A school community where all are inspired to explore, empowered to express and challenged to excel.
We define excellence as taking many forms and want to inspire our pupils to excel to the very best of their own abilities. Our Mission is to build a community of open minded people who are motivated to embrace learning in all its forms. Canford is proud of its high quality teachers who are specialists in their field with a genuine love and enthusiasm for their subject.
We offer A Levels and GCSEs plus the opportunity to take an Extended Project Qualification, worth half an A Level. Exam results are important and we set the academic bar unashamedly high, with tailored support for every individual pupil. We go way beyond the confines of the exam curricula as we look to develop enquiring minds through our intellectual enrichment programmes. Academic life is complemented by our vast range of co-curricular options offering pupils opportunities to explore new experiences, develop leadership skills and prepare for life beyond Canford.
All pupils, whether boarding or day, belong to one of ten houses. Each house buzzes with a life of its own, but all are very much part of our one school, ten houses ethos.
Each house is a physical building where pupils meet, relax and have fun, eat toast, do their prep and build friendships to last a lifetime. Your child’s house is the bedrock of their pastoral care, and quickly becomes their home-from-home through a tight-knit community of friends, tutors, house mentors and of course their Matron and Housemaster or Housemistress.
Canford is one of the few remaining UK full boarding schools – there is no weekly or flexi boarding – with day pupils able to take full advantage of all the opportunities afforded by 24/7 boarding school life. We believe this is why Canford is such a strong and supportive community. Our aim is to care for the wellbeing of every individual child and provide a safe and nurturing environment, while encouraging pupils to understand themselves and develop emotional resilience for the challenges of 21st century living.
