Aysgarth School

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Aysgarth School

Established	1877
Type	Independent preparatory Day and boarding
Religion	Christian
Headmaster	Anthony Goddard
Chairman of Governors	J.M.P.D. Stroyan, Esq.
Location	Newton-le-Willows Bedale North Yorkshire DL8 1TF England
Local authority	North Yorkshire
DfE URN	815/6009
Students	200+
Gender	Boys
Ages	8–13
Website	www.aysgarthschool.com

Coordinates: 54°17′47″N 1°40′51″W / 54.296450°N 1.680840°W / 54.296450; -1.680840

Aysgarth School is a boarding preparatory school for boys located in the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales near Bedale, North Yorkshire and is the only all-boys boarding and day prep school in the north of England.

History

Aysgarth was founded in 1877 to prepare boys aged 8–13 years to go on to national public schools. The school suffered a severe fire in the 1930s. It has a good track record of sending pupils to top public schools around the country including Harrow, Radley and Eton and to Sedbergh and Ampleforth nearby.

Initially founded as a traditional boarding public school, it now welcomes day boys as well. Oak House, the pre-prep and nursery day school, founded in 1993, caters for boys and girls from 2½ to 8. Pupils are housed in an attractive building within the grounds of the prep school and they have access to prep school facilities such as the games fields, sports hall, swimming pool, computer suite, music school, library and chapel.

Boarding & Pastoral Care

Although conveniently local to areas such as Catterick, the school also has boys from all over the country and overseas enrol due to their reputation and willingness to arrange for children to be escorted on the train by staff to London and Edinburgh.

The key pastoral care team includes the headmaster and his wife, the housemaster, the matrons and school nurse, and the form tutors, almost all of whom live on site. Close contact is maintained with parents and all boys have access to e-mail and telephones.^[1]

Notable Alumni

• George Butterworth, composer
• Matthew Pinsent, Olympic rower and gold medalist
• Robert Swan

References

External links

• School Website
• ISI Inspection Report

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