St Edmund's School Canterbury
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| Motto | "Fungar Vice Cotis" (Be as a whetstone for others to be sharpened upon) |
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| Established | 1749 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Louise Moelwyn-Hughes |
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St Thomas' Hill Canterbury Kent CT2 8HU England 51°17′30″N 1°03′35″E / 51.2917°N 1.0597°ECoordinates: 51°17′30″N 1°03′35″E / 51.2917°N 1.0597°E |
| Local authority | Kent |
| DfE number | 886/6050 |
| DfE URN | 118998 |
| Students | 570 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Website | www |
St Edmund's School, Canterbury is an independent day and boarding school located in Canterbury, Kent, England, for girls and boys aged 3-18, including the Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral.
St Edmund's School Canterbury was first established in 1749, as the Clergy Orphan Society (later the Clergy Orphan Corporation) in Yorkshire. In 1812, the school moved to St John's Wood at the nursery end of Lord's Cricket Ground. An associated school for girls was located on the same site, but later moved to become St Margaret's School, Bushey, in Hertfordshire.
In 1855, the school moved to Canterbury. The acquisition of property and financing to build the school was provided by Samuel Warneford. The main school building was designed by the architect Philip Charles Hardwick, while the chapel was completed in 1858.
In 1982, girls were admitted to the school for the first time.
In 2015 the Good Schools Guide reported, "If you want a school which is going to take great care of your child, and get the best out of him/her, whether s/he's a Cambridge or C grade student, definitely one for the shortlist," and "It's a school with a smile on its face, a great sense of ease and happiness pervades."
The Independent Schools Inspectorate report of 2015 commented that "The quality of boarding is excellent."
The historic main building with its fine stone work houses classrooms, boarding facilities, oak-panelled dining hall, library and administration offices. Further buildings provide teaching areas for Art, Design Technology and Science. The Francis Musgrave Performing Arts Centre comprises a purpose-built music school (opened by Freddy Kempf) with recording studio and recital hall as well as a 450-seat theatre for concerts and drama productions. Sports facilities include sports hall, gym, all-weather astro pitch, playing fields and swimming pool. Additional boarding houses are set in the grounds of the school.
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