Ashford School

Ashford, Kent

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1898

Founded

0 - 18

Age range

Co-ed

School type

£0 - £0

Boarding / term

In short

Ashford School is a co-ed boarding and day school in Ashford, Kent, educating pupils aged 0 - 18 and founded in 1898. Boarding fees are £0 - £0 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.

Type: Co-ed boarding & day
Boarders from: 11 - 18
Ethos: Non-denominational
Guardian required: Yes

Known for Music

About

About Ashford

The story, ethos and character of Ashford.

Setting: Town
Ethos: Non-denominational
Head: Mr Ashley Currie

Ashford School has been inspiring minds since 1898 and has a reputation for excellence and academic achievement. We offer adventurous learning opportunities for children from 3 months to 18 years, with our Prep School situated in the neighboring leafy village of Great Chart and our Senior School and Sixth Form, in Ashford Town Centre, just a stone's throw from Ashford International.

We are also proud to be home to two exceptional Nurseries: Bridge Nursery, based on East Hill in Ashford Town Centre; and The Stables Nursery based on the Prep School site. What the school is known for? Parents choose Ashford School for many reasons: we achieve high academic success; we work very closely with our students giving attention to the needs of the individual; our class sizes; our challenging and supportive environment; our wide range of co-curricular activities; and our energetic, specialist teachers.

We pride ourselves in selecting highly capable adults who are experts from a variety of backgrounds.

Wecurrently have over 80 co-curricular activities on offer from Amnesty International, badminton and chamber choir, to debating, food studies, and Young Enterprise. We are also extremely proud of the facilities at Ashford School which include a state-of-the-art sports pavilion; sports centre; two indoor swimming pools; two flood-lit astro turfs for hockey, netball and tennis; all-weather netball, basketball and tennis courts; gyms; specialist art, design technology, ICT and science labs; a well-stocked learning centre; a café and atrium; a dining hall; pupil common rooms; playing fields for cricket, football and rugby; an auditorium and theatre; and a music School with several performance areas.

We are also one of only 18 all-Steinway Schools in the UK. Our objective is to bring out the best in everyone, enabling every student to become a balanced, happy and articulate with the: intellectual freedom to be creative confidence to initiate flexibility to respond to challenge, change and adversity compassion to serve others spirit to enjoy life integrity to be trustworthy motivation to have a love of learning.