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22/04/2010Flight Delays Updated arrangements for pupils stuck outside the UK… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
24/12/2009Joon Ki Kim Sad news of Joon Ki Kim, past pupil.… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
27/07/2009Great Chart Development - Latest New classrooms in use from half-term.… Read More
12/07/2009End of Year Messages Guest Speaker, Mr Anthony Stanton, with School Chairman, Mr Peregrine Massey and Head of Ashford School, Mr Mike Buchanan draw the academic year to a close with their speeches from Founders' Day 2009.… Read More
10/07/2009Adventurously Learning the Canterbury Tales At 8.15am on Thursday 9 July, the senior school pupils of Ashford School began a 15 mile pilgrimage from Canterbury to Ashford to celebrate 125 years of the United Church Schools Trust and raise money for the charity Red Balloon. … Read More
08/07/2009Picnic in the Park A Picnic in the Park was organised to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ashford School German exchange with the Wilhelm Hausenstein School, Durmersheim, Germany. … Read More
07/07/2009Prep Music Day Fun Ashford School was filled with the sound of music last week as over 75 students aged from 8 – 13 from local schools took part in Ashford School’s Music Day for Prep Schools. … Read More
03/07/2009Year 2 Performance of Hoodwinked The Year 2 children have worked very hard over the last term on their end of year production - Hoodwinked, based on the tale of Robin Hood.… Read More
02/07/2009Swine Flu Update: 1330 on Thursday 2 July Information on H1N1 Virus… Read More
01/07/2009First in the Finals On Monday 29 June Ashford School took a minibus up to Birmingham Alexander Stadium for the National Prep Schools Athletics Championsips returning with an impressive array of placements!… Read More
29/06/2009Now 36 minutes from London Ashford School is now only 36 minutes from north London! The high speed commuter train started running today on a preview service which covers the morning and evening peaks. Full service starts in December this year.… Read More
22/06/2009My trip to Latvia In the first weekend in June, Alice Doughty, Year 8, took part in a Tetrathlon in Latvia as a team member for the North Kent Pentathlon Club. Competing against Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians, Alice writes about her experience:… Read More
19/06/2009Cartoons for Charity Pupils from across the school have today been taking part in the Pilgrims House fancy dress non-uniform day to raise money for Leukaemia Research Fund. … Read More
16/06/2009Sweets for the sweet Yeomen House raised over £137 on Friday selling cakes in aid of the Childrens' Heart Federation. From Eccles cakes to chocolate eclairs, every spongy delight was speedily bought by staff and students with a sweet tooth.… Read More
15/06/2009Last Chance to hear virtuoso pianist Erica It’s not just Britain that’s got talent – Ashford has it too! Click here to hear an excerpt from the 1st movement of Piano Concerto No1 in E Minor by Chopin, performed by the Ashford School Community Orchestra with solo pianist Erica Xiao. … Read More
08/06/2009Samphire Hoe Year 5 Trip Year 5 enjoyed a sunny but windy day out at Samphire Hoe on Tuesday June 2nd. Year 5 teacher, Mrs Ridgway organized a Geography Field trip to build on work done this term on coasts. … Read More
05/06/2009Adventure crawling into science Following their story-telling fun from Book Week, the Pre-Prep have this week dedicated a day to science with a trip to the senior school science labs and a visit from 'Bug Man' Lee Gibbs.… Read More
04/06/2009Tour the site on Sports Day A sneak peek was offered to all wanting a tour of the developments at Ashford Friars Prep School at the Sports' Day and PTA BBQ on Saturday 6 June.… Read More
04/06/2009Music scholars starting early Heading on their way to the outstanding talent of musicians that are making their mark on Ashford School, the Year 1 and 2 children from Ashford Friars Pre-Prep School today put on a Musical Extravaganza to parents and friends with some individual performers up for their first display in front of a live audience!… Read More
02/06/2009Casting the anchor and sailing the seven seas! On Tuesday 19th May, Year 4 visited The Golden Hinde in London. The Golden Hinde is a replica of Sir Francis Drake’s flagship used for his circumnavigation of the world from 1577 – 1580.… Read More
28/05/2009And they're off! It's that time of year again; Year 11 and 12 are off on study leave to prepare for their all important exams over the coming few weeks and we wave goodbye to the Year 13 leavers of 2009 as they embark on the next step of their journey, whether it be university, travelling or even that first work placement.… Read More
21/05/2009Pre-Prep Book Week - Day 3 and 4 Following on with the literary activities that have been making this year's book week a tough one to beat, pupils from Nursery to Year 2 have been treated to a 2 day visit from the ever popular and enthusiastic performance artist, Winston Nzinga.… Read More
