Ashford School

"A leading co-educational independent school with a focus on inspiring the minds of our students."

Ashford School is a day and boarding school for children aged 3 months to 18 years.

Situated in Ashford, Kent, we are a leading co-educational independent school with a focus on inspiring the minds of our students. Whatever the starting point at Ashford School, we have high aspirations for your child.

Through our adventurous approach to learning, our aim is to ensure your son or daughter is articulate, confident and fluent with excellent social skills and a secure moral framework and, at the end of their school career, gains a place at one of the world’s leading universities. Our parents choose us because of our welcoming, inclusive ethos and happy children; focus on helping each child make progress with high quality, expert teaching leading to excellent results; full and weekly boarding; strong leadership which sets out to delight; rich programme of music and drama; huge range of visits and expeditions, and extensive co-curricular activities that help to develop key personal characteristics; strong team sports for boys and girls and value for money.

We are just 37 minutes from London by train and benefit from rapid access to the continent via Eurostar. The London airports are all within 90 minutes and we run a bus service to the surrounding towns and villages.

Schools in our group include: Ashford School (Senior), Years 7 to 13 Ashford Prep School, Reception to Year 6 Ashford Prep School Nursery, 3 to 4 Years Old The Stables Nursery, 3 Months to 3 Years Bridge Nursery, 3 Months to 3 Years.

Open day dates below.

Through experiencing our open events, you will be able to identify our culture and ethos of Inspiring Minds.

Senior School 09:00 to 12:00: A series of lessons (Year group themed) and live QA with our expert teaching staff, our Director of Boarding and our Head, Mr Michael Hall.

Prep School 16:30 every day: One 20-minute lesson each day and a live QA with Mr Nick Tiley-Nunn, the Head of Ashford Prep School.

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Message from the Headmaster:

“The leading schools across the world focus their efforts on just two simple areas: developing key personal characteristics, attitudes and behaviours, and optimising the achievements of their pupils across a wide range of fields beyond and including the academic.

At Ashford School, our educational philosophy is based on a very simple assumption: if a pupil is happy and secure, they are more likely to be successful. As a result, our learning is underpinned by four key factors, namely Celebrating Individuality, Optimising Potential, Academic Rigour and Adventurous Learning. We believe that learning should be challenging, motivating and lead to a sense of fulfilment, which is why we strive to provide an inspiring environment that encourages growth and adventure so that our students can develop into all they are capable of being.

Whether your child is a baby, a young child, a teenager or a young adult, Ashford School has the tools to equip them for an ever-changing world.

“We hope to produce emotionally resilient and adaptable human beings who can make a tangible difference in the world, yet have humility and kindness at their core.”

Parents choose Ashford School because of our well-developed reputation for getting the best from your child by surrounding them with highly capable, expert adults from a wide variety of backgrounds, and by availing your child with hundreds of experiences in and outside the classroom. The pupils’ results speak for themselves.

Come and visit us now to feel, hear and breathe the atmosphere that makes this a reality for you and your child.”

Michael Hall,
Headmaster of Ashford School