insideKENT Magazine Issue 101 - September 2020 | Page 100
EDUCATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
ASHFORD SCHOOL
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 BEING SITUATED IN THE NEIGHBOURING 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.
THESE ARE BRIDGE NURSERY, BASED ON EAST HILL IN ASHFORD TOWN CENTRE AND THE STABLES NURSERY
BASED ON THE PREP SCHOOL SITE.
Why Ashford School?
Parents choose Ashford School for
many reasons: we achieve high
academic success; we work very closely
with our students giving close attention
to the needs of the individual; our class
sizes; our challenging and supportive
environment; our wide range of cocurricular
activities; and our energetic,
specialist teachers. We pride ourselves
in selecting highly capable adults who
are experts from a variety of
backgrounds. For example, we have
a former barrister, nuclear scientist
and Reuters financial journalist as part
of our teaching staff.
Co-curricular:
In an effort to celebrate individuality
and provide adventurous learning
opportunities we currently have over
80 co-curricular activities on offer
from Amnesty International,
badminton and chamber choir, to
debating, fencing, food studies,
modern pentathlon, and Young
Enterprise.
Facilities:
Facilities at Ashford School include a
brand new 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 student café and atrium; a dining
hall; pupil common rooms; playing
fields and playgrounds 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.
Scholarships:
We offer a number of scholarships to
students entering into Year 7, Year 9
and Year 12 to help optimise their
potential. These are awarded on the
basis of a number of assessments and
are highly competitive. Scholarships
available include: academic, sport, art, drama, and music. More information on
scholarships can be found on our website.
Come and see for yourself!
We hold regular open mornings at both the Prep and Senior School and we
invite new pupils and their families to come and see our school in action.
Alternatively, individual visits can be arranged.
More information:
To find out more about joining Ashford School, please contact the Senior School
registrar, Mrs Rachael Cox at [email protected] or the Prep School
registrar Mrs Daisy Davidson at [email protected]
Ashford School,
East Hill,
Ashford,
TN24 8PB
www.ashfordschool.co.uk
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