We are looking forward to welcoming all our pupils back tomorrow after the Easter holiday. During the break, many of our pupils took part in study clinics in preparation for exam season and our CCF cadets visited the Jersey Camp on the Isle of Wight for the annual Easter trip.

Congratulations to Upper 6th students Sienna, Jennifer, Nelson and Lucy who achieved Bronze Awards in the Chemistry Olympiad, a national challenge run by the Royal Society of Chemistry. It is an extremely tough competition consisting of a 2 hour exam paper.

Youth Ambassadors from KRAN visited St Ed's recently to meet our scholars and this is what they said. "We were very impressed by the pupils knowledge and passion about refugee and wider geopolitical issues".

Congratulations to former Cadet RSM, William Clark, on his appointment, as an Officer, serving with the 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles. William has just completed his 2nds term, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

A big congratulations to our maintenance operative, Simon, who completed his first ever marathon in London on Sunday, running in aid of CBF #inspiring St Edmund's School TCS London Marathon Donations are still open if you would like to support CBF cbf.donr.com/simonandcoral

Charlie (L5) was selected with his cadet unit to attend a coronation Parade in tribute for the king at the old Royal Navy college in Greenwich. Only 450 cadets were selected for this event and it turned out to be a very special occasion.

St Edmund's were delighted to host the Herne Bay & East Kent Coastal School Games Partnership Hi 5 netball tournament on 17th May. Ten teams from schools in the Whitstable, Faversham & Herne Bay area travelled to Canterbury to compete against one another in the Hi 5 tournament.

Isabel (L6) is the winner of this year's Thrupp Essay Prize for a superb response to the claim that 'The story of history is the story of progress.' Well done Isabel!

Today we were honored to host the EKST's Summer Sports Spectacular. The children, who were from a selection of schools around the region, had an absolute ball with many new friendships forged.

"I can’t really fathom it! I’m so happy."🤩 Big congratulations to this year's Lutine Prize winner, clarinettist Thomas Young. And well done to trombonist Ned Pettitt who was awarded Second Prize. Read the full story 👇 gsmd.ac.uk/about-guildhal…

Our pupils and teachers are embarking on a life-changing expedition to Tanzania with World Challenge. Watch this space for updates on their journey.

On 11th July, pupils from St Ed's travelled to Malawi with money raised through the Interact Committee for the charity Team Malawi.⁠ ⁠ Team Malawi funds educational projects in rural Malawi, mainly school bursaries and basic school resources. ⁠ ⁠

On Saturday, a trio of past and present pupils Katie Pennington-Arnold, James Hodgkinson & Orlando Barton-Hodges, performed Haydn's Nelson Mass with Whitstable Choral Society. They performed superbly and were commended by the audience and choir. Well done!

Former Chorister and pupil of St Edmund's School, William Inscoe, has just been offered a place to study for a Masters Degree in Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music with a scholarship. ⁠ ⁠ Very well done and many congratulations on this thrilling news.⁠

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's break and we look forward to welcoming our pupils back tomorrow for the start of the Lent term. 2024 will be a significant year for us as we celebrate our 275th anniversary. Stay tuned for further announcements.

St Edmund’s pupils have performed superbly in the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯. 4 St Edmund’s 6th Formers – Patrick, Huw, Jing and Svyatoslav – ranked in the top 25% of contestants from around the world.

It was a huge pleasure to be the adjudicator for the Junior School Music Festival 2024 at St Edmund's School, Canterbury St Edmund's School. Through the course of yesterday, I enjoyed nearly 100 performances in classes ranging from piano, strings, woodwind, brass, singing and

As you may have seen, this year we are celebrating our school’s 275th anniversary. To celebrate, we have put together a wonderful programme. Please follow the link stedmunds.org.uk/275th-annivers… to view & check out upcoming events & other wonderful information from our rich history.