Since the launch of our seven years to change a life campaign in October 2021, I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our community in responding to our call to action. There are currently 74 bursary award holders at Abingdon; each brings talents to our school community. When I arrived as Head in 2016, I was keenly aware of the vital place that free and assisted places had always had in the proud history of Abingdon School. The commitment to make an Abingdon education financially accessible to young people with the potential and desire to flourish here is embedded in our culture, perhaps most notably under the leadership of Sir James Cobban whilst a Direct Grant school, then during the years of the Assisted Places Scheme. “Students journey through Abingdon experiencing and engaging with different perspectives, reflective of the world they will encounter beyond school and university.” Our vision for bursaries
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