Other independent school
Canterbury · CT2 9DT · Kent
Ages 11–19
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 118998
St Edmund's School Canterbury
Other independent school · Canterbury · CT2 8HU
Age range
Ages 2–19
Pupils
523
Local authority
Kent
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingBoarding school
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent school, Ages 2–19, in Canterbury, Kent, 523 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, independent. Religious character: Church of England.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 118998
Location
- Address
- St Thomas Hill
- Postcode
- CT2 8HU
- Town
- Canterbury
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 18 Jan 2024.
- Pupils on roll
- 523
- Boys / girls
- 268 / 255
- School capacity
- 670
- Capacity fill
- 523 / 670 (78%)
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Governance
- Independent
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Edward O'Connor
- Telephone
- 01227475600
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 29.1
- English & maths grade 5+
- 0%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 0%
- EBacc entry
- 0%
- EBacc APS
- 2.5