Ackworth School

About Ackworth School

School Overview

Ackworth School is a welcoming, digitally future-facing, day and boarding school creating exceptional academic results.

Parents describe the wonderful feeling they get on their first visit to Ackworth School as ‘when you know, you know’. Pupils describe the diverse, co-educational school community as their second family, with many joining in the Nursery, studying right through to A-Levels, and staying in touch via Old Scholars alumni network.

At Ackworth, we strive to develop resilient individuals who not only think creatively, but also act ethically and with responsibility. We encourage our students to express themselves with confidence, to embody the Quaker value of respecting others, but also in a way that is true to themselves and their beliefs.

Boarding Overview

Since its foundation in 1779, Ackworth has always been a mixed boarding school and currently about one-third of the Senior School boards. We have one boarding house with boys and girls living together – with separate sleeping areas of course! Our main aim is to provide a ‘home from home’ – a place where boarders can relax, feel safe, enjoy each other’s company, or at times find a quiet place to wind down or work, and somewhere where they can find support and help if they have any concerns or worries.

Ackworth has developed a flexible approach to boarding in response to parental and student needs. Some students only go home for the three main holidays, others go home most weekends. Some board for the whole of their time at Ackworth, others board for perhaps one or two years. About half of the boarders are from overseas, the rest come from many different parts of the UK. Some board at Ackworth because it is a Quaker School and/or their parents came here, others are first generation boarders who perhaps board because both parents work and boarding saves them spending a great deal of time driving to and from School.

Extra Curricular Overview

At Ackworth School we offer a huge range of extra curricular activities including Sport, Duke of Edinburgh and many other exciting things ranging all the way from Art Club to Yoga!