The Joan Davis Sixth Form Bursary

We are thrilled to launch the Joan Davis Bursary to provide an opportunity for a deserving Sixth Form student from a modest background to join Loughborough High School in Sept 2022 to study Science or Maths at A Level.

Joan Davis (née Hancock) attended Loughborough High School between 1947 and 1953 with her best friends Doreen MacLean (née Frost) and Margaret Marr (née Morris). Loughborough High School held a special place in her heart and Joan and Margaret visited us in 2013 to acknowledge their 60th anniversary of leaving.

Joan’s family said, “We wanted a meaningful, living memorial to a loving wife and mother who was a vital part of our lives. A Bursary for the school Joan attended, that gave her a firm foundation for the life-skills she developed and with so many happy memories seemed to meet all our requirements exactly.”

Dr Fiona Miles, Head of Loughborough High School, said, “I am delighted Joan’s family have formally established the Joan Davis Bursary to transform a young person’s life. One of our sixth formers said to me recently that here at LHS, we are creating the young women that the future needs. We are enormously grateful to our donors within the alumni community whose generosity enables us to provide girls from all backgrounds with the opportunity to make their mark in the world.”

If you would like to find out how you can help a bright student from a modest background realise their potential and benefit from all the advantages schools like ours can provide, get in touch with Laura-Jane Ryves for a conversation or make a donation online.