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St Edward's School
Cirencester Road
Charlton Kings
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL53 8EY

Headmaster  Mr Paul Harvey
Tel           01242 538600
Fax           01242 538610

Email  
headmaster@stedwards.co.uk
 
The Bursar
Tel 01242 538620

Fax01242 538621

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St Edward’s Cheltenham A Catholic Independent Co-Educational  School offering Junior, Secondary and sixth Form Education

St Edward's School strives to provide a sound academic education,  with extra curricular activities and pastoral care and  strong in Christian values for around 500 pupils, many of which follow on from St Edward's  junior School.

St Edward’s school offer Bursary-Scholarships, based on financial need, which can be  up to 100% of the fees, Entrance is via an entrance exam.

In 2010 the A Level Results were classed as an outstanding  performance

The school has strong  sporting and cultural extra-curricular activities that help develop each individual pupil.

St Edward's school is a  a fully co-educational school, offering sensitive  pastoral care for the  needs of pupils as they develop through the school, providing  support and guidance. St Edward's works closely with  parents, so that pupils school and family  lives are well-integrated and feed hand in hand.

For further information and to check out pupil places please contact St Edward's school directly.

 

Tel: 01242 538600 email info@sedwards.co.uk

History of St Edward's School Cheltenham

Charlton Park, where the school now stands was origionally a  hunting lodge belonging to King Edward the Confessor (1003-1066). In 1935 the property was adopted by a religious Order, the sisters of La Sainte Union, originally from France, who established a convent in the house and added additional buildings for classrooms. Charlton Park  Roman Catholic school for girls was originaly opened  in 1939. 

A Catholic school for boys in the Cheltenham area was met in 1958 when the Carmelite order of priests and brothers acquired another historic site, Ashley House, under a mile a way on the London road Cheltenham , where  they opened Whitefriars School. The two schools had many links. For some years Catholic children who passed their 11+ were awarded places at the schools by the local education authority, as the schools expanded additional  buildings have been added on both sites.

Pupil numbers fell In  the 1980's, so the parents at Whitefriars and Charlton Park were very keen  that the Catholic Christian education should continue.  A new lay-run trust was set up in the 1980's , and St Edward's School was created as a fully independent school. The main school for 11-18year olds was established on the the Charlton Park site, and the Whitefriars school was established as  St Edward's Junior School for 2½ -11 year olds.

St Edward's Catholic School has become a well established school over the years. In 2008 a major new block has been added,  the Abbott Building (named after the first Chairman of the St Edward's School Trust), was opened providing additional classrooms, a large spacious new Refectory, and a Drama Studio. 

Facilities

St Edward's School offers many facilities including an All Weather Pitch, Astroturf, Athletics track  Art & Technology Centre, Art studio,  Cricket nets and pitch, CDT Centre, Chapel, Common Room, Design & Technology Studio, Drama Studio, Fine art facilities, Fitness suite, Golf practice fields, IT Suite, , Library, Music Centre , Learning Support ,  Performing Arts Centre, Playing Fields, Photography Studio, Science labs, Sixth Form Centre, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool (covered), Tennis Courts ,and a Theatre

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