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Not quite letting go of winter... 11/03/2010Not quite letting go of winter... Earlier this week, children in Year 2 came into school with not only their homework and reading books in their bags but also blocks of ice!… Read More
Swimming to success! 11/03/2010Swimming to success! Pupils from the Senior School and the Prep School took part in the Granville Swimming Gala hosted at Kings School Rochester last week competing against 4 of the 6 schools in the league including Gads Hill and Dover College.… Read More
Jamie in the Land of Dinnersphere 10/03/2010Jamie in the Land of Dinnersphere On an evening in early March, 12 Year 10 GCSE pupils travelled to Hastings to take part in a One-Act Play competition for under 16s, presenting two plays which had been prepared for both the festival and a GCSE drama assessment. … Read More
Teddy's everywhere! 08/03/2010Teddy's everywhere! Teddy Bears and toddlers were enchanted on Saturday afternoon with the fun and activities at the teddy bear's picnic held by the Nursery class at Ashford Friars Prep School.… Read More
Grandparents Day at Great Chart 05/03/2010Grandparents Day at Great Chart On a sunny afternoon on the first Friday in March, Ashford Friars Prep School welcomed over 300 mums, dads, grannys and grandpas to Grandparent's Day.… Read More
Houses of Parliament 04/03/2010Houses of Parliament A group of Sixth Form students took a trip to the Houses of Parliament earlier this week. This article is an account of the trip written by one of the attending students.… Read More
Chef for a day 04/03/2010Chef for a day Before Christmas, students from Ashford School took part in the KENT Young Chef Competition and last week Year 8 finalist Georgina took part in her finalist prize of a day in the professional kitchen of Chapel Down Restaurant, Tenterden. See here for her account of the experience.… Read More
Excellent Inspection 03/03/2010Excellent Inspection We are very pleased to post an excellent report from our recent OFSTED boarding inspection. View the summary report here and the full report can be downloaded under the boarding pages of our website.… Read More
English National XC Champs 02/03/2010English National XC Champs The Nicholls have raced ahead again, this time competing for their club, Tonbridge Athletics, at the English National Cross Country Championships.… Read More
Spring Concert 25/02/2010Spring Concert Despite the cold wet weather, Ashford School are beckoning forth the expectant sunshine with their annual Spring Concert on Thursday 11 March from 7.30pm.… Read More
Esafety: You, Your Child and Technology 24/02/2010Esafety: You, Your Child and Technology Thursday 4 March 2010, 7.00pm for 7.30pm, Brake Hall Our next Parents Pastoral and Social Evening will be held on Thursday 4 March 2010. … Read More
Your Future in Europe 17/02/2010Your Future in Europe 30 Sixth Form students studying French, Economics, Business and History were taken to Paris at the start of February to attend a student conference named Your Future in Europe.… Read More
Grace comes 2nd for England! 16/02/2010Grace comes 2nd for England! Grace Nicholls made her international debut representing Team England at the Iris Lotto Cross Cup Meeting that takes place in Hannut, Belgium on Valentine's Day, achieving an outstanding 2nd place!… Read More
Back on the Track 03/02/2010Back on the Track After breaking his toe before Christmas, Max Nicholls is back on the track along with older sister Grace and younger brother Euan at the second biggest club event of the winter season.… Read More
An Enterprising Speech 29/01/2010An Enterprising Speech Lower Sixth pupil, Karen Ge, won second place at the Area Public Speaking competition earlier this week on behalf of the Ashford School Young Enterprise team.… Read More
Dad Rules 28/01/2010Dad Rules The eagerly anticipated visit from author, actor and stand-up comedian, Andrew Clover took place on Wednesday this week for pupils in Year 8. … Read More
Cadet Capers 26/01/2010Cadet Capers On Monday 25th Jan, the Ashford Cadet Cadre visited the Argyles and Sutherland Highlanders (A&SH) at Howe Barracks, Canterbury. A rather new addition to the activities at Ashford School, this was the second visit to a military unit - the first being to the Gurkhas in Folkestone (last term).… Read More
Fundraising for Haiti 22/01/2010Fundraising for Haiti Children at Ashford Friars Prep School have been doing their bit to help with the much needed aid and funding for the victims of last week's earthquake in Haiti, raising over £800 so far, just from today!… Read More
