Kent College (Canterbury)
School summary
A Methodist foundation in Canterbury, Kent College educates around 600 boys and girls from age 11 through to the sixth form, with boarding available alongside day places. The Independent Schools Inspectorate rated the school excellent for both education quality and personal development, and found it fully compliant on regulatory standards. With a broad curriculum that spans GCSE, A-level, the IB and the EPQ, it offers families an unusually wide choice of academic routes. The Methodist ethos shapes a community where pastoral care and character clearly carry weight.
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Latest results
GCSE grade 9-7
42%
National average 23%
A-level A*-A
31%
National average 28%
A-level A*-B
59%
National average 55%
Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 25 November 2025
Teaching & academics
Results sit comfortably above national benchmarks: 42% of GCSE entries reached grades 9-7, almost double the national average of 23%, while at A-level 31% achieved A*-A and 59% A*-B, both ahead of the national picture. Sciences and humanities are popular at GCSE, with maths, economics and the sciences prominent in the sixth form. The option to take the International Baccalaureate alongside traditional A-levels gives able pupils a genuine alternative pathway, and the EPQ adds scope for independent research.
Languages
GCSE subjects
Head · Mr Mark Turnbull
Sixth form
- Sixth-form pupils
- 190
A-level subjects
Qualifications offered
Beyond the classroom
Sport is broad and competitive, taking in cricket, football, netball, hockey, tennis, athletics and swimming. Languages extend beyond French and Spanish to Chinese, and scholarships in music, art, sport, drama and design and technology signal where co-curricular strengths lie. Mobile phones are kept out of the school day, with sixth-formers permitted limited use for research only.
Main sports
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Boarding
- Yes
- SEN support
- 18.6%
- EHC plans
- 0.35%
Mobile phone policy
The school does not allow pupils to have mobile phones in school. The only exception is for the sixth form students who can use them for research-based work.
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £24,828 - £28,536
- Boarding fees (per year)
- £38,778 - £53,394
- Bursaries up to
- 50% of fees
Means-tested bursaries available
Schools nearby
Kent College International Study Centre
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St Edmund's School Canterbury
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Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School
Canterbury, South East
Haven Nook
Canterbury, South East
The King's School Canterbury
Canterbury, South East
Newingate School
Canterbury, South East
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.