Ashville College, Yorkshire

Green Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 9JP

Head Teacher: Mrs Rhiannon J Wilkinson MA (Oxon) MEd Admissions: admissions@ashville.co.uk

+44 (0)1423 566 358

GENDER/AGES: Boys and girls, 2-18 years

FEES: Ashville Acorns Pre-Prep is the school’s dedicated early years provision for pupils aged 2-5 (Little Acorns for 2-3s, Acorns for 3-4s, and reception class for 4-5s). Minimum termly sessions costs for Little Acorns and Acorns are £900 for 2s, £1,980 for 3s, and £2,580 for 4s. Termly reception fees are £3,310. Prep (day) from £3,310 per term. Boarding from Year 7. Senior (day) from £5,675 per term. Boarding fees from £8,875. Boarding fees quoted are for UK pupils per term. Please enquire for fee information for flexible and weekly boarding options.

TYPICAL CLASS SIZE: Prep – 20 max in years 1-5, 24 max for year 6 with English and maths streaming, senior – 22 max, sixth form – 10 max

FAITH: Methodist, but pupils of all faiths and none are welcome

MOTTO: ‘Esse quam videri’ – ‘To be, rather than to seem’.

ENTRANCE PROCEDURE: Please see the school’s website for details.

School philosophy: A happy and caring school, Ashville offers high-quality teaching, exciting co-curricular activities, excellent facilities, and a strong focus on pastoral care, where every child feels encouraged and valued. It provides a place where children and young people thrive and leave

‘future ready’ for life beyond school. Ashville is a flourishing international community enhanced by its boarding traditions. It fosters a culture of high expectations, ambition and staying true to its methodist foundation.

Academic record: Ashville is proud of the excellent results achieved by its pupils in GCSE, A-Level and BTEC exams. The college saw its best-ever A-Level examinations in 2022, with 52 per cent of all grades at A*-A. Most 2022 upper sixth leavers secured one of their preferred university choices; 52 per cent at Russell Group universities.

Extracurricular: Ashville’s commitment to the education of ‘the whole person’ has perhaps never been greater. The college’s varied and carefully designed Co-Curricular Programme plays a huge part in that, catering to a range of interests, including sport, music, art, dance, drama, politics, technology, debating, enterprise, or environmental issues.

Notable achievements and alumni: Ashville has just climbed six places to feature in The Sunday Times’ top ten independent secondary schools in the north (Parent Power 2023), the first time it has ever achieved this status.