The Coolest Place in the Universe 14/01/2010The Coolest Place in the Universe Just before the Christmas holidays began, a group of 25 Ashford School Physicists and staff set off to Geneva in Switzerland on a visit to CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider, and a number of other star attractions. … Read More
Brushing away the cobwebs of Christmas 04/01/2010Brushing away the cobwebs of Christmas Stretching legs in the freezing rain and finishing their 2009 sporting events with a casual 'fun-run', Grace and Euan Nichols took part in the Saltwood Boxing Day Run and came out with another spectacular round of results.… Read More
Joon Ki Kim 24/12/2009Joon Ki Kim Sad news of Joon Ki Kim, past pupil.… Read More
Carol Singing for Marie Curie 14/12/2009Carol Singing for Marie Curie The Pre-Prep at Ashford Friars Prep School took their annual trip into County Square last week to sing carols to the passing Christmas Shoppers and do a bit of fundraising for a well deserving charity. … Read More
Staff v Students Hockey 10/12/2009Staff v Students Hockey The Staff v Students hockey match went down with its usual popularity in the last week of the Michaelmas term and with the sidelines stuffed with cheering crowds and the field full of hockey enthusiasts, the match was a close call to declare the best in the school.… Read More
Christmas Cake Decorations 09/12/2009Christmas Cake Decorations Budding chef's at the Prep School have been baking and decorating Christmas cakes as part of their end of term festivities. click here to see pictures of some of the impressive creations.… Read More
Amnesty Youth Group 08/12/2009Amnesty Youth Group On Saturday 28th November Rae Lum and Claire Barker went to the Human Rights Action Centre in London for the first meeting of the Amnesty International Youth Advisory Group.… Read More
Sixth Form Social to Disney 02/12/2009Sixth Form Social to Disney Last weekend saw the Sixth Form head for a magical trip to Disneyland Paris as part of their school social calendar, encouraging greater integration and friendship building between pupils.… Read More
Rhineland Trip 2009 01/12/2009Rhineland Trip 2009 Last weekend saw a group of year 7, 8 and 9 MFL students head off to the Rhineland to experience a taste of Germany’s Christmas spirit and enjoy some cultural highlights along the way.… Read More
Art trip to Cambridge 30/11/2009Art trip to Cambridge Art students recently enjoyed a working trip to Cambridge to encourage confidence and observation with quick drawing skills. Developing fresh and dynamic ideas, the pupils sketched, photographed and collected snippets from the trip to inspire their creative side and influence their studio work.… Read More
Senior Maths Team Challenge 30/11/2009Senior Maths Team Challenge Following from the success of Edwina earlier in the week, mathematicians at Ashford School were awarded as runners up to the national champions in the London East regional heat of the Senior Maths Team Challenge.… Read More
A love of Haydn 25/11/2009A love of Haydn With the music of Haydn still ringing around the school, Haydnfest 2009 is now finished but a newly inspired love of the Austrian composer remains across the school.… Read More
Pupils race as part of Kent teams 24/11/2009Pupils race as part of Kent teams The South of England Cross Country Championships were held at Parliament Hill in London on Saturday and Ashford School siblings, Grace, Max and Euan Nicholls were all selected to compete for Kent teams. … Read More
Student makes top 20 from 65,000! 20/11/2009Student makes top 20 from 65,000! The Maths Dept at Ashford School was extremely pleased with the results from this term’s Senior Maths Challenge, set and administered by the United Kingdom Maths Trust (UKMT) which included one pupil gaining the second highest possible mark. … Read More
Dramatic Results for Trinity Guildhall 19/11/2009Dramatic Results for Trinity Guildhall It's been another term of outstanding results amongst Speech and Drama students across the school following the impressive display of distinctions in Trinity Guildhall examinations. Out of 14 entries across the school, 50% were awarded at distinction.… Read More
Prep School reunited 12/11/2009Prep School reunited Ashford Friars Prep School has undergone a major redevelopment makeover and this half term has seen the move of the 3-7 year olds to the new and improved school in Great Chart. … Read More
