Welcome

Canterbury School was founded in 1972 by Beryl Pritchard, with a vision to provide an excellent British education in Gran Canaria.

What began as a small kindergarten with just seventeen pupils in a house in Ciudad Jardín has grown over more than five decades into an international school community of over a thousand pupils from many different nationalities.

Today, Canterbury’s Leadership Team continues to build on our founder’s legacy, working together to ensure the quality of the education we provide and the wellbeing and development of every pupil.

We remain true to the principles that have guided the school since its beginnings: excellence, belief in the potential of every pupil, and an education founded on respect, responsibility, friendship and unity.

We invite you to discover more about our school, our team and the community that makes Canterbury such a special place.

Learn About Our Team

Pamela Ainsworth

Head of Infants
(Milton House)

Lindsay Gale

Head of Primary
(San Lorenzo)

David O'Kane

Head of Secondary and VI Form
(San Lorenzo)

Kirsty Mallinson

Head of Maspalomas
(Infants & Primary)

AIMS

To enable pupils to develop their full potential.

The main aim of Canterbury School’s educational policy is to enable pupils to develop their full potential in all educational areas within a bilingual working environment.

To foster skills and understanding in order to achieve the highest individual academic performance.

To promote an understanding of art, music and literature in order to develop aesthetic awareness and qualities of creativity and sensitivity.

To provide a suitable atmosphere for the development of the necessary social values of mutual respect and understanding, irrespective of race, religion, sex or ability.

Encourage them to think constructively about social and personal issues and to develop views based on ethical considerations.

To encourage our students to see themselves as citizens of the world with a desire to promote the well-being of all its inhabitants and to conserve and improve the environment.

To foster a spirit of co-operation between all those involved in the life of the school and to promote good communication between teachers, pupils and parents.