Category Archives: School News

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...

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...

We are hiring! EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER – GHYLL ROYD NURSERY, BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE Our ‘Excellent’ rated 50-week nursery is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated level 3 qualified EYFS Practitioner. Six weeks paid holiday Six weeks enhanced sick pay Lunch provided...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Sports Captain Cameron wrote about his experience at the Independent Schools Association’s National Football Finals. On Thursday 16th March, we travelled to St. George’s Park on the minibus. We practised all of our team chants on the way down, Mr....

Ghyll Royd School are the U11 National Independent School Football Champions. The boys’ team endured ten nail biting matches against teams from schools across the UK in the Independent Schools Association’s National Finals on Friday 17th March 2023. The tournament...