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Full Boarding & Day School
Co-Educational
13-18

Full Boarding & Day School
Co-Educational
13-18

Full Boarding & Day School
Co-Educational
13-18

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Our Vision & Culture

Our School at a Glance

Key facts and information about Canford and the education we offer.

Canford is a full boarding school - there is no flexi or weekly boarding. Day pupils take advantage of the 24/7 school environment and can join boarders for activities and events during the evenings and at weekends. The size of the school - currently 660 pupils - means that we can offer and compete against other schools in sporting, academic and cultural activities but also ensure every pupil is known and valued as an individual.

The beauty of our campus is well known as among the most special in the UK, and our proximity to the Dorset coast offers a unique and inspirational place in which to live and work.

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boarding pupils

10

houses, 4 bb, 3 gb and 3 co-ed day

250

acres of grounds

5

miles from the Dorset coast

Opportunities to Explore

Canford is a school of opportunities. We want pupils to be excited about learning, both through academic challenge and a rich and extensive co-curricular programme which offers a very wide range of options for creativity and self-discovery.

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Music groups and ensembles

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Pupil leader roles each year

1,000+

sports matches each year

50+

co-curricular activities, groups and societies

Results and Careers

We are ambitious for Canfordians to achieve their very best outcomes academically to enable them to follow their chosen future career and work pathways. Canford is proud of its high quality teachers who are specialists in their field with a genuine passion and enthusiasm for their subject.

66%

A Level A*/A % Grades in 2023

44

Oxbridge offers in the past 5 years

80%+

offers each year to Russell Group/Sunday Times Top 12 Universities

10

places at international universities in the past 2 years

A Welcoming Community

Everyone who joins Canford becomes a member of our vibrant, welcoming community. All who are part of Canford are part of it for life, and our community extends beyond our pupils, staff, families and alumni to all we have links with through our community action projects living locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

The sense of giving and co-operative achievement is the pillar on which boarding school life is built.

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pupils currently benefiting from 75% or more bursary support

73

community projects supported

8,844

hours given by pupils in the past year to UK community projects

1,100

hours given by staff in the past year to UK community projects

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What makes a Canfordian?

Our vision is to offer every pupil the chance to explore their talents, to express their personalities and views and to be the very best they can be. Powerful statements borne out through our pupil outcomes.

The Canford Impact

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“The whole place fizzes with activity from dawn to dusk. With its first-rate teaching, stunning setting and innovative ideas, Canford is definitely at the top of its game.”

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The Place

Canford School boy boarding - School House

Studland Beach Geography Trip — Studland Beach

Canford School - Moors Valley - mountain biking — Moors Valley mountain biking

Dorset coast Climbing - Canford pupil — Jurassic Coast