Founded in 1917, Ashfold is a leading independent prep school for approximately 280 boys and girls aged 3 – 13 years. The School is set in 30 acres of beautiful grounds on the edge of the village of Dorton in the Buckinghamshire countryside, close to Thame. The School is a charitable trust managed by a board of Governors.

Ashfold offers an excellent all-round education and a wealth of opportunities to excel both in the classroom and beyond. We encourage and celebrate participation in sport and the arts, including art and design technology, drama and music as well as a wide variety of extra-curricular activities enabling every child to develop their individual strengths, talents and interests and discover new ones.

The school week runs from Monday to Friday and there is no Saturday school. We offer optional boarding (up to three nights a week from Form III/Year 5 and up to four nights a week from Form IV/Year 6) which is extremely popular, with most pupils staying one or two nights a week and taking full advantage of our exceptional range of evening activities. Applicants should bear in mind that all academic staff are expected to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the School as well as teaching in the classroom.

Ashfold is non-selective at the point of pupil entry and follows a broad and challenging curriculum to prepare pupils for both Common Entrance and Scholarship examinations. Most pupils remain at the School to the end of Form VI/Year 8. A small number leave at age 11 to go to local grammar schools.

Pupils move on to a wide range of leading independent day and boarding senior schools at 13+ including: Abingdon; Bloxham; Bradfield; Headington; Magdalen College School; Oundle; Oxford High; Radley; Rugby; Rye St Anthony; St Edward’s, Oxford; St Helen and St Katharine; Stowe; Tudor Hall; Uppingham; and Wellington College. Many of our children win scholarships or awards to their senior schools.

The School was last inspected by ISI in June 2015. The findings are summarised as follows:

• The quality of pupils’ achievements and learning is excellent;
• The contribution of curricular and extra-curricular provision is excellent;
• The contribution of teaching is excellent;
• The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the pupils is excellent;
• The contribution of arrangements for pastoral care is excellent;
• The quality of boarding is excellent;
• The quality of governance is excellent;
• The quality of leadership and management, including links with parents is excellent.

The full report may be viewed at www.ashfoldschool.co.uk/inspectionreport

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