The Canterbury High School

The Canterbury High School
Type Foundation School
Specialism Sports
Location Knight Avenue
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 8QA
 England
Local authority Kent
DfE URN 118893
Students 1080
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–19
Website www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk

The Canterbury High School is a co-educational 11-19 Foundation School in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is a Specialist Sports College and 15%[1] of its 1081[2] pupils are selected on musical aptitude.

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Location

The school is on the London Road estate in the southwest of the city. Together with The Cnaterbury Primary School,formerly known as Beauhurn, it forms The Canterbury Campus.[3]

The Canterbury Adult Education Centre is now on the same site.[4]

Performance

In each year between 2003-6 the school was in the top 2% of all schools in England and Wales as measured by Contextualised Value Added.[1] In 2007, 72% of GCSE students received at least 5 A*-C grades,[5] compared to 29% in 2002.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "About The School". The Canterbury High School. 2007. http://www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/chs/about-the-school.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
  2. ^ a b "The Canterbury High School". DCSF. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?School=8865421. Retrieved 2008-05-28. 
  3. ^ "Welcome To The Canterbury Campus". The Canterbury Campus. http://www.canterbury.kent.sch.uk/. Retrieved 2008-05-28. 
  4. ^ "Kent Adult Education - Canterbury". Kent County Council. http://www.kentadulteducation.co.uk/pages/common/KentAdultEducation.aspx?pg=2150. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 
  5. ^ "The Canterbury High School". DCSF. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?Mode=&No=8865421&Type=LA&Num=886&Phase=1&Year=07&Base=b. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 

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