Ashville College A GSG School
- Ashville College
Green Lane
Harrogate
HG2 9JP - Head: Rhiannon Wilkinson
- T 01423 566358
- F 01423 505142
- E admissions@ashville.co.uk
- W www.ashville.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: North Yorkshire
- Pupils: 752; sixth formers: 154
- Religion: Methodist
- Fees: Day £10,686 - £19,197; Boarding £29,289 - £38,754 pa
- Open days: Acorns and Prep School Open Doors – 7 February 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Unusually and refreshingly, talented musicians can also join fully in sport, with staff going the extra mile and involving themselves in extraordinary organisation to make this happen. Clubs, trips and fixtures are very rarely cancelled or rearranged and parents really like that. Some students have boarded from the age of 7 and all see a route through the Ashville system into the senior school and sixth form as a natural rite of passage. The usual moans about temperamental IT systems and firewalls which make study difficult, particularly for the sixth form, but overall this looks to be a very...
What the school says...
Ashville College is one of the UK's leading co-educational independent day and boarding schools. With outstanding learning provision across all year groups, from Ashville Acorns Pre-Prep to Sixth Form, and low staff: pupil ratios, we take pride in developing each individual to their full potential, wherever their strengths lie.
Founded in 1877, Ashville has a proud past, and an even brighter future, yet our ethos and values remain loyal to our Methodist traditions, where each child is known and nurtured within a caring, safe and supportive environment.
Our 64-acre campus is close to the beautiful spa town of Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales. Pupils benefit from high quality teaching and facilities, as well as exciting co-curricular activities delivered through our varied Co-Curricular Programme.
As well as offering a wide range of subject options at GCSE and over 20 A Level and BTEC courses in our Sixth Form, we are the only independent school in the North of the UK (and the only HMC School) to be accredited by the New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC) to award US High School Diplomas. We are also now one of the few schools in the UK to offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses, giving an additional edge to those wishing to study at American universities. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2021, Rhiannon Wilkinson, the college’s 11th head and first female one. Modern history degree from Oxford. Has taught in and led schools in the UK, Hong Kong and Brunei, most recently as founding head of Whittle School in Shenzhen.
Head of prep since September 2023, Phil Soutar, a specialist in independent prep education with a career spanning over two decades. Previously head of St Wystan’s Prep School in Repton and, before that, deputy head at Ackworth Junior School, near Pontefract. He is national chair of the Independent Schools’ Association, which involves sitting on the Independent Schools’ Council.
Entrance
At 2+ by informal assessment; at reception by ‘ready for school’ assessment. Prep applicants come for a taster day, part of which includes English and maths tests, plus reports and references from their...
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Special Education Needs
Ashville has a dedicated Learning Support team, which works closely with teachers to ensure that pupils with a range of specific learning difficulties receive the support they need throughout their time at the School. Teachers receive the most up-to-date guidance to understand the difficulties faced by learners and the right strategies to support them. Where pupils are found to need additional help as they progress, parents are informed and appropriate arrangements, such as specialist support, small group intervention, or exam/test support, are made.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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