St Paul’s School Founder’s Awards

John Colet founded St Paul’s School in 1509 with a generous endowment for 153 boys “of all nacions and countres indifferently” to be educated. Today, we are a school of over 1,500 pupils with a strong connection to our founder’s philosophy to champion excellence without exclusivity, widening access to a St Paul’s education for bright boys, regardless of financial or personal background. Our Founder's Awards (bursary) programme currently supports 143 pupils and continues to grow year on year with our commitment to reach and maintain 10% of the school on some form of fee assistance. 

Supporting talented children to study at St Paul’s serves our wider community, enriching the education of all of our pupils through a greater breadth of life experiences, beliefs and ideas, in addition to often raising aspirations beyond the St Paul’s community.