St Edward's is a Co-educational, 13-18, boarding and day school.
Facilities
Setting the scene for decades to come, the Ogston Music School has transformed the musical life of St Edward’s. The facility, opened in 2017, features 20 practice rooms, seven ensemble rooms, the large Weston Recital Room, a rock room, the Fenton Recording Studio, and the Ferguson Sixth Form Music Library.
The Art Department enjoys excellent facilities, including well-lit purpose built studios allowing a wide range of 2D and 3D work.
2 astro-turf pitches, all weather netball/tennis courts, sports hall, multiple sports fields and a 6-hole golf course.
Features
Things to note
Pupils join the CCF at the start of the Fourth Form and it is a core activity in Co-curricular programme, with participation compulsory for the year. Pupils can choose between the Army, Navy and RAF Sections, depending on their own personal interests.
With over 500 hours of instrumental lessons each week and a team of 6 full-time and 35 peripatetic music staff, music plays a huge part in life at St Edward’s.
A wide range of art facilities are available, from drawing and painting to photography, a state of the art laser cutter, Photoshop, and film editing software on Apple Mac computers.
St Edward’s takes sport seriously and has always had a first class sporting reputation. They compete in a strong and demanding fixture list against other schools, with as many pupils as possible playing in matches.
St Edward’s places great emphasis on the value of the arts to pupils. There are a number of opportunities for pupils to get involved with St Edward’s thriving co-curricular Drama programme.
Dance has featured at St Edward’s for many years but recently there has been a huge increase in the range and ambition of the dance programme.
St Edward’s offers a vibrant, broad and popular programme of co-curricular clubs, societies and activities. CLICK HERE for more information.