Ghyll Royd’s School Council has raised over £3,500 for the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease. The School and Eco-Council pupils organised a sponsored swim on Thursday 22nd February 2024. The swim was arranged to raise funds for...
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Lunar New Year
Ghyll Royd pupils of all ages enjoyed celebrating the Lunar New Year this week. Our Early Years children learnt about the holiday and why it is celebrated. In Little Adventurers the boys and girls made concertina dragons. The children loved...
Spring Term Sports Round-Up
Our Sports Captain, William, and Deputy Head Pupil, Olivia S, have put together a sports round-up of the Spring term so far. We’ve had an incredible start to the term with plenty of exciting sports events! We had an amazing...
Q&A with Mr Martin
As he enters his tenth year as Headteacher in 2024, we decided to record a quickfire Q&A to get to know Mr Martin better. Head Pupil Joshua and Deputy Head Pupil Olivia read out a list of this or that’s...
Haunting of Greystone Manor
There were spooky goings on here at Ghyll Royd School over October as the children celebrated Halloween. The boys and ghouls enjoyed a menacing mixture of activities on Tuesday 17th October, co-organised between teachers and the PTA. Everyone made a...
Independent Schools of the Year Finalists
Starting the Autumn term on a high with the fabulous news that Ghyll Royd has made it to the finals of this year’s Independent Schools of the Year Awards! Our incredible victory in the National Independent School’s Association’s U11s Football...
Chair of Governors – Review of the Year
Chair of Governors, Mr David Cunningham, delivers a speech at the End of Year Service giving a review of the year. Friday 14th July 2023 Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a real honour to be talking to you all at today’s...
Wharfedale Festival 2023
Ghyll Royd pupils took part in this year’s Wharfedale Festival. You cannot underestimate the importance of public speaking. When you start in the working world, you may have to address large interview panels, present in meetings, run a workshop or,...
King Charles Coronation: A lunch fit for a King!
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School held a Big Lunch on Friday 5th May to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Children enjoyed a courtyard feast prepared by Chef Dave Machell before welcoming parents and members of the local community...
Visit from ISA Chair – Phil Soutar
Thank you to Chair of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Phil Soutar for visiting us on Wednesday 10th May 2023. Mr Soutar was appointed as this year’s Chair and has been busy visiting member schools. Mr Soutar enjoyed a tour...