St Anselm's Catholic School
Academy in Canterbury, Kent, England
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St. Anselm's Catholic School is a co-educational (11–18) Catholic comprehensive school, founded in 1964 by the Archdiocese of Southwark. It occupies a rural site on the fringes of Canterbury, bordered by orchards and farmland. The school currently[when?] has 1,080 students, of whom 150 are in the sixth form. In September 2004, St. Anselm's was designated as a specialist Science College, and in May 2015 the school converted to academy status.
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Old Dover Road
Canterbury CT1 3EN England, , CT1 3EN England 51°15′47″N 1°06′00″E | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Fides Quaerens Intellectum (Latin: "Faith Seeking Understanding") |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
Local authority | Kent |
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| Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | J Rowarth[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1097 |
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| Website | http://www.st-anselms.org.uk/ |
Toponymy
The school is named after the Philosopher & Archbishop of Canterbury, St Anselm (1033–1109). The main building of the school, named after Sir Thomas More, is the highest point in Canterbury.[citation needed] Each building is named after a local saint, for instance Dunstan, Edmund and Augustine, and a block is named after the famous Archbishop and martyr, Thomas Becket. More Block is the oldest part of the school, with later additions including Becket Block, and Canterbury Block.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
- Hugh Beard (b. 1967) - Royal Navy officer[2]