We will remember them 11/11/2009We will remember them With the choir singing "Let us now praise famous men" and a wreath laid by the Head, pupils at Ashford School today remembered the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces. … Read More
Protect the Human 02/11/2009Protect the Human The Amnesty Youth Group raised over £672 through a variety of fundraising efforts over the past weeks. Here is a summary of what's been happening from Claire Barker, Secretary for Amnesty Youth Group.… Read More
First Sports Matches for Year 2 21/10/2009First Sports Matches for Year 2 On Monday 19th October the Year 2's were involved in their first sports matches against Spring Grove. … Read More
Introduction to Cadets 19/10/2009Introduction to Cadets On Monday 12th October, a group of 13 pupils visited the Royal Gurkha Rifles at a training ground near Hawkinge. This was part of the ‘Introduction to cadets’ after school activity, which has been established this term. … Read More
Riding to the top! 14/10/2009Riding to the top! Year 8 pupil Scarlett Worrow has just returned from an amazing performance with her 13hh grey Connemara gelding, Silver Fox II, at the Horse of the Year Show winning top ribbons in a number of events!… Read More
Relay racing to the finish 29/09/2009Relay racing to the finish Ashford School brothers, Max and Euan Nicholls, joined team members from Tonbridge Athletics Club to compete in the South of England Road Relay Championships held in Aldershot on Saturday 26th September.… Read More
Chemistry Champion Uma 23/09/2009Chemistry Champion Uma Congratulations are awarded to 2009 leaver, Uma Divekar who not only achieved some of the highest results in the school for her A levels, but has also been recognised as one of the top performing candidates for A level Chemistry (Salters) this summer.… Read More
A beary exciting afternoon 11/09/2009A beary exciting afternoon (Please excuse the pun!) In their first full week back to school after a well deserved summer break, Year 2 were treated to a visit to Build-a-Bear in Canterbury.… Read More
Fun Day Welcome 08/09/2009Fun Day Welcome On Friday 4 September all Sixth Form boarders went home with a day pupil to stay overnight, as part of an integration idea from one of the Sixth Form students. … Read More
Climbing to the top 04/09/2009Climbing to the top Kick-starting the new school year into action, the PE department took it upon themselves to arrange a Sports Induction over the holidays to break the ice amongst the strangers starting Year 7 this Septemb… Read More
Pilkington's class wins through 01/09/2009Pilkington's class wins through Ashford Friars Prep School pupil, Theo Pilkington won 10-6 in the five to eight years category at the second annual Hayne Barn Tennis Junior Club Championships at the Charing Club, receiving the winner's trophy from Hayne Barn Indoor Tennis Centre owner, Ivor Record.… Read More
Outstanding GCSE results 27/08/2009Outstanding GCSE results The GCSE students at Ashford School are leaping with joy after achieving an outstanding collection of GCSE results. Nearly 60% of all the exams taken were awarded the highest grades (A*/A), with all but one student achieving 5 GCSEs at A*- C. … Read More
All aboard the happy train 26/08/2009All aboard the happy train Preview services for the new high-speed rail service from Ashford to St Pancras have proved an outstanding succes for many Londoners wanting to escape the cramped quarters of city living. Article featured in the Evening Standard.… Read More
We're off to university 20/08/2009We're off to university Congratulations to the Class of 2009 who have turned in a good set of A level results and won their places at univeristy including over 10% who will be going to one of the world's top ten including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL!… Read More
Pentathlon GB Schools Invitational Biathlon Event – London 2009 18/08/2009Pentathlon GB Schools Invitational Biathlon Event – London 2009 Six Ashford School pupils who had previously won their regional qualifier were rewarded with the opportunity to compete at Crystal Palace on the 15/16th August.… Read More
Track and Field Champions of Ashford 31/07/2009Track and Field Champions of Ashford Team Captain, Grace Nicholls gains 3rd position in the Senior Girls 3000m at the English Schools Track and Field Championships, broadcast live on Sky television over Founders' Day weekend.… Read More
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