The King's School Canterbury

Thought to be the oldest school in the world, Kings School Canterbury combines a timely and authentically British setting with modern and researched teaching approaches, in order to give students the most thorough, and effective learning experience.

Having grown up in Canterbury and its surrounding areas, I have always been able to admire the majesty of King’s Schools facilities, as well as the stunning areas of beauty within the historic city of Canterbury, such as the Cathedral and its colourful and rich high street, where independent retailers have everything that could ever be needed for student life.

A school as old as Kings would have many traditions and celebrations, and Canterbury’s most prestigious boarding school doesn't disappoint. One particular tradition is known as “King’s Week”, which takes place on the last week of summer term, and features over 100 events celebrating the arts held in Canterbury and its wonderful surrounding areas.

Upon meeting the staff and some pupils on a virtual opening morning, I was fortunate enough to speak with the students, who are all immensely proud of Kings School, and their learning and developed great manners.
The Kings school aims to develop students into polite, articulate and thoughtful members of society. When hearing the pupils speak, it was very clear that through the community building and education at the school, that the goals of the oldest school are achieved in how pleasant it was whilst speaking to them.

The pastoral care at Kings is superb, giving students the support and care needed, whilst allowing them to develop and learn in the university campus-like city of Canterbury.

The kitchen at Kings Canterbury provides a wide array of foods, and gives pupils the choice of vegetarian, hot food, cold food, pastas and anything that you could think of. The kitchen is open to both boarders and day pupils for dinner, allowing friendships and connections between pupils that go home at the end of the school day and those that don’t, so regardless of if you're looking to board in the heart of the city, or find somewhere to live nearby, friendships at Kings are always availible.

3 selling points of the school:
one of the country’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools
situated in the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, providing a beautiful and inspiring backdrop
22 acre multi-purpose sports