Supporting Us
We are committed to providing the best possible education to girls from any background. Your support helps us to achieve that aim and is invaluable to the continued success and growth of our school.
The Putney Fund 2024/25
Music at Putney
I am excited to share this year’s headline campaign: Music at Putney.
Music is integral to life at Putney. We have a proud history of supporting exceptional musicians and composers who go on to leading music conservatoires and brilliant careers. Many more pupils enjoy learning and playing instruments, singing, joining together to make music, classical and contemporary.
In our fantastic Athena Centre, we want to build on this experience across musical genres and across musical performance, composition and production.
Alongside this we remain committed to extending the benefits and opportunities of a Putney education to talented pupils for whom it would not otherwise be accessible. In the current financial climate this is more important than ever, and I hope you will feel able to support this aspect of our Fund as it so closely aligns with one of our most important values, to be a warm, down to earth, inclusive community.
I want to thank all supporters for their immense contributions to our community. Your generosity has such a tremendous impact on current students and those that follow.
Thank you.
Jo Sharrock
Head
Supporting a Bursary
It is important to us that no one should be excluded from a Putney education.
Putney is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), in which almost one in five pupils receives a bursary or scholarship towards fees. A bursary is the financial support, awarded by the GDST, to families who are not in a position to cover the full fees of a Putney GDST education.
Although we are academically selective, we do everything we can to ensure that a family’s ability to afford fees is never a barrier to education or opportunity.
What difference does a bursary make?
Removing obstacles to a fantastic education is fundamental to what we do. We want every girl to make her way in the world, equipped with the curiosity, confidence and love of learning that will help her to achieve her goals; we believe strongly that the ability to afford an education should never be an impediment to that.
Now working as a Senior Legal Counsel at Globeleq, alumna Isoken (Soké) Alli-Usman, talks about here about the impact of her bursary.
Bursary FAQs
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Currently at Putney High School, more than 40 pupils receive a bursary. One in four pupils at Putney is supported financially by the school and the GDST.
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Bursaries are available to any student aged 11 and over at a GDST fee-paying senior school. Most awards are allocated on entry either to Year 7 or to the Sixth Form and all are awarded based on academic performance and financial need.
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Bursaries typically range from 30% to 100% of fees. Pupils who get a full bursary will also get help to ensure they can take full advantage of all that we offer, from the cost of their uniform to lunches to the chance to learn a musical instrument.
How can I help?
We recognise that there are many levels of giving, but every donation really does make a difference.
If 210 people give £10 a month that would cover one student’s school fees for a year!
Legacy Giving
Leaving a gift to Putney in your will is a wonderful way to show support for the school, and a significant way to impact girls’ education for generations to come. It’s easy to make a bequest, and whether large or small, your generosity can make a world of difference.
If you intend to make provisions in your will, or have already done so, please get in touch and let us know you are thinking of us. Details shared are entirely at your discretion but we would love the opportunity to thank you, and to update you on all that is happening at school.
The Nick Maughan Foundation
We would like to thank the Nick Maughan Foundation for providing a number of students with full bursaries, enabling them to experience an education at Putney High School.
“We decided to pre-fund full bursaries for girls from low income families to attend Putney High having experienced first hand the immensely positive impact that the school has on girls’ lives. Such a high standard of education and extra curricular activities should not only be available to those able to pass the entrance exams and pay the fees, but also to those with the requisite ability without the financial means. I hope this helps provide a significant, positive long term impact for those families. We are proud to include Putney High in our portfolio of educational grant-giving initiatives and look forward to doing more with the school in future.”
Nick Maughan
The Nick Maughan Foundation
If you would like to know more about Putney’s plans for the future or to find out how you can support us, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with The Development Department:
Suzanne Fearon Director of Admissions, Communications and Development
Rana Haddad Events, Relationships and Fundraising Manager
Hazel Lee Events and Fundraising Officer
Email: development@put.gdst.net or telephone: 020 8788 4886