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Bancroft's School

High Road, Woodford Green, Essex, Woodford Green, Essex, England IG8 0RF
Tel: +44 20 8505 4821
Web: https://www.bancrofts.org/

Private School (Fee Paying) Co-Educational 7 - 18 Years Day

Welcomome to Bancroft’s, a leading co-educational independent day school on the borders of Epping Forest, delivering educational excellence since 1737 to pupils aged 7-18. We reach beyond academic success to provide an individualised education that sets all Bancroftians up for life, with a vast co-curricular provision and a robust pastoral care system. Day in, day out, we are advancing alongside our students in a setting that can’t help but inspire.

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View across the Bancroft's Quad
Bancroft's School group of Yr 8 children enjoying science lesson
Bancroft's School senior pupils performing in musical Chicago
Bancroft's School Sixth Former in pool butterfly stroke
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Bancroft's School group of 4 girls 10 girls with rucksacks
Bancroft's School group of 3 Sixth Form pupils around laptop
Bancroft's School view across school field with 4 boys playing cricket in foreground
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What We Offer

  • Business studies
  • Classics
  • Critical Thinking
  • Design Technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Government/Politics
  • ICT
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Theology
  • Ancient Greek
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Latin
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross-Country
  • Fencing
  • Fitness Training
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Touch Rugby
  • Volleyball
  • Adventure Training
  • Beavers
  • Cadets
  • Canoeing
  • Chess
  • Cycling
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • First Aid/Life Savers
  • Language Club
  • Public Speaking
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Skiing
  • Yoga
  • A Level - Advanced Level Examinations
  • GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education
  • IGCSE - International General Certificate of Secondary Education
  • LAMDA - London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
  • All denominations welcome
  • Church of England
  • Autistic Spectrum of Disorder (ASD)
  • Hearing Impairment (HI)
  • Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
  • Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
  • Aspergers Syndrome (AS)
  • Delicate/Medical Conditions
  • Epilepsy
  • Before School Club
  • Gifted Children
  • Special Diets

Word From The Head

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Alex Frazer


A warm welcome to Bancroft's. We are a long-established 7-18 independent school with an excellent reputation for academic success within a holistic and nurturing educational framework.
As an inclusive, cosmopolitan community, we hold the highest aspirations for every young person who joins us.

At home on a magnificent greenfield site in Woodford since 1889, but still connected to inner London by the Central Line and our own bus network, we remain committed to welcoming girls and boys from a wide range of backgrounds to enjoy an excellent education as members of our warm, vibrant and supportive Bancroft’s School community.

We are proudly devoted to scholarship and intellectual inquiry, and we believe that each child will truly flourish by combining academic endeavour with enthusiastic engagement in the wide range of co-curricular opportunities that we provide, while being supported and nurtured by our first-class pastoral care.

Our aim is for all Bancroftians to enjoy and make the most of their time at school, while developing the independence of mind and lasting confidence that will empower them to thrive in their future studies and adult lives.

If you might be interested in finding out more about what a Bancroft’s education could offer your son or daughter, we would be delighted to meet you. Please get in touch – you will be assured of a warm welcome.

Alex Frazer MA (Cantab)

Fees

Annual Day Fees *£26166 to £31200
Annual Weekly Boarding Fees *£0 to £0
Annual Full Boarding Fees *£0 to £0
* Currency: GB Pound

Number Of Pupils

438Day404
0Full Boarding0
0Weekly Boarding0
Boys Girls

Admissions

Scholarships and Bursaries

  • Academic
  • Assisted Places
  • Financial Assistance
  • Music
  • Sixth Form

Admissions Process

  • Assessment
  • Entry test or exam
  • GCSE results
  • Interview
  • Report from previous school
  • References

Open Days, Visits & Events

24-09-2026 - Sixth Form Open Evening

Thursday 24 September 2026 | 5:30 - 7:30pm

Come and discover life at Bancroft’s and what it’s like to join us at 16+. You’ll be very welcome to enjoy a tour of the school and meet our subject specialists, while exploring the wide range of opportunities beyond GCSE.

(Please quote isbi.com when booking).

03-10-2026 - Senior School Open Morning - 11+ (Year 7)

Saturday 3 October 2026 | 9:30am – 1:00pm

Join us for a pupil-led tour, hear from our Head, Alex Frazer, meet current pupils and teachers, and explore life at Bancroft’s.

(Please quote isbi.com when booking).

03-10-2026 - Prep School Open Morning - 7+ (Year 3)

Visit us and discover what makes our school such a special place to learn and grow. You’ll hear from our Head, tour the school, meet members of our community and gain a genuine feel for life at Bancroft’s.

(Please quote isbi.com when booking).

12-11-2026 - Sport at Bancroft's - Talk and Tours

Tour our on-site sporting facilities and hear about Bancroft's sporting vision, achievements and future direction.

(Please quote isbi.com when booking).

% Pupils Gaining
GCSE/IGCSE Passes 7 - 9

% Pupils Gaining
A Level Grades A – C

IB Score
 

School Reviews

Good Schools Guide


Academic excellence a given, it is the opportunities offered outside the classroom which ultimately set Bancroftians up for life. Social and ethnic mix is a reflection of the world we live in where tolerance, kindness and courage are perhaps as relevant as outstanding grades.  

Former Pupil


Bancroft's was where I developed a sense of confidence and was where I was encouraged not just to go and do, but go and become who I wanted to be.  

Former pupil


I have no doubt that Bancroft's changed my life: the teachers encouraged me to do more than I thought possible and changed my expectations of what I could be and do.  

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