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St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School
Sir John Cass Junior School
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History
The parish charity school of St Botolph Aldgate was often said to be the first Protestant charity school in England. Zachary Crofton (the minister of St Botolph during the Protectorate) founded a school on Little Tower Hill, East Smithfield circa 1665. This school was endowed by Sir Samuel Starling in 1673 and later amalgamated with the St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School which was established by subscription at an unknown date. St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School amalgamated with Billingsgate and Tower Wards School in 1905 to form the Sir John Cass Junior School.