Foundation

Transformative Impact

Our Foundation has an amazing impact on Brentwood Bursary award students, from the near-immediate change it makes to their life, to the ongoing difference it makes in every relationship they make beyond school.

This exponential impact of great education and social mobility makes Bursaries so important.

Hearing the stories of our Bursary award students reminds us why we work together to ensure talented children from modest backgrounds have a route to access our wonderful institution.

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Changing Lives

There has been a long tradition here at Brentwood of supporting families who could not access a Brentwood education.

Since the demise of Direct Grant and Assisted Places schemes, the school has built upon the values of our founders by providing numerous bursaries to transform the lives of many (now) Old Brentwoods.

The results have been, and continue to be, both astounding and rewarding. But we want to do more to make a Brentwood School education available to more bright, deserving children and aim to extend the tradition even further by funding an increasing number of Bursary places.

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I am immensely proud to be part of the inaugural 1622 Club, knowing that my support is directly funding a Bursary at Brentwood School. As a former pupil and now a Governor at the school, I have seen first hand the wonderful opportunities created for our students. I support the Foundation knowing the profound and positive impact that it will have on the life of a deserving young person.

Lord Black of Brentwood (OB 1971-1981)

Chairman of Governors, Interim Chairman of the Foundation Fundraising Board, 1622 Club Member, 1557 Society Member

Our First Foundation-Funded Bursary Student

The result of the Foundation’s work to date, building on the school’s proud history, is evidenced by our first Foundation-funded Bursary student, Sila, who joined Brentwood in September 2020.

Sila studied the International Baccalaureate and went on to read History and International Relations at King’s College London. You can read her story below.

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Funding the Future

Our legacy – helped and funded by our supporters’ donations and legacies – will be to leave the Foundation in a stronger position for our successors than when we started.

In 2022, the School launched a 1622 Bursary initiative to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the school statutes. We asked 13 generous donors to pledge £1,622 for at least two years to fully fund a talented Sixth Form student. We have already funded one place but if you’d like to contribute towards the next one, please get in touch.

Ways to Donate

We ask you to consider making either a single donation or an ongoing monthly gift, and there are many ways to donate to support the Foundation.

If you would like to support the Brentwood School Foundation, please complete our donation form below and post it back to us, even if you have made a BACS or Card payment.

You can also find out about leaving a Legacy below.

Single Gifts

Regular Donations

Payment Options

BACS Direct Credit

NatWest: Account Name – Brentwood School CIO; Number – 20622597

Sort Code – 600325; IBAN: GB07NWBK 600325 20622597; Swift/BIC: NWBKGB2L

Please use the reference: “BSF – [Your Surname]” and advise the Development Office of your donation.

Cheque

Please make payable to Brentwood School and send to the Development Office

Debit/Credit Card

Donate Securely here.

International Payments

Please click here to donate from abroad via our Brentwood School Flywire Portal.

Bankers Order

Please use your banking app or online/telephone banking to set up a regular payment (account details as above) or complete the form below. Please post it to the Development Office; we will send it to your bank.

For security and audit purposes we don’t take physical cash donations.

Your Wishes

Leave a Legacy

We recognise that supporters, particularly Old Brentwoods feel that they would like to give something back to the School and that this isn’t always easy during one’s lifetime. Leaving a legacy to Brentwood School is a way of supporting the School in your will after you’ve left us.

Legacies are usually unrestricted gifts, allowing the Foundation to support current priorities; however, we will always try to meet a donor’s wishes if they have a specific area of interest in the school. Bursaries are the current priority.

The 1557 Society has been established as a means by which we can thank, during their lifetime, those who have left a gift in their will to the Foundation. By confirming to the Development Office that you have made a bequest to the School, you will automatically become a member of The 1557 Society.

Members will receive a specially designed gift bearing the logo, which is taken from the marble plaque in School House dedicated to OB John Cooper Quennell. Members may also receive invitations to School and Foundation events.

Making a Bequest

A gift in your will can be a simple and tax-efficient way of making a significant donation to the Foundation that is unaffordable during one’s lifetime. Any such gift to a registered charity (of which the school is one) made in your will is exempt from Inheritance Tax and allows many people to make a meaningful contribution to future generations of Brentwood students.

Making a bequest is simple: it can be included in a new will or added as a Codicil to an existing will. You may also find useful information at www.gov.uk/inheritance-tax.

We understand that leaving a legacy is a private matter but if you feel able to inform us of your intention this will help the School plan for the future.

The booklet below contains a form to fill in to submit your intention to include a legacy to Brentwood School in your will. You must seek legal advice before you decide to include a legacy in your will, or to add a codicil to an existing will, to ensure your interests are protected and your wishes recorded accurately.

Our form is merely a statement of intention, it doesn’t legally commit you and will be treated in the strictest confidence, and if you wish to remain anonymous please let us know.

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We never really knew, or bothered, or cared a fig, for anybody's social background. The school transcended all that. Above all, I suppose, we made friends. If you believe like me that getting bright children into that culture is important then the Bursary scheme needs your support.

Griff Rhys Jones

OB 1965-1971

Your support will help us provide financial assistance to enable talented and gifted students to come to or remain at Brentwood through Means-tested Bursaries, and whatever the size or type of your gift, it will make a real difference.

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