Education
Ashford has a range of excellent and expanding education
facilities well able to meet the community’s growing needs and
which will provide a source of skilled workers for the future.
- Ashford is home to over 50 schools which produce higher than
the national average level of A* to C GCSE passes.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is one
part of Ashford’s enhanced education programme.
- Plans to create a further 15 primary and three secondary
schools over the next 20 years will directly benefit the
community’s educational needs.
- A multi-million Ashford Learning Campus for further education
is expected to open in 20011 providing both vocational
training and educational facilities for up to 14,000 full and
part-time students.
- Higher education at Canterbury Christ Church
University, the University of Kent in Canterbury, the
University of Greenwich and
Imperial College London (Wye
Campus).
More Information
You can find out more details about schools in the area by
visiting the
Kent County Council Find a School website.
For more detailed information on South Kent College and the
Ashford Learning Campus visit the South Kent College website.
For more information on Adult Education visit Kent
County Council's Adult Education webpage.