20/05/2009Learning the Kent Life Year 4 at the Prep School were treated to a day out at the Museum of Kent Life last week. Learning about food and farming of the past and present the pupils took part in a wide variety of activities throughout the day.… Read More
19/05/2009Pre-Prep Book Week - Day 2 On the second day of the annual Book Week at Ashford Friars Pre-Prep School children from Year 2 spent the morning on a trip to Waterstones in County Square to meet a local author with a difference - Hoover the dog.… Read More
18/05/2009Pre-Prep Book Week - Day 1 Book Week in the Pre-Prep has kicked off to a great start today with Years 1 and 2 visited by 'author, illustrator & travelling fantasiser', Paul Geraghty.… Read More
18/05/2009Remembering an inspirational teacher Last Thursday saw the second James Fehr Memorial Recital performed by the top musical scholars at Ashford School. “This concert was the embodiment of everything he [James] strived for: enjoyment, fun and the celebration of outstanding talent in young people.” … Read More
11/05/2009Double Gold for Grace Grace Nicholls powered her way to a double victory at the Kent County Athletic Championships held at the Julie Rose Stadium at the weekend.… Read More
06/05/2009£1933 raised in Prep School Readathon! Ashford Prep School children took part in a sponsored read - Readathon - last term and over the holidays; the aim being to read as much as possible and collect sponsorship money raising a massive £1933!… Read More
05/05/2009May Day madrigals to call off the clouds In a repeat of the successful serenade from 2008, and to further enhance their mantra of Adventurous Learning, the Chamber Choir at Ashford School sang in the summer with May Day Madrigals from the school rooftop on Tuesday morning. … Read More
04/05/2009Pupils are published poets! 37 children from Ashford Friars Prep School who entered the Young Writers poetry competition earlier this year will be having their poetry work published in a book titled 'Poetry Explorers – Kent Poets'.… Read More
02/05/2009Actively testing teamwork In a daring test of electronical prowess at Ashford School the House Science Competition took place today to determine which house was number one for science. … Read More
02/05/2009Marathon Madness! Ashford School teacher of psychology, Mrs Rosie Ball completed the London Marathon in an impressive 4h 47min 40sec last Sunday to raise money for Amnesty International. This article is a short interview of why she undertook such an amazing feat.… Read More
01/05/2009Building Blocks for the Future Whilst the community of Ashford were enjoying their much deserved Easter holidays, the ever diligent workers from Baxall Construction have been making the most of the quiet site to further the extensive development project at Ashford Friars Prep School and gain those extra few steps closer to moving the Pre-Prep School later this year.… Read More
01/05/2009Riding high with Adventurous Learning! Last weekend saw another tireless effort by the Ashford School PTA with the organisation of a gymkhana at Rooting Street Farm for the children from Prep and Pre-Prep. … Read More
30/04/2009Acting Up through Speech and Drama Speech and Drama at Ashford School explores a variety of disciplines including verse and prose, reading, spoken English, acting, mime and devised performance and taking the opportunity to progress these skills further, students from years 7 to 11 put on a number of performances at their annual Spech and Drama recital for parents and friends.… Read More
29/04/2009Freedom Pass Bus Travel Read the following article for more information on the Kent Freedom Pass for bus travel and to download the application form.… Read More
29/04/2009Calculating the competition On Tuesday this week 30 teams of year 5 students came to Ashford School to compete in the annual Maths competition, answering 20 questions in 25 minutes as quickly and accurately as possible.… Read More
27/04/2009Lana a real all-rounder Ashford School pupil Lana-Emily Foyle finished a creditable fourth in her first triathlon at the MPGB Southern Bi/Tri/Tet Championship and coming second in a field of 46 with a competition best in the pistol shooting for 11-25 year olds!… Read More
23/04/2009Investigating Time at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry On Tuesday 21st April 2008, 4 Year 8 pupils from Ashford School, went to the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC), to take part in the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry and came home with 1st prize!… Read More
22/04/2009Compliments from the Artist Pupils in Year 3 at Ashford Friars Prep School have been creating artwork based around the famous Canadian artist, Lisa Lorenz and have been praised for their adaptations on her landscape projects.… Read More
20/04/2009Youngsters are Shooting Stars Ashford School pupils Alice Doughty and Lana-Emily Foyle produced impressive displays of shooting at the 2009 National Modern Pentathlon GB Pistol Championships, beating over 60 other competitors!… Read More
