Ashville College A GSG School
- Ashville College
Green Lane
Harrogate
HG2 9JP - Head: Mr Mark Lauder
- T 01423 566358
- F 01423 505142
- E ashville@ashville.co.uk
- W www.ashville.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: North Yorkshire
- Pupils: 570; 110 boarders; sixth formers: 168
- Religion: Methodist
- Fees: Day £13,800; Boarding £21,150 - £27,750 pa
- Open days: October, March and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Ashville Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Approximately one-third of boarders are from South East Asia - this has reduced in recent years. More emphasis on weekly/flexi boarding and more recruitment from the Forces. Girls and boys encouraged to socialise, with trips regularly organised at weekends and half-termly theme evenings providing fun for all boarders. Plenty of activities on offer after school but all optional. Strong culture of inter-house competition between four houses, from poetry to public speaking; the prized Rigg Cup for sport. Unusually, continuity of house membership from pre-prep up – adds to house loyalty and vertical bonding...
What the school says...
Ashville College prides itself on developing each individual to their full potential in all areas. With small class sizes, and low staff: pupil ratios the emphasis is very much on developing the individual. This is reflected in the recent ISC report; 'The quality of pupils personal development in the School is excellent. Pupils personal qualities, such as confidence, empathy, spiritual awareness and integrity are developed well through the wide range of opportunities offered to them. A genuine sense of community exists where all pupils feel valued and able to voice their opinion.'
Academic results have greatly improved in recent times, notably in the past four years. In June 2009 Ashville pupils achieved the best GCSE results in North Yorkshire, and in June 2010 the A-level results (average points score per pupil) beat all local competitors and the majority of independent school competitors across the whole of the north of England. In 2011 61% of students gained an A or A* at A-level.
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking PE / Sports Studies at an English Independent School (GCE A level)
- Best performance by Girls taking PE / Sports Studies at an English Independent School (GCE A level)
- Best performance by Boys taking Additional Mathematics FSMQ at an English Independent School (Free standing Maths Qual Level 3)
2016 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Best performance by Boys taking English Language & Lit at an English Independent School (GCSE Full Course)
Other features
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2010 Mr Mark Lauder MA (mid 40s), educated at Hermitage Academy, Helensburgh, did an MA in English literature and history at the University of Aberdeen, spending his junior honours year at the University of Oregon, Eugene, USA. After graduating he embarked on research at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where as well as winning a graduate scholarship, he achieved two half blues in rowing. Previously deputy head of Felsted School, Essex, head of history and then housemaster at St Edward's School, Oxford, and before that head of history and master in charge of rowing at Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames.
Married to peripatetic piano teacher, Caroline, with two sons, both at Ashville College, in junior school. Pupils describe the head as ‘having an open door, listening to pupils and making change happen’....
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Special Education Needs
The School provides English Support using a classroom as a learning support base. Dyslexic pupils are withdrawn from lessons for one period per week and IEP's plus reports are written as appropriate. The dyslexic pupils receive individual programmes of multi-sensory tuition, directed towards their specific learning requirements. Full liaison with parents and staff is a priority and the pupils' progress is monitored throughout the 3 schools. All pupils on entering the Junior and Senior Schools are screened for dyslexia as part of their induction programme. The English support teacher works with children, either individually or in small groups throughout the 3 schools. Nov 09.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| 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 | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| Not Applicable | |
| 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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