St Edmund's School A GSG School
- St Edmund's School
St Thomas Hill
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8HU - Head: Ed O’Connor
- T 01227 475601
- F 01227 471083
- E [email protected]
- W www.stedmunds.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 558; sixth formers: 122
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £9,939 - £21,660; Boarding £28,632 - £37,599, Choristers £25,188 pa
- Open days: Please see website. Visits welcome by appointment at any time.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Rebranding means the school is no longer marketing itself as a music and drama school, and no longer describing itself as non-selective. But while all the families we spoke to were aware of the change, none felt that a more academic bent was at the expense of less able pupils, or non-academic activities. ‘I think this is an additional benefit to the school. The music and drama department is just as excellent as it was,’ said one parent. 'There's no pride in being better than someone else here – it’s about being better than your own expectations and about being part of the school’...
What the school says...
Children learn effectively when they are happy and motivated. To enable this, we provide a lively, challenging education in a safe, nurturing environment for boys and girls aged 3 - 18. We have high expectations for excellent academic achievement and for enthusiastic involvement in extra-curricular activities; we are renowned for outstanding opportunities in music, drama and the creative arts. We are a friendly school with a family atmosphere and by valuing each pupil in our care, we help them develop the skills and independence to attain their goals and achieve at the highest levels. The boarding community is vibrant and happy where boarding for boys and girls, aged 8 to 18, can be on a weekly, flexi, or full basis. Overlooking the historic city of Canterbury, St Edmund's is situated in the heart of Kent with high speed rail links to London. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of school
Since September 2018, Ed O’Connor, who has been deputy head here since 2013. He has a degree in history, an MEd from Cambridge and a MPhil in international relations from Oxford. He started off working in the City before joining St Albans School as head of history and politics, thence to Sutton Valence (director of sixth form and head of history) and then head of sixth form and politics and history teacher at The Perse School.
Entrance
Usual entry points (3+, 7+, 11+, 13+ and 16+) plus choristers at 8+ via voice trials, and other year groups when places available. Junior school entry is based on assessments on a taster day to gauge academic levels; nearly all juniors move up to the senior school with no entrance test. At 11+ entry for outsiders (a...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Junior King's School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wellesley House | 2020 | 2 | 2 | Drama Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
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