09/04/2009Excellence Affirmed Ashford School is celebrating an excellent report after jumping through the inspection hoops! "Pupils of all ages are well educated... Provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is outstanding."… Read More
03/04/2009Remarkable Rutter Requiem The Ashford School Community Choir is a new initiative comprising musicians from three of Ashford's schools, St Mary's Parish Church choir and parents and friends of the Schools.… Read More
26/03/2009And our 2009 Mini Master Chef is... The winner of the prestigeous Ashford School Mini Master Chef competition held earlier this term was announced during an extended presentation assembly this morning along with a multitude of Food Studies prizes.… Read More
24/03/2009Exhibition and Sale of Art at Ashford School. The Art department at Ashford School is fortunate to boast a number of outstandingly talented artists and the abundance of professional work produced has enabled the school to hold an art sale and exhibition offering quality artwork at affordable prices.… Read More
24/03/2009‘At the End of the Day’ it was a Fantastic Success! The outstanding production of Les Misérables last week was highly commended by all who were fortunate enough to watch the show and well deserved the claim of an outstanding night of professional standard entertainment!… Read More
24/03/2009Hopping on to Easter The annual Easter Bonnet Parade at Ashford Friars Pre-Prep School took place this afternoon in Brake Hall at the Senior School, showing off the spectacular artistic skills of both pupils and parents alike who have worked so hard to produce their seasonal bonnets for display.… Read More
23/03/2009Siblings Lead Kent Teams to National Gold and Silver The English Schools Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday in the beautiful grounds of Stanford Hall, Loughborough and Ashford School were proud to support two students who had qualified for the teams of 8 athletes in Junior, Intermediate and Senior age groups. … Read More
23/03/2009Learning the Bard at the Hastings Drama Festival The Hastings Drama festival took place last week with talented performances from schools across the county and successful wins by Sophie-Anna Brough, Alex Blinco, Sarah-Jane Stewart and Davina Holland.… Read More
23/03/2009Ashford Friars U.9’s Netball Champions! On Saturday 21st March the Ashford Friars U.9 Girls Netball team were the deserved champions in a very exciting prep schools’ tournament held at Kent College Junior School.… Read More
20/03/2009Friday and Saturday Performances SOLD OUT Tickets for the Friday and Saturday night performances of Les Miserables are now sold out following a fantastic opening night display on Thursday! … Read More
17/03/2009Heading for the Big Leagues! On Thursday 12th, Ashford School played in the county finals of the Year 7 RFU emerging schools festival. Our Year 9 team had also reached this stage of the competition in the “new school” category. … Read More
15/03/2009Goodness Goodhew Ester Goodhew has been ranked within the top 10% of the country's best young biologists, winning a silver medal in this year's British Biology Olympiad competition.… Read More
13/03/2009Foyles get the Spoils Ashford School siblings Lana and Nathan Foyle had a fantastic achievement at the Invicta Fencing Club Championships in Sandwich and won two titles between them… Read More
12/03/2009Studying Food from the Source A group of students from the food studies department were invited to the home of Mr and Mrs Ovenden, parents of two Ashford School pupils, to see what it was like running a farm and understanding the procedures that food must go through before it reaches the kitchen.… Read More
11/03/2009Les Miserables Assisted by Eastenders Star! Ashford School’s upcoming musical extravaganza Les Miserables is being assisted in direction by former EastEnders star Aaron Sidwell.… Read More
10/03/2009Now the only Jam in the morning will be on your toast! If you haven’t already seen or heard the fantastic news, Ashford Friars Prep School have officially opened their new car park and put an end to the chaotic queuing on the road through Great Chart at rush hour for local residents and members of the school!… Read More
09/03/2009Saxons for a Day Year 3 had an exciting morning at Dover Museum last week. As part of their History topic on The Anglo-Saxons the boys and girls spent an hour answering questions, handling artefacts and even trying on armour. … Read More
07/03/2009A Challenging Day of Sums The Ashford maths team had a brilliant but exhausting day at the regional Team challenge event at Tonbridge grammar school for girls, competing against 31 other teams from schools across Kent.… Read More
05/03/2009Headley House Win the Race! Pupils at Ashford Friars Pre-Prep School competed against each other in an inter-house cross country race this week and through a nailbiting display of teamwork and skills declared that Headley House were overall winners.… Read More
