The good news just keeps on coming here at Ghyll Royd! Pick up a copy of The Sunday Times (17/11/19) to see our school in the Parent Power Top 10 Independent Preparatory Schools list. The ranking is based on our...
Category Archives: Early Years
Ilkley Nursery Celebration Afternoon
Ghyll Royd’s Pre-School children celebrated their time in Great Explorers with their families last week. Before the Summer holidays, Mrs Johnson and Miss King invited the Ilkley Nursery children and their parents to a ‘graduation’-style party in the School’s sports...
Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2019
Ghyll Royd School, Pre-School and Nursery have been shortlisted as one of the Top Independent Schools in the country – for a second consecutive year! We have been nominated for the Best Small School award, in the Independent Schools of...
Ghyll Royd Sports Day 2019
Ghyll Royd Sports Day is always great fun! This year included the hammer throw, a high jump heroine, a sibling 3-legged race and some amazing performances in the afternoon races. Well done to all the children who took part from...
50-Week Nursery!
We are delighted to announce that from September 2019, Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School’s Before School Care will start from the earlier time of 7.30am. We will also be opening our nursery for 50 weeks of the year! Our doors...
Ilkley Nursery visits Tropical World
Children at an Ilkley Nursery went on a magnificent minibeast trip this week. Little Adventurers, Great Explorers and Reception from Ghyll Royd enjoyed a sunny trip out to Roundhay to visit Tropical World. First of all, holding hands with...
Ghyll Royd Egg Hunt – an Eggcellent Fundraiser!
Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Ghyll Royd Egg Hunt on Sunday 28th April. The school grounds were mapped out with clues provided by each class and school house. Ghyll Royd egg hunt The cryptic, clever and...
Primary School National Offer Day 2019
National Offer Day on Tuesday 16th April will see hundreds of local schoolchildren receive their Primary School places. This is an exciting time for parents as they wait to find out where their child will be attending from September. However,...
British Science Week
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School pupils got fully engaged with British Science Week! Children across the school participated in experiments, practicals and lots of outdoor learning to celebrate the STEM subjects. Little Adventurers Firstly, our youngest children had just finished...
Make Mr Martin laugh!
On Friday 15th March, children were invited to do something funny for money for Comic Relief: Red Nose Day. Children from Reception to Year 6 brought their funniest jokes and silliest faces to the Headteacher’s office. Mr Martin had over 50...
