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Canford School
Canford MagnaWimborne
Dorset
BH21 3AD
T: +44 (0)1202 841254
Contact email Visit our websiteISC ID: 66967
Head
Mr Ben A M Vessey (Headmaster)
Boys - age range:
Day: 13 to 18
Boarding: 13 to 18
Girls - age range:
Day: 13 to 18
Boarding: 13 to 18
Size
662 pupils
Canford School case studies (39)
Partners
- Canford School
- Queen Anne's School, Caversham
- Globe Ark Academy
- City of London Academy
- The Bourne Academy
- The Purbeck School
- Academic
- Career Guidance
Partners
- Canford School
- The Bourne Academy
- Academic
- School Sponsorship
- Community Work Fundraising
- Coronavirus Support
Partners
- Canford School
- City of London Academy
- Academic
- Higher Education Application
Partners
- Canford School
- Poole Grammar School
- Parkstone Grammar School
- Academic
- Career Guidance
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Autism Wessex, The Orpheus Centre and Canford School
Partners
- Canford School
- Autism Wessex - Portfield School
- Performing Arts And Music
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Partners
- Canford School
- The Bourne Academy, Bournemouth
- School Sponsorship
- Setting Up A New School
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Impact of partnership work done in 2023 (ISC annual Census 2024)
- 22 state schools involved
- 1001-2000 state school pupils involved
- 3000 staff hours given
Academies or free schools sponsored
- The Bourne Academy
Impact Statement
The Canford School mission is:
‘To build a community of open minded people who are motivated to embrace learning in all its forms, and committed to making a difference to their own lives, and to the lives of others. Our exceptional education grants the freedom to grow and creates opportunities for all to explore, to excel and to excel.’
Canford regards links with and service in the community as a natural dimension of learning. The sense of giving and co-operative achievement on which boarding school life is built here is extended beyond the school gates.
Within the programme, each week Sixth Formers take part in voluntary work every Monday afternoon. Canford has many long standing links with voluntary projects in the local community, such as teaching in primary schools, working with handicapped adults at a day centre and providing activity breaks for children in an inner city community in Southampton. Younger pupils who do not join the CCF are involved in conservation activities either on the school site or in conjunction with the Dorset Wildlife Trust, for example on Brownsea Island, or with the local authority. Twice a year, on Enterprise Day, pupils are able to devote a whole day to their particular voluntary project. The information below gives a flavour of our community service work and the positive impact it has made.
David Allen, Director of Community Action said: “The projects encourage pupils to become aware of themselves as members of a wider community with responsibilities towards each other. They give a sense of self-worth and help pupils leave school as well rounded individuals.”
Read more about our Bursaries and Scholarships in our Scholarships and Bursaries document
- Academic scholarships
- Art scholarships
- Design scholarships
- Drama scholarships
- Music scholarships
- Sport scholarships
- Sixth Form scholarships
- H M Forces discounts
- Bursaries for new entrants
- Hardship awards for existing pupils