04/03/2009Aboriginal Arts Week in Pre-Prep If you came to the Pre-Prep School last week, you would have heard and seen some interesting sounds and sights as the children experienced their very first Arts Festival.… Read More
03/03/2009Dining in Style with a Michelin Star! Scott Goss from the Swan restaurant, a Michelin listed brasserie in West Malling came to give the Year 9 Food Studies students a masterclass in cooking on Monday 2 March. … Read More
02/03/2009Prep School Developments Open Morning Parents from Ashford Friars Pre-Prep School and Bridge House Pre-Nursery were invited to an Open Morning at the Prep School this Saturday to learn more about how the developments were moving on.… Read More
02/03/2009Piano Masterclass with Lora Dimitrova Following on from the successful Brass Masterclass last week, pianists across Ashford Senior School were treated to an afternoon masterclass with the world renowned Lorna Dimitrova. … Read More
27/02/2009Ashford Trip to Classical Italy February half term saw Classics students going on a tour of Italy to learn more about the Italian culture and see the history behind their studies. David Stephenson, Head of Classics, writes a summary of the trip.… Read More
26/02/2009Brass Masterclass with Crispian Steele-Perkins Trumpeters at Ashford School were given the opportunity to attend a brass masterclass in Canterbury on Tuesday with the legendary Crispian Steele-Perkins.… Read More
23/02/2009Fantastic Achievements at the National XC Championships Around 8000 athletes converged on Parliament Hill to compete in the National Cross Country on Saturday including some of our resident athletic champions; Grace and Max Nicholls. … Read More
23/02/2009Ashford School - v - Norton Knatchbull, Basketball Match The first Ashford School basketball team have had fantastic success in their first match! Victory was sweet against the local team from the Norton Knatchbull School and made sweeter by the fact that the year 9 Ashford boys (plus one year 10) were up against a team of mixed years 10 and 11.… Read More
13/02/2009Con-venerunt, Con-spexerunt, Con-probaverunt The ISI inspection was completed successfully and now we await the written report.… Read More
11/02/2009Team Ashford in the UK Maths Finals Four Maths students represented Ashford School at the finals of the UK Mathematics Trust Senior Team Challenge on Tuesday and ended up in the top rank of schools teams in the country.… Read More
07/02/2009An Inspector Calls This week, we welcome the team of 13 inspectors from the Independent Schools Inspectorate and look forward to what they have to say about our school.… Read More
04/02/2009Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud! With sport becoming more popular each term at Ashford, last week saw the boys' year 7 rugby team victorious in the in the RFU Emerging Schools Rugby Festival at Canterbury Rugby Club.… Read More
03/02/2009There's Snow Place Like Ashford School! With severe weather warnings and school closures issued on Monday, teachers and pupils at Ashford School decided to take advantage of the weather and spend the day exploring the meaning of Adventurous Learning.… Read More
30/01/2009Year 1 visit to Maidstone Museum In another adventure for the Pre-Prep, Year 1 pupils were taken on a trip to Maidstone Museum last week to learn about living in Victorian times and how "washday" as a Victorian was very different and surprisingly hard work! … Read More
28/01/2009Calling Dr Jones... Ashford School is proud to congratulate Science teacher Miss Rachael Jones on her successful completion of her studies to gain the qualification of a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in Microbiology. … Read More
28/01/2009First in the UK for ICT Quality Kitemark Ashford School as part of the United Church Schools Trust (UCST) has been awarded with the first NAACEMark Quality Assurance for Service Providers in the United Kingdom. … Read More
23/01/2009Rotary competitor turns round a winning menu. Sophie Buck of Ashford School was the winner of the Ashford heat of the Rotary Young Chef 2009 competition held at the Towers School on Monday. She will go on to represent Ashford in the district final to be held at canterbury College on February 7. … Read More
22/01/2009Young Pupils Excel at Top Regional Event Two pupils from Ashford School, Lana-Emily Foyle and Alice Doughty, won silver medals in the Southern England Open Indoor Triathlon Championships at Reigate. The single-day event for 11-18 year olds consisted of three disciplines - 10m pistol shooting, 100m swimming and epee fencing.… Read More
20/01/2009Understanding the "Change We Need" To celebrate and better understand the magnitude of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the United States of America today, pupils at Ashford School have been learning more about the 44th successor and the historical significance of slavery and black civil rights.… Read More
