Kent College, Pembury
Pembury, Kent, England
Kent College, Pembury
Pembury, Kent, England
Overview
Kent College is a leading independent day and boarding school for girls nestled in 75 acres of beautiful rural parkland and yet only 40 minutes away from central London by train. Kent College is an ‘excellent’ school – having achieved this top rating in a 2023 Independent Schools Inspectorate report. The girls are ambitious and every girl is treated as an individual, valued for her own unique strengths, and nurtured to achieve a successful and happy future.
At a glance
Academic
Academic excellence is achieved through inspirational, dedicated teaching from experts in their field who go the extra mile with mentoring and support. The school offers any combination of subjects at A Level, enhanced by a range of enrichment activities. On average around a third of A Level candidates achieve A*-A and two thirds achieve A*-B. Russell Group Universities are popular leavers’ destinations. Value added performance is strong at GCSE with the school in the top 7% of schools in the UK.
Boarding
The Kent College boarding community is thriving and welcoming, where girls make friendships across year groups and cultures. Dedicated teams of staff who live on-site with their families run the boarding house; girls share rooms until the final year when the school aims to provide single study bedrooms. Weekends and evenings are busy and activities are plentiful; amongst many others, the girls enjoy cinema evenings, charity balls, trips to London and ice skating.
Sports
Kent College’s sports department is impressive with outstanding facilities that include a new indoor 25 metre swimming pool, two sports halls, an all-weather pitch and fitness suite to cater for high demand. Athletics and hockey are to a national standard and competitive success is achieved across all sports, yet the approach is inclusive with choice for all abilities. Sport and Wellbeing afternoons enable girls to take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities.
Creative arts
Whole school productions such as Sweeney Todd and Six The Musical are held in the 250-seat Countess of Wessex theatre, alongside smaller set-piece productions in the studio theatre. The girls produce outstanding work in the Arts Centre where screen printing, photography, textiles and costume design are very popular. The purpose-built Music Centre includes a recording studio and Mac suite, and outside the classroom there is a range of orchestras, choirs and ensembles to join.
Did you know?
- The Countess of Wessex is an ‘Old Girl’ of Kent College and has visited the school twice in the last 10 years.
- Kent College Pembury was founded in 1886 and was originally based in Folkestone, before moving to Pembury during World War 2.
