Head pupils Juliet and Archie and Deputy Head Pupil Jemima have had a fantastic first half term assisting Mr Martin. All our of Form 6 class have taken to their leadership roles brilliantly, finding confidence in their new duties and...
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Form 6 Visit to Henry VII Experience
Year 6 enjoyed a trip to the Henry VII Experience in York last week to learn about Crime and Punishment in the Tudor times! Their Learning Challenge questions for the Autumn term are ‘How did the Tudors shape modern Britain?’...
Cross Country Stars!
Ghyll Royd School prides itself on its sports stars who compete in a wide variety of physical activities inside and outside of school. We had fantastic turnout for Saturday’s Cross Country event organised by Burley Woodhead! We had keen runners...
Singing Children of Africa put on ‘The Greatest Show’
Children from Kenya have spent the past week touring Ilkley as ‘The Singing Children of Africa’ choir. The group, put together by the Educate the Kids charity, have performed several shows in the area, finishing at Ghyll Royd School last...
Primary Goes Prehistoric!
Form 6 are discussing evolution in their Science lessons. In pairs, the class went around the room looking at different fossils and wrote down what they thought the fossils might have been and what they might have looked like. The...
Grandparents’ Day 2018
We’re delighted to share that our Grandparents’ Day / Macmillan Coffee Morning raised a whopping £411.82 for Macmillan Cancer Support! On Friday 28th September, grandparents of Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School pupils arrived at school for our Friday morning assembly....
Berry Beautiful Pictures
Whilst Ilkley Pool is closed, Forms 1 and 2 are using their usual swimming session times to explore the outdoors. Last week they took a walk by the river and discussed ‘where does the river come from?’ and ‘where is...
Dearne Valley Pictures!
Form 5 look to be having a great time at Dearne Valley! Mr Nicholson and Miss Brown are keeping us all updated on the classes’ adventures during their 3-day residential. We’ll be updating our news page with Facebook posts and pictures...
Early Years Beginners Ballet
Children in the Early Years department at Ghyll Royd Pre-School are enjoying getting fit and active with two new, exciting activities. These two activities are an exciting addition to the already jam-packed Pre-School week. On Wednesday mornings, Miss Amy and...
Stay and Play Returns
Stay and Play returned on Friday morning for the first session of the school year! Ghyll Royd Pre-School and Nursery’s popular Stay and Play sessions are a fun, free way to spend your Friday mornings. From 9.30am-11am, children aged 18...
