Wells Primary School
0.2 miles341 pupils · KS2 expected standard 87% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Redbridge
Bancroft's Preparatory School
Independent school · Ages 7 to 11 · Mixed · 271 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 271 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 270
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Headteacher
- Mr Joe Layburn
- Address
- 611-627 High Road, Woodford Green, IG8 0RF
- Borough
- Redbridge
- Telephone
- 02085066751
- DfE reference (URN)
- 132134
- Website
- bancrofts.org
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Published by the school
- University of Bristol (10), University of Warwick (10), Durham University (8), Queen Mary University of London (8), UCL (University College London) (8) As published by the school: 5 universities with a printed number of leavers; 117 leavers in the cohort (2026) Source
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Open days and tours
- Open morning · 7+Tuesday 13 October 2026
- Open morning · 7+Tuesday 3 November 2026
- School tour · 11+Wednesday 4 November 2026
- School tour · 11+Thursday 12 November 2026
- Open morning · 7+Saturday 8 May 2027
- Open morning · 11+Saturday 22 May 2027
11+ Source
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Prep School | £8,722 | £26,166 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Bursaries
- Support with fees is available through our bursary programme at 11+ and 16+. Source
Source: bancrofts.org · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 3%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 49% / 51%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
St Antony's Catholic Primary School
0.3 miles438 pupils · KS2 expected standard 72% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Woodford Green Primary School
0.6 miles242 pupils · KS2 expected standard 93% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Whitehall Primary School
0.8 miles452 pupils · KS2 expected standard 72% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Woodford Green Preparatory School
0.8 miles366 pupils · £4,775 to £5,910 a term (2026-27)
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.