An Excellent Independent Day & Boarding School

We inspire our pupils to

make a difference celebrate individuality love learning value each other be the best they can be be intellectually creative

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Our Ethos

Creativity

is at the

heart

of everything we do. We develop in our children the skills and capacity to be

innovative

, intellectually nimble and independent in thought, with a genuine

joy of learning

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Our Schools

Pre-Reception-Year 6

Junior

Years 7 & 8

Foundation

Years 9 - 11

Senior

Years 12 & 13

Sixth Form

St Edmund’s Canterbury

Why Choose Us?

Outdoor Education

St Edmund’s is an enthusiastic advocate of outdoor education, with our distinctive interpretation offering pupils confidence and self-esteem through the completion of challenging activities.

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Excellent Facilities

We are fortunate enough to have impressive facilities at St Edmund’s including brand new tennis and netball courts, 4 pitch Astro, Sports Hall including fitness gym, professional 380 seater Theatre, 20 metre swimming, sixth form cafe and study space and purpose built Academic Hub

Superb Teaching staff

Inspiring the next generation
Teaching and learning at St Ed’s is driven by a combination of expert subject teachers, small class sizes and a culture of continuous learning. We’re enthusiastic experts with in-depth knowledge of our subjects who tailor our teaching style to the needs of each child.

Parkland Setting

Space to explore
In 1855, the school moved to our beautiful current location on top of St Thomas Hill in Canterbury. St Edmund’s occupies a 62 acre site which includes our excellent facilities and beautiful pockets of forestry, wild life and large open spaces.

Creative Arts

Outstanding teaching processes
Creativity flourishes at St Edmund’s. Our Drama, Music, Dance and Art departments are rightly renowned for their outstanding teaching processes and achievements, not least our annual arts festival.

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Co-Curricular

Inspiring the next generation
We offer one of the widest and most varied co-curricular programmes in Kent; pupils can choose anything from horse riding to chess, mindfulness to debating, ground-breaking drama and outstanding musical activities, and some exceptional sporting opportunities.

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Meet our people

What makes us stand out is our teacher pupil relationships

Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Miss Marion Hincker

Teacher of PE & Games

Mr Dan McHugh

Acting Head of Junior School

Mrs Alex Ward

Director of Boarding

Mr James Clapp

Creativity is celebrated across the whole curriculum, as innovative teaching approaches and individualised learning enable pupils to think independently and express themselves with confidence and originality.

Head

School News

GCSE Results Day 2026

St Edmund’ students are today celebrating the school’s strongest GCSE results in a decade ...

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What a brilliant day at Senior School Sports Day on Friday! The energy, determination and school spirit on display were incredible from start to finish. We saw an outstanding number of records smashed across the events – a true testament to the hard work and talent of our students. Congratulations to Wagner for coming out on top! A full list of results, along with more photos from the day, will be available on the website soon – keep an eye out!

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