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Co-educational day school for ages 3 – 18, boarding from 11 to 18, 330+ pupils, county of Kent
About the School
St. Lawrence College is located in Ramsgate, a small and historic seaside town. With around 330 pupils, St. Lawrence College is small enough for each pupil to be considered and valued as an individual, but large enough to provide challenge through a variety of different subjects, activities and skills areas. Each year St. Lawrence has a small group of successful Oxbridge applicants, along with students who manage to achieve well above their expectations, whatever their ability level.
Modern facilities combined with traditional values based on Christian roots draw out the talents of each pupil. Strong pastoral care, high quality teaching and a great emphasis on extra-curricular activity make this a very special community in which to live and learn. Cutting edge facilities and state-of-the-art architecture exist happily alongside the more traditional and very fine late nineteenth century buildings, reminding staff and pupils alike of the long and well-earned reputation of the College, which successfully blends traditional values with twenty-first century enterprise. St Lawrence College is proud of our academic record, but also recognise that education in its truest sense is measured not in examination results, but in the preparation of young people for the future. Policy for keeping class sizes small ensures that teachers can look after the individual needs of each pupil, so that high-flyers gain their places at the top Universities, and less able pupils develop skills in areas which will serve them well in the future. Curriculum is broad and, as a small school, St Lawrence is able to cater for individual academic needs.
Admissions
St. Lawrence College admits both boys and girls, all overseas students will be pre-tested to better assess their academic needs before they arrive. If this is not possible a level check test will be given on arrival.
Boarding
Around 20% of student population annually comes from outside the UK; the College welcomes students from Western Europe, Africa, Far East Asia, and Russia – making around 25 different nationalities in total. Most are boarding students, though a few live in the local area with their families and join the college as day pupils. Overseas boarders participate fully in the academic and pastoral life of the College, along with the sports and activities programmes. Some may need additional English training, whilst others will not. The College has a small but thriving EAL Centre for those students whose English level is not yet up to the task of studying all subjects comfortably in a new language and tend to take overseas students out of the main Modern and Classical Languages, to provide them with additional English as a Foreign Language training in their place.
Location
By air Gatwick 1 hour 40 minutes drive, London Heathrow, Stansted & London City airport all within 2 hours drive. By rail Ramsgate (10 min walk) to London Victoria under 2 hours, to London Charring Cross 2 hours 15 minutes. Links to France Ramsgate is 30 minutes from the port of Dover for the shorter car ferry routes to Calais, in Northern France.
My Guardians offers free placement to St Lawrence College. Please contact us and all relevant information will be send to you. We also offer guardianship services to students attending this college.
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