Ampleforth College A GSG School
- Ampleforth College
Ampleforth
York
North Yorkshire
YO62 4ER - Head: Robin Dyer
- T 01439 766000
- F 01439 788330
- E [email protected]
- W www.ampleforth.org.uk/college
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 13 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: North Yorkshire
- Pupils: 516; sixth formers: 225 (Boys – 141 Girls – 84)
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £16,893 - £25,374 Boarding £26,010 - £36,486 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: St Martin's Ampleforth
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The Rule of St Benedict underpins everything that happens in the college and provides its pupils with what the school calls ‘a compass for life’, a spiritual direction finder enabling them to be true to themselves, knowing their place in the world, even in the bad times. Parents say that this touches deeply all pupils, even the ‘cool sporty ones’. The school has made headlines in the press over the last few years and with the Charity Commission removing safeguarding responsibilities from the trustees there is no end from the headlines in sight. However, a lot of parents have stayed very loyal...
What the school says...
Ampleforth College is a Catholic, Benedictine school situated in a beautiful valley below the North York Moors. Pastoral care and spiritual development are excellent. An Ampleforth education gives the young men and women in our care a Compass for Life.
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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.
Sports
Unusual sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2019, Robin Dyer, previously second master and operational head at Wellington College. He is the college's third headteacher in a year, following the resignations in August 2018 of Fr Wulstan and in March 2019 of acting head Deirdre Rowe, who stood down after an inspection found that the school is still failing to meet adequate child protection standards.
Leaving in December 2020.
Academic matters
Not a high-flyer in the league tables but, with a wide intake, the focus is on providing the opportunity for pupils to get the best results they can. Thirty-six per cent A*-A with A*-B at 65 per cent in 2019. The most popular subject choices are history and Christian theology, followed by mathematics, chemistry and biology, with good uptake in English and economics; results have been consistently...
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abberley Hall | 2019 | |||
| Aysgarth School | 2019 | 3 | ||
| Beaudesert Park School | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 Academic Scholarship, 1 Basil Hume Music Scholarship |
| Belhaven Hill School | 2018 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cothill House | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Craigclowan School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Farleigh School | 2019 | 3 | 1 | Basil Hume All Rounder Scholarship for DT & Theatre |
| Hazlegrove School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Mowden Hall School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Sports scholarship |
| Notting Hill Preparatory School | 2019 | 1 | ||
| St Faith's | 2018 | 1 | 1 | Music Scholarship |
| St Mary's School (Melrose) | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 Basil Hume Scholarship |
| St Philip's School | 2018 | 3 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| The Beacon School | 2019 | 1 | 1 | Drama Scholarship |
| The Junior King's School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Vinehall School | 2018 | 1 | 1 | Basil Hume Theatre Scholarship |
| Westminster Cathedral Choir School | 2018 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
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