St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Academy converter secondary school in Canterbury (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
In September 2011, St. Anselm's moved to a house structure, the intention being to create a greater feeling of community across the school and by amalgamating academic and pastoral structures, ensure greater clarity about who is responsible for each child in the school.
Each house is led by a Assistant Headteacher and is supported by Curriculum Leader for the subjects attached to that house and a House Manager and House Admin who are both non-teaching members of staff.
On admission to the school, every student is placed in a vertical tutor group within a house which allows for about 23 students from all year groups to come together on a daily basis creating a greater feeling of community and belonging. We have five houses, each named after Catholic Saints. Use the links on the right to find out more about each house.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Edulink One
- Microsoft 365
- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 140874
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Johnstone Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin McGrath | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Samantha Dwyer | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rebekah Swaffer | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Donovan-Bailey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elaine Moore | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Patrycja Mazur | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jez Rowarth | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Zoe Woodrow Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Concepta Nolan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Brian Murphy Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record