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Ashford School is a co-educational day and boarding school situated in the heart of Kent and just 37 minutes from London. It offers an exceptional and inspiring education in which all pupils can be happy and successful


Why choose Ashford School? Parents choose Ashford School for many reasons: it achieves high academic success; its staff work closely with students, giving atten- tion to the needs of the individual; the class sizes; its challenging and supportive environment; its wide range of co-curricular activities; and its energetic, specialist teachers.


Facilities Facilities at Ashford School include a brand new state-of-the-art sports pavilion; a sports centre; two indoor swimming pools; two flood-lit astro- turf pitches for hockey, netball and


tennis; all-weather netball,


basketball and tennis courts; gyms; specialist art, design tech- nology, ICT and science labs; a well- stocked learning centre; a cafe and atrium; a dining hall; pupil common rooms; playing fields for cricket,


football and rugby; an auditorium and theatre; and a music school with several performance areas. It’s also one of only 18 All-Steinway Schools in the UK.


Scholarships Ashford School offers a number of scholarships


to students entering


Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12 to help optimise their potential. Tese are awarded based on several assess- ments and are highly competitive. Available


scholarships include:


academic, sport, art, drama and music.


Edtech Every day is filled with learning opportunities for our pupils and when we made the transition to online teaching in March 2020, we continued to focus on optimising the achievements of every child. As an EdTech 50 school, Ashford


School has been commended for its excellent and appropriate use of technology in the classroom. We are GESS Education Award Finalists and were shortlisted for the 2019 TES Best Use Of Technology award. We infuse creativity with inno-


vation. As our students advance in their use of digital technology, they way they work, think and act has had profound effects on the way they learn. Working with virtual learning


“As an EdTech 50 school, Ashford School has been commended for its excellent and appropriate use of technology in the classroom”


systems (Seesaw, Showbie and Office 365/Teams), AI, 3D technology and Machine Intelligence are just some of the ways Ashford has integrated technology within their teaching and learning practices.


Wellbeing Wellbeing and mental health are paramount to a child’s success. Te saying ‘happiness breeds success’ is often quoted in School. Wellbeing had already been elevated to one of the key strategic focuses of the school before the world found itself dealing with a global pandemic. Te Well- being team is focused on promoting and protecting positive emotional wellbeing among children and staff. Te Time4Me offering is the foun- dation of our wellbeing services


as it is available to all students at their request. In addition, we offer counselling for students with more complex needs and host therapeutic groups throughout the year to teach and encourage robust self-care. We offer parent and staff consulta- tions remotely, ensuring a holistic approach to wellbeing.


For more information, and to view the virtual tour, please visit ashfordschool.co.uk


Ashford School, East Hill, Ashford, Kent TN24 8PB T: 01233 625171 E: registrar@ashfordschool.co.uk Twitter: @AshfordSchool Facebook: @AshfordSchool Instagram: @ashfordschool LinkedIn: /ashford-school


Photographs were taken prior to lockdown restrictions. Ashford School fully complies with current government regulations.


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