insideKENT Magazine Issue 66 - September 2017 | Page 125

EDUCATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH ST EDMUND’S SCHOOL CANTERBURY “PUPILS HAVE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TO LEARNING AND ARE STRONGLY MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED.” INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE REPORT St Edmund's School Canterbury is a distinctive and historic boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 3 – 18 that provides a lively, challenging education in a nurturing environment and is proud to be the Choir School for Canterbury Cathedral. Academic standards are set high and the school is renowned for its excellence in Music, Drama and Art as well as its sporting success in cricket, tennis, hockey and football. The Head, Louise Moelwyn-Hughes, says “This school remains true to its ethos from centuries back of valuing respectfulness, kindness, meritocracy, but it increasingly steps beyond that by challenging itself and seeking to be something different. Aspiration is now core in this school and pupils and staff constantly push beyond; challenge themselves to ‘be all they can be’.” With the advantage of the whole school sharing the same site, children joining the Pre-Prep or Junior School benefit from being part of the whole St Edmund’s community as well as small class sizes, excellent pastoral care and enriching extra-curricular opportunities. All this adds up to offer an exceptional educational experience that is St Edmund’s. As a result of its current popularity and success, St Edmund’s School Canterbury is the largest it has been in its 268-year history so it is very timely that the building of a new Academic Hub is underway and the first phase of this exciting development will be complete and ready for use by pupils in January 2018. families to visit the school. Entry points at ages 3+, 7+, 11+, 13+ and 16+ are the norm, but entry into other year groups is possible when places become available. 01227 475601 www.stedmunds.org.uk St Edmund’s welcomes day and boarding enquiries from parents and encourages 125