Canford School

E517458

Canford School is a leading co-educational independent boarding school in Dorset, England, known for its strong academic reputation and extensive sporting and extracurricular programs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Canford School canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf boarding school
co-educational school
independent school
country United Kingdom
foundedBy Aubrey FitzClarence, 4th Earl of Munster
foundedIn 1923
governedBy board of governors
hasAgeRange 13–18
hasArchitecturalSignificance main buildings designed by Sir Charles Barry
hasBoardingType day pupils
full boarding
hasCampusSize approximately 250 acres
hasCampusType rural campus
hasFacilities rowing lake access via River Stour
sports pitches
theatre and arts facilities
hasHouses boarding houses
hasInspectionBody Independent Schools Inspectorate
hasMotto Nisi Dominus Frustra
hasMottoLanguage Latin
hasMottoTranslation Without the Lord, all is in vain
hasNotableAlumni Ben Fogle
Kwasi Kwarteng
Sir Antony Gormley
linked to: Antony Gormley

Sir Edward Heath
linked to: Edward Heath
hasReligiousAffiliation Church of England
hasSchoolType public school (independent) in the British sense
hasSixthForm yes
isCoEducationalSince late 20th century
knownFor extensive extracurricular activities
hockey
rowing
rugby union
sporting tradition
strong academic reputation
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Canford Magna
Dorset
England
memberOf Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
near Poole
occupiesSiteOf Canford Manor
offersEducationTo boys
girls
offersQualification A Level
GCSE
preparesFor university entrance
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
usesBuildingPreviouslyOwnedBy Lord Wimborne

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rugby Group hasMember Canford School
Stephen Ward educatedAt Canford School
Canford House laterBecame Canford School
subject linked to: Canford, Dorset