St Paul’s Schools Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its stated focus is Greater London, and it funds organisations with a track record of supporting young people facing disadvantage, so a school, college or charity working in those areas on early years, literacy and oracy, school transitions, young people's mental health or school leadership should look at it first.
- The annual report gives its total giving as £1,235,570 in its most recent year, but the grant range is not stated, so set your request from your own costings rather than from a published band.
- Applications are rolling, and you begin with an expression of interest for staff-panel consideration before a full application goes to committees.
- Its proposal criteria ask for a plan to evaluate your work and for a clear account of need and likely impact, and grants are monitored through annual progress reports, so build these in from the start.
Overview
St Paul’s Schools Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 312749).
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Foundation supports the Young People & Education funding programme, which makes grants to associated schools and colleges and other organisations in Greater London for educational initiatives. It also makes ad-hoc grants to schools, organisations and charities promoting the education of boys and girls in Greater London, and provides bursaries for disadvantaged pupils who would not otherwise attend St Paul’s Girls’ School or St Paul’s School. Its work includes early years activity to reduce the attainment gap, transitions from secondary education, literacy and oracy, young people’s mental health and wellbeing, and school leadership. It funds organisations with a track record of supporting young people facing disadvantage and piloting or scaling approaches aligned with programme priorities.
Themes
- Early Years
- Literacy and Oracy
- Education Transitions
- Young People’s Mental Health
- School Leadership
Geographic Focus
Greater London.
How to apply
Applicants submit an expression of interest for staff-panel consideration; full applications are then considered by committees.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It funds organisations with a track record of supporting young people facing disadvantage in Greater London and piloting new approaches or scaling up existing approaches aligned with programme priorities.
- Applicants provide a plan for evaluating their work, and grants are monitored through annual progress reports.
- It assesses the proposal’s response to need and likely impact.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Greater London
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £996,000 | £3,751,000 | £3,608,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £796,000 | £609,000 | £535,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £882,000 | £544,000 | £382,476 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £963,000 | £859,000 | £675,853 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,082,000 | £1,513,000 | £1,235,570 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 2 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- mercers.co.uk
- mercers.co.uk/our-role-as-corporate-trustee · read on 30 October 2026
- mercers.co.uk/philanthropy/young-people-and-education · read on 30 October 2026
- mercers.co.uk/funding-faqs · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- mercers.co.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission