The Worthgate School, Canterbury

In its own words: "We offer Tours and Taster Days to give families an authentic insight into our vibrant, supportive community. During your visit, you’ll explore our facilities, including boarding, classrooms, and dining areas, and meet key staff to discuss academic pathways and career options. You can also arrange a Taster Day to fully immerse your child in school life."

The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for The Worthgate School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.

The nearest other independent schools to The Worthgate School are The King's School Canterbury (0.9 miles, selective); St Edmund's School Canterbury (2.1 miles); Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior School (2.3 miles); and Kent College International Study Centre (2.3 miles).

Of the 42 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education.

In 2026, 27 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan.

The nearest railway station is Canterbury East Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Lawrence Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Worthgate School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 423 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.