St John's School

"I was a Foundationer at St John's in the 1960s and I am so grateful for all the school offered and gave me. Now, I have had two daughters at the school. Like my parents before me, without the Foundation's help, we could not have begun to consider sending them to St John's. Both have received so much and been given an education within a school that includes a firm Christian ethos, high standards of pastoral care and an excellent academic record. We are all grateful to the generosity of others in the past."

"St John's gives you the opportunity to find out what you are good at, and then excel at. I was only at St John's for the Sixth Form but I have made friendships that I know will last for a long time to come."

"After St John's, I joined the Army in 1945 and then went to Sandhurst for the first regular intake after the war. I soldiered for twelve years in the UK, Malaya and Hong Kong before taking redundancy terms in 1960 and becoming a prep school master. I married my wife in 1957 and we had two sons. We attended the St John's 150th Anniversary celebrations and were very impressed. I am most grateful to St John's for the start it gave me."

"I was very fortunate to be at St John's in the 1930s which enabled me to go on to Christ's College, Cambridge. I then went to Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, for a year or so before ordination. I had curacies in Surbiton, Loughborough and finally St Peter's, Eaton Square, before becoming the Vicar of St Saviour's, Walton Street, Chelsea. I have now been retired for more than ten years."

"At school I specialised in science and particularly biology. It was then that I formed my abiding interest in the countryside. I think that the most important things I learnt at St John's were how to face up to daunting characters and how to adapt to difficult circumstances. These have stood me in good stead throughout my life."

"My housemaster made me feel right at home when I arrived at St John's. I made some good friends in my first term, which helped me settle in much quicker than I thought I would."

"I would never have had the experiences that I had if St John's, and more importantly the Foundation, had not existed."