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,...
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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...
Pupil Blog: WE ARE THE ISA U11 NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS!
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....
ISA Football Champions
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...
Toddle Together for LS29!
A little rain and cold doesn’t stop our Early Years children! We wrapped up warm and donned our wellies for a sponsored toddle for the LS29 Group’s Under 5s playgroup (now renamed Moor Time). To raise money for the group’s...
2022/2023 Highlights
We would like to share our latest School and Pre-School highlights with you. Our highlights are published annually and are a one-page snapshot of Ghyll Royd’s achievements. This year we have the additions of our inspection results from the Independent...
Football Champions of the North!
Ghyll Royd Primary School have won the Independent Schools Association U11s Northern Football Championships. It was Ghyll Royd’s first entry into The ISA Championships, which were held at the Trafford Fives Soccer pitches. Team GR played exceptionally well and their...
Wellbeing Week Works Wonders!
Extending on our comprehensive approach to supporting our children’s physical and mental health, we ran our second successful Wellbeing Week at the end of January. Ghyll Royd pupils participated in a variety of wellbeing activities with an aim of creating...
End of Year Letter – 2022
Dear Parents, Staff and Friends of Ghyll Royd, I would like to start this end of term letter by saying a huge thank you to each and every one of you for an excellent end to 2022. This time of...