St Edmund's School
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Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
(ages 3-18) in Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
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, U.K. with over 500 pupils, including both day pupils and boarders.
History
St Edmund's School Canterbury was first established in 1749 as the Clergy Orphan Society in YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. In 1812 the School moved to St John's Wood
St John's Wood
St John's Wood is a district of north-west London, England, in the City of Westminster, and at the north-west end of Regent's Park. It is approximately 2.5 miles north-west of Charing Cross. Once part of the Great Middlesex Forest, it was later owned by the Knights of St John of Jerusalem...
at the nursery end of Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
. The sister school for girls was on the same site, but later moved to become St Margaret's School, Bushey
St Margaret's School, Bushey
St Margaret's School is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 4–18 in Bushey, Hertfordshire.As well as day places for all age groups the school offers a range of flexible boarding options for both UK and international pupils from year 7 and is situated in of countryside...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. In 1855, the School came to its present location overlooking the cathedral city of Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
.
The school is located at the top of St Thomas' Hill, Canterbury, the site and building being paid for by Doctor Samuel Warneford; the chapel was completed in 1858. The main school building was designed by noted architect Philip Charles Hardwick
Philip Charles Hardwick
-Life:Philip Charles Hardwick was a notable English architect of the 19th century who was once described as "a careful and industrious student of mediaeval art"...
(1822–1892), whose grandmother had been born in Canterbury.
In 1972 the choristers of Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
joined the Junior School as the Choir House. In 1982 girls were admitted to the school. The first female Head of St Edmund’s School, Mrs Louise Moelwyn-Hughes, formerly a Deputy Head at The Perse School
The Perse School
The Perse Upper School is an independent secondary co-educational day school in Cambridge, England. The school was founded in 1615 by Dr Stephen Perse, a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and has existed on several different sites in the city before its present home on Hills...
, Cambridge, will take up the post in September 2011.
Headmasters & Headmistresses
- 1762 - 1804: The Revd Daniel Addison
- 1804 - 1805: The Revd Thomas Cripps
- 1805 - 1813: The Revd Evan Jones
- 1813 - 1837: The Revd Thomas Burton
- 1837 - 1841: The Revd George Bewsher
- 1841 - 1867: The Revd Daniel Butler
- 1867 - 1891: The Revd Charles Matheson
- 1891 - 1902: The Revd Arthur W. Upcott
- 1902 - 1908: The Revd Edward J. W. Houghton
- 1908 - 1932: The Revd Walter W. Burnside
- 1932 - 1941: The Revd Henry Balmforth
- 1942 - 1945: The Revd Frederick F. S. Williams
- 1945 - 1959: The Revd William M. Thoseby
- 1959 - 1959: Walter Stephen Jones
- 1960 - 1964: B. Michael HobanMichael HobanBrian Michael Stanislaus Hoban , was a teacher of classics, and Headmaster of Harrow School from 1971-81....
- 1964 - 1978: Francis R. Rawes MBE
- 1978 - 1994: John V. Tyson
- 1994 - 2005: A. Nicholas Ridley
- 2005 - 2011: Jeremy M. Gladwin
- September 2011 -: Louise Moelwyn-Hughes
Masters of the Junior School
- 1898 - 1900: E. A. Brackenbury
- 1900 - 1903: J. Tyson-Williams
- 1904 - 1906: G. Dale
- 1906 - 1907: E. E. Malden
- 1907 - 1908: H. M. Chamberlain
- 1909 - 1946: C. Powers
- 1947 - 1949: J. F. Lendrum
- 1949 - 1950: J. N. Cox & A. Woolfenden
- 1950 - 1982: J. N. Cox
- 1982 - 1996: D. C. Gahan
- 1996 - .......: R. G. Bacon
Notable former pupils
- Orlando BloomOrlando BloomOrlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...
, actor - Sir Edgeworth DavidEdgeworth DavidSir Tannatt William Edgeworth David KBE, DSO, FRS, was a Welsh Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer. A household name in his lifetime, David's most significant achievements were discovering the major Hunter Valley coalfield in New South Wales and leading the first expedition to reach the...
, colonial administrator - Lawrence DurrellLawrence DurrellLawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan...
, novelist and poet - Handley GearyBenjamin Handley GearyMajor Benjamin Handley Geary VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, soldier - Michael GoodliffeMichael GoodliffeLawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe was an English actor best known for playing suave roles such as doctors, lawyers and army officers. He was also sometimes cast in working class parts....
, actor - Darren Henley, Managing Director, Classic fm
- BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Bernard Howlett DSO and BarDistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, soldier and Kent cricketer - Robin JackmanRobin JackmanRobin Jackman is a former English cricketer, who played in four Tests and fifteen ODIs for England from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a first-class career lasting from 1966 to 1982, he took 1,402 wickets...
, England and Surrey cricketer - BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
Robert Jephson-Jones GCGeorge CrossThe George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
, soldier - Frederick Kempf, concert pianist
- Nigel MacArthurNigel MacArthurNigel MacArthur, also known as Stuart Russell and Nigel Harris, is a freelance broadcaster in Kent on Radio Caroline, EKR and KMFM.-Career:...
a.k.a Nigel Harris, radio broadcaster and organist - GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Sir Gordon MacMillan, soldier and Hereditary Chief of the Clan MacMillan - Air Marshal Christopher Nickols CB CBEChris NickolsAir Marshal Christopher Mark Nickols CB CBE MA is a senior officer in the Royal Air Force who is currently Chief of Defence Intelligence.-RAF career:...
, RAF officer - Gordon RawcliffeGordon RawcliffeGordon Hindle Rawcliffe FRS was a British electrical engineer and academic.-Life:Gordon Hindle Rawcliffe, whose father was an Anglican clergyman in Sheffield, was born on 2 June 1910, moving from Sheffield to Gloucester when he was two...
, academic - Roger RoyleRoger RoyleRoger Royle is an Anglican priest and broadcaster. He has been most well known for presenting Sunday Half Hour on BBC Radio 2.- Early life :...
, priest and broadcaster - Major-General Mark StrudwickMark StrudwickMajor-General Mark Jeremy Strudwick CBE was General Officer Commanding Scotland.-Military career:Educated at St Edmund's School in Canterbury and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Strudwick was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1966...
, soldier - Ian TaylorIan TaylorIan Colin Taylor MBE is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Esher from 1987 to 1997, and then for Esher and Walton from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:...
, England and Olympic hockey player - D'Arcy TrinkwonD'Arcy TrinkwonD’Arcy Trinkwon is an internationally acclaimed British concert organist.- Performances :The Münchner Merkur described him in a review following a recital in Munich Cathedral:...
, concert organist - Robin Tyson, member of the King's SingersKing's SingersThe King's Singers is a British a cappella vocal ensemble who celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2008. Their name recalls King's College in Cambridge, England, where the group was formed by six choral scholars in 1968. In the United Kingdom, their popularity peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s...
- Jason LaslettJason LaslettJason Laslett is a former international hockey player. Educated at Millfield School, he played hockey for England and Great Britain over 100 times and captained Great Britain at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996....
, former GB Olympic Hockey captain (190 caps)