Ampleforth College A GSG School
- Ampleforth College
Ampleforth
York
North Yorkshire
YO62 4ER - Head: Mr Peter Roberts
- T 01439 766000
- F 01439 788330
- E admissions@ampleforth.org.uk
- W www.ampleforthcollege.org.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: North Yorkshire
- Pupils: 457; sixth formers: 214
- Religion: Catholic
- Fees: Day £30,120; Boarding £43,290 pa
- Open days: Check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The rule of St Benedict with its emphasis on love of neighbour, humility and self-discipline permeates everything the college does. Pupils achieving to the best of their potential is important but their spiritual and moral development is paramount. All the usual clubs and societies you would expect are offered alongside rural pursuits such as riding (school has its own equestrian outdoor arena), beagling, gamekeeping and pheasant shooting (we understand pheasant samosas are a popular snack at shoots). The last few years have been incredibly turbulent and worrying for anyone connected to the college. That so many families continued to support and advocate for Ampleforth is testament to their lived experience and trust in the school...
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
Headmaster
Since 2023, Peter Roberts, MA, PGCE. Degree in medieval history from Merton College, Oxford followed by a PGCE from the London Institute. First teaching post was at Winchester College where he became head of the scholars’ house. Appointed head of Bradfield College in 2003, then to the King’s School, Canterbury which he led from 2011 until 2022. He was tempted from what turned out to be a very short retirement to take on the daunting challenge of guiding Ampleforth through the process of reinvigoration and healing required after an extended period of notoriety relating to historic abuse and safeguarding issues. Married to Marie, a former senior lecturer in modern languages, he describes the headship of Ampleforth as 'a joint mission and a fundamental part of our Catholic faith’. Parents refer to them as a...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farleigh School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Hazlegrove School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Academic |
| Mowden Hall School | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 Sport Scholarship; 1 Drama Scholarship |
| Packwood Haugh School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Hugh's School (Woodhall Spa) | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Philip's School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Terrington Hall School | 2023 | 4 | 4 | Sports Scholarships (2); Drama Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
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