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Canford
Canford
Canford
Canford
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Canford Wimborne, Dorset Visit
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Canford
Wimborne
656 pupils, ages 13-18
Mixed
Day and Boarding

Canford

It’s hard not to be blown away by the grandeur of Canford, a Sir Charles Barry-designed castle in the thick of 250 acres of Capability Brown parkland. But despite all this magnificence, both school and pupils are unstuffy and flash-free. Celebrating its centenary this year, this is a brilliant all-rounder that looks outside of the bubble, aces exams and turns out wonderfully grounded young men and women with a real awareness of the world around them. With its 18th-century arboretum, pretty Norman church and the weeping-willow lined River Stour winding through the grounds –...
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School Updates

  • WATCH: Canford School Centenary Film 'Always a Canfordian'

    WATCH: Canford School Centenary Film 'Always a Canfordian'
  • Canford ranked 4th in Sunday Times Parent Power 2022 and 2nd for A Level performance

    Canford School has been recognised among the top schools in the country for pupil outcomes in A Level and GCSE examinations 2022 in the latest Times Parent Power report.
    Canford ranked 4th in Sunday Times Parent Power 2022 and 2nd for A Level  performance
  • A Level/Pre-U results 2022

    A Level/Pre-U results 2022
  • See Canford in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide

    See Canford in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide
  • Fijian Rugby Squad pre-Commonwealth Games training at Canford School

    The Fijian Rugby Sevens men’s squad has chosen Canford School as its training base for the fortnight leading up to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham which starts on 28th July.
    Fijian Rugby Squad pre-Commonwealth Games training at Canford School
  • WATCH: Open Day at Canford School

    WATCH: Open Day at Canford School
  • WATCH: The Essence of Canford - a pupil view

    WATCH: The Essence of Canford - a pupil view
  • WATCH: Academic Life Overview

    WATCH: Academic Life Overview
  • WATCH: Sport at Canford

    WATCH: Sport at Canford
  • WATCH: Perspectives from Fourth Form pupils

    WATCH: Perspectives from Fourth Form pupils
  • Visit Canford's YouTube Channel here

    Visit Canford's YouTube Channel here
  • WATCH: An introduction to Canford by Headmaster Ben Vessey

    WATCH: An introduction to Canford by Headmaster Ben Vessey
  • WATCH: 10 Questions with Ben Vessey, Headmaster of Canford

    WATCH: 10 Questions with Ben Vessey, Headmaster of Canford
  • Choosing a sixth form: should I stay or should I go?

    Choosing a sixth form: should I stay or should I go?
  • WATCH: Canford Partnerships

    WATCH: Canford Partnerships
  • WATCH: A pupil tour of Canford

    WATCH: A pupil tour of Canford
  • WATCH: Sixth form life at Canford

    WATCH: Sixth form life at Canford

Essentials

Address
Canford Magna, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3AD

Contact
office@canford.com
01202 841254

Website
canford.com

ISI Report

Fees

Term Dates


Open Days

Open days and how to visit View Open Days

Open Morning
22 April 2023
Open Morning
07 October 2023


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