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Ashville College
Independent school in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ashville College is a co-educational independent school for both day (exclusively so from September 2025) and boarding pupils aged 2–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.
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Green Lane , , HG2 9JP England | |
Coordinates | 53.97386°N 1.55214°W / 53.97386; -1.55214 |
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Type | Private day and boarding school |
Motto | Esse quam videri ("To be, rather than to seem")[1] |
Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
Established | 1877 |
Department for Education URN | 121758 Tables |
Chairman | J Search |
Head | Rhiannon Wilkinson |
Age | 2 to 18 |
Enrolment | 790 |
Former pupils | Old Ashvillians |
Website | http://www.ashville.co.uk |
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It was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Churches. It incorporated Elmfield College, Heworth, York and New College, Harrogate in the 1930s. The school maintains a Methodist ethos but is open to non-Methodists and to those of non-Christian religions. The college accepted girls in 1982 and is fully co-educational. It thrives as the oldest independent school in Harrogate and owns an estate of 60 acres (24 ha) on the south side of the spa town.