Mr Martin reflects on 2019 in his Christmas blog, featuring our 9th place national ranking in The Sunday Times and our Open Day. Dear Parents, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over...
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Top 10 Sunday Times Parent Power League
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...
Wharfedale Art Competition 2019
Over 80 pieces of children’s art were displayed in the front hall of Greystone Manor, in the third annual Wharfedale Art Competition. From pottery to paintings, textiles to turtles, drawings to duck watercolours, there was no shortage of variety in...
Top Independent School in the North of England
A West Yorkshire Primary School has been ranked as the top small school in the North of England in a celebration of the Independent Schools sector. Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School in Burley-in-Wharfedale were finalists in the Independent Schools of...
Burley School Bushcraft Fun!
Over 100 children enjoyed a fun-filled forest adventure at Ghyll Royd School on Friday 23rd August 2019. The annual Burley Summer Festival is a week-long celebration around the village with events for all ages. This year Ghyll Royd took part...
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...
Message from the Head: Sport, Art, SATs and more!
Dear Parents, This year has been a very busy one and it seems incredible that we have only a week left of this academic year. The support I have received from parents, children and staff this year has been overwhelming...
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 sport goes for gold
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School are pleased to announce that they have achieved Gold status in this year’s School Games Mark. The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment...
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...
