St Anselm's Catholic School

This article is about school near Canterbury. For other uses, see St. Anselm's School (disambiguation).

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 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.

St Anselm’s Catholic School
Address
Old Dover Road Canterbury CT1 3EN England Canterbury , Kent , CT1 3EN England
Coordinates	51°15′47″N 1°06′00″E
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Fides Quaerens Intellectum (Latin: "Faith Seeking Understanding")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1964
Local authority	Kent
Department for Education URN	140874 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Ewan Williams
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1097
Houses	Aquinas Bosco Merici Stein
Colour(s)
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. 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.

Notable former pupils

• Hugh Beard (b. 1967) - Royal Navy officer

External links

• St. Anselm's Catholic School