8 Legacies: future impact The ambition to widen access to an Abingdon education through meanstested bursaries is at the heart of our philanthropy. Abingdon has always provided free and assisted places and this is still central to our ethos today; a school providing a first class education for bright young people from all backgrounds - regardless of financial circumstances. Our ambition is to support up to one in 10 students with means-tested bursary awards. Thanks to a sustained increase in donations from OAs, parents, staff, governors and friends of the school we are well on the way to achieving this. Bequests from legacies are a crucial part of the fundraising strategy that will get us to our goal. Every new legacy pledge helps Abingdon ensure that our bursary provision is resilient and that we can support more young people who need a bursary to take up their offer of a place at Abingdon. Whether you choose to leave a bequest to the school as an unrestricted gift in your will, to support bursaries, or for a specific area of school life, we recognise that this is an important decision. We would welcome a discussion at any time if you would find this helpful, so please do get in touch.
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