19/01/2009Building Update 19.01.09 Well, the world may be calling it ‘Blue Monday’ but spirits are high at Ashford as we see the latest developments of the Great Chart build and see how close our new car park is!… Read More
16/01/2009Taking Toys to the Next Level. Pupils at Ashford School have been enjoying even more fun and engaging projects this year including Lego Robotics as part of their co-curricular learning activities.… Read More
15/01/2009Head Incandescent Friday's article in the Times about Grammar School versus independent schools gives a missleading impression. Letter from the Head.… Read More
07/01/2009Oxbridge Celebrations Now the hard work begins for the 4 succesful candidates from Ashford School who have been offered conditional places at Oxford and Cambridge. There is no time to waste as all the candidates have to achieve top grades in their A levels in June to be able to take up their places. … Read More
01/01/2009The Countdown Begins Ashford School is soon to be within 37 minutes of London. major new high speed train service between London St Pancras, Ashford and the Kent coast is now less than 12 months away, with services starting in December 2009.… Read More
30/12/2008Ashford School Students Make Up the Orchestra. Over the New Year, Ashford School welcomed back over 100 of the best young musicians in Kent for one of their regular courses at the School. … Read More
24/12/2008Kate Wins at International Showing Championships Upper Sixth student Kate Marfleet received an early Christmas present at Olympia over the weekend.… Read More
23/12/2008U13 Rugby Tour to Holland The U13 rugby squad enjoyed a fantastic four days in Holland. Playing two matches and taking in the sites of Amsterdam, the boys experienced the excitement and camaraderie of touring for their first time.… Read More
15/12/2008End of Term Letter from the Head Read a copy of the end of term letter to parents and guardians from the Head of Ashford School, Mike Buchanan.… Read More
12/12/2008Caroling on with Christmas Cheer Finishing off another successful term Michaelmas term and the end of 2008 at Ashford Friars Prep School, pupils took part in their annual carol service at Great Chart parish church this Wednesday afternoon.… Read More
11/12/2008Ancient Athenian Theatre Brought to Life at Ashford Aside from the Christmas celebrations at Ashford School over the past few weeks, this Tuesday and Wednesday evenings’ brought a new kind of theatre to the regular audiences of Ashford School.… Read More
10/12/2008Bright Young Stars Shine in Nursery Nativity Following the annual tradition of festive cheer, the Ashford Friars Pre-Prep School Nursery Nativity took place this Wednesday to an audience of beaming mums, dads and invited guests including Ashford Mayor Cllr John Link.… Read More
09/12/2008We take a Good Picture - Ashford School thro' a Lens 13 of Ashford School’s photography students have been given awards for their outstanding artwork at the Interschool Photographic Awards, held yesterday at Ashford School. … Read More
08/12/2008Christmas in Full Swing Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and all the kids at Ashford are entertaining classmates, family and friends with an ever stunning display of talent in musical concerts, plays and decorations surrounding the school.… Read More
04/12/2008Ashford School Joins the Elite Ashford School has been elected to join the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC), the group of the 250 leading independent schools in the UK and internationally. … Read More
02/12/2008Ashford Athletes All Around! More fantastic results from Ashford School pupils at the Schools’ Biathlon on Sunday 30 November which was held at Sevenoaks School. … Read More
25/11/2008Ashford Celebrate 125 Years of The United Church Schools Trust Pupils and students from 12 schools and academies in the south of England attended a service this morning in Canterbury Cathedral with the sermon delivered by the Most Revd Desmond Tutu.… Read More
24/11/2008George Norris Flies High with The Cygnet Award The Cygnet Award reached an electric conclusion on Saturday 22 November, when the six talented young finalists came head to head to cook their original recipe creations at the Live Cook Off.… Read More
21/11/2008Senior Maths Team get to National Finals! Congratulations to the Ashford School Senior Maths Team for winning the regional qualifiers of the Senior Team Maths Challenge 2008/9 and gaining a place in the national finals in February. … Read More
20/11/2008Ashford School Finalists in Live Cook Off Saturday 22 Nov. Keep an ear tuned in to KMFM radio this Saturday 22 November from 10:30am where local DJ Neil Faraday will be interviewing 2 members of Ashford School during a Live Cook Off in the final of the prestigious Cygnet Award!… Read More
19/11/2008WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! In yet another fantastic achievement for pupils across Ashford School, two members of the Nicholls family have succeeded in being named National Triathlon Champions after a weekend of outstanding results!… Read More
