Continuing to Provide an Affordable Education for the Children of Anglican Clergy.

St John's School was founded in 1851 when the Vicar of St Mark's at Hamilton Terrace in London (see picture) envisioned a school for the children of "poor clergy".

Funds began to pour in and the School's eight pupils sat down for their first lesson in January 1852.

Today, more than 3,500 sons and daughters of Anglican clergy have benefited from the St John's Foundation.

In real terms, and with today's school fees, the amount of financial assistance provided by the St John's Foundation since 1851 totals a staggering £250,000,000.

We are extremely proud of this achievement and we want to help more sons and daughters of Anglican clergy.

We currently support fourteen Foundationers and our aim is to increase this figure so up to nineteen pupils per year can benefit from a St John's education.

At St John's, we set out to provide an all-round, quality education in an atmosphere of care, mutual respect and innovation.

One of the significant features of the School is its size - having a roll of 470 enables each student to participate fully in the life of the School, to have their achievements recognised appropriately and to develop strong feelings of belonging to a community.

Countless Old Johnians, for example, have mentioned the fact that at St John's they formed lasting friendships.

The ethos of the School remains that of a vibrant and supportive community founded upon Christian values.

We hope to enable many more sons and daughters of Anglican clergy to benefit from the education on offer.

"I am delighted to commend St John's to any prospective parent. As clergy households consider how to meet the educational needs of their children, the opportunity provided at St John's is one that should be looked at with great excitement." The Rt Revd John Gladwin Former Bishop of Guildford