Bancroft's School

Bancroft's School
Address
Map
High Road

,
London
,
IG8 0RF

England
Coordinates51°37′11″N 0°01′36″E / 51.61968°N 0.026653°E / 51.61968; 0.026653
Information
TypePrivate day school
Public School
MottoUnto God Only Be Honour and Glory
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1737; 287 years ago (1737)
FounderFrancis Bancroft
Local authorityRedbridge
Department for Education URN102875 Tables
Chairman of governorsEd Sautter
Head masterSimon Marshall
Staffc. 90
GenderCoeducational
Age7 to 18
Enrolment1100 (including 260 in the preparatory school)
Houses  North
  East
  West
  School
Colour(s)Navy blue, black
Former pupilsOld Bancroftians
Websitehttp://www.bancrofts.org/

Bancroft's School is a co-educational private day school in Woodford Green, London. The school has around 1,000 pupils aged between 7 and 18, around 200 of whom are pupils of the Preparatory School and 800 of whom are pupils of the Senior School.

The school's alumni, called "Old Bancroftians", include naturalists, poets, academics, politicians, authors, sportsmen, actors, and military figures. These include two recipients of the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military award for gallantry, Robert Edward Cruickshank and Augustus Charles Newman. More recently, alumni have included Lord Pannick KC, Mike Lynch, Alan Davies, Hari Kunzru, Anita Anand and Andy Saull.