About Earlscliffe

Our History

Earlscliffe was built in 1870 as a large, private house in Folkestone’s desirable West End, a short stroll from the sea and Folkestone’s famous promenade, The Leas.

The main building on Shorncliffe Road has now existed as a centre for education for many years. It was originally the large summer home of the Boddam-Whetham family of Kirklington Hall, near Nottingham, and became a school around 1923.

Just as we welcome students from overseas today, so it was during the Second World War when this building was home to the Dr Leonore Goldschmidt Schule, a school for German Jewish children who were brought from Berlin to the UK.

Our Ethos

Earlscliffe is a boarding school of 150 students from across the world, where each student will find support and encouragement from us all as they settle in and then proceed to make their own mark on the school.

As students progress through their studies, pushing forward to attain their academic aims and objectives, they will also forge lasting friendships and lead gloriously busy lives as self-motivated young men and women.

Earlscliffe offers a personalised education that begins at an admissions interview where future plans are discussed, and appropriate programmes and subjects to study are selected. 

Click here to learn more about why you should choose Earlscliffe for your academic journey.

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