dreams.
By Catherine Colinvaux (Sep, 2016) |
Excellent school. Very happy that my daughter attended Bancroft the best education ever
By Katerina Jano (Jun, 2016) |
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I am lucky to have attended Bancroft. Its extra curriculars and athletics are excellent. The Robotics and Speech teams always seem to have state and nationals level competitors, and independent scientific research is also extraordinary. As for athletics, several of my classmates are now NCAA athletes. Bancroft is the real deal!
By Angelina D (Jun, 2018) |