10/11/2008The Iron Kids of Ashford Taking advantage of Friday’s finer weather and the last glimpse of sun we look to be seeing for a while, 24 Year 7 and 8 boys from the school rugby team took it upon themselves to partake in a triathlon event of swimming, running and cycling in order to raise money for their Rugby tour to Holland next year. … Read More
31/10/2008Outstanding 5-a-side Victory for Friars U9 Squad Congratulations to the Ashford Friars Prep School Under 9 football squad who WON the 5-a-Side football tournament at King's School, Rochester, on Saturday 11th October 2008.… Read More
16/10/2008A Generation Away with Words Two students from Ashford School have been awarded in the top 5 for Kent of 37,500 poems submitted to the Young Writers 'Away with Words' 2007 poetry competition.… Read More
14/10/2008Taming the Shakespeare Schools’ Festival Shrew Last Thursday at The Gulbenkian Theatre in Canterbury a cast of 17 Ashford School pupils in years 9 to 11 staged "The Taming of the Shrew "as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival.… Read More
13/10/2008Music Scholars Resound Across the Airwaves The Brake Hall at Ashford School resounded to the sound of music at last week's Scholars' Concert.… Read More
12/10/2008Ashford School Open to All! Despite the misty start, Ashford School's annual Senior School and Sixth Form Open Day of last Saturday is being celebrated as a resounding success! … Read More
06/10/2008Successes at the South East Triathlon Championships and Open Biathlon On a very warm and sunny Sunday at Charterhouse School, pupils from Ashford School participated in a highly competitive Triathlon Championship and Open Biathlon.… Read More
20/09/2008Top 10 Marks in the Country for GCSE Fine Art and Textiles Five more pupils from Ashford School have shown they will not be outdone following on from the fantastic news of Victoria Lees and Catherine Medlicott receiving amongst the top 10 marks in the country for A level Textiles, and have achieved amongst the top 10 marks in the country in GCSE Textiles and Fine Art! … Read More
21/08/2008GCSE Splendour from Ashford School Pupils Local teenagers at coeducational Ashford School are celebrating after achieving a impressive collection of GCSE results.… Read More
20/08/2008Rolls-Royce Science Prize for Ashford School Teachers! Many congratulations are sent to a staff team from Ashford School on winning a Special Merit Award and £1000 prize in the Rolls-Royce Science Prize 2007/8.… Read More
19/08/2008Mathematicians Excel Ashford School youngsters aged 13 & 14 have received outstanding results in their Key Stage 3 Maths Tests.… Read More
14/08/2008Ashford School Students Rewrite the Record Book Students at coeducational Ashford School have excelled again by bagging a clutch of top grades in their A levels and the best university places to go with them.… Read More
01/08/2008END OF TERM - July 2008. End of Term letter from the Head, Mr Mike Buchanan and Founders' Day speech as presented by the Chairman of the Ashford School Council, Mr Peregrine Massey.… Read More
18/07/2008PLANNING APPROVED FOR PREP SCHOOL Planning permission has been granted for the development of new classrooms, hall and dining faculties at the Prep School at Great Chart to further enhance the educational experience of our pupils and allow the Pre-Prep School to relocate to Great Chart in late 2009.… Read More
15/07/2008Lambeth Conference Hog Roast at Ashford School This Sunday, Bishops from across the globe gathered together for a Hog Roast at Ashford School before they set off to the Lambeth Conference next week in Canterbury.… Read More
11/07/2008ASA Gala Drinks Evening In replacement of their traditional "Tea on Founders' Day", this year Ashford School Association decided to hold a Gala Drinks Evening in celebration of their name change from Ashford School Old Girls' Association in light of the school's move to full co-education in 2009. … Read More
10/07/2008Interest in Science Rockets at School A spectacular rocket launch marked the dazzling end of a day of science at Ashford Friars Prep School. … Read More
08/07/2008JKA Karate Nationals for Caitlin Ward Year 8 pupil, Caitlin Ward attended the JKA National Championships with her home club S.E.S.K.A at the Guildford Spectrum on Sunday 5 July.… Read More
07/07/2008Fashion Frenzy! On a sunny Friday as a part of Arts Week, the pupils of Ashford School put on an eco-friendly fashion show.… Read More
05/07/2008Letting Everyone Know That Ashford Rocks! Rock 'n roll filled the airwaves above Ashford School on Wednesday night with the first AshBash Charity Rock Concert.… Read More
01/07/2008Ashford Team Compete at the National Prep Schools Athletics Championships Ashford School this month took a team of 7 pupils to the National Prep Schools Athletics Championships which was held at Birmingham Alexander Stadium on Monday.… Read More
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