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...
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Wharfedale Speech and Drama Festival 2018
Twenty Five Ghyll Royd pupils entered this year’s Wharfedale Festival. The Speech and Drama Festival took place on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th May 2018 at The Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley. Local Primary School children recited solo verses, poems and...
‘The Sound Collector’ by Roger McGough
Here is a video of some of our Year 2’s performing ‘The Sound Collector’ by Roger McGough. They learnt this poem off by heart as part of their English poetry unit. A stranger called this morning Dressed all in black...
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Concert 2018
Mummies and Grannies spent the afternoon with pupils at the annual Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Concert on Tuesday 6th March. Pupils performed a series of poems, songs and dances as guests sat back, relaxed, and enjoyed cakes with tea and...
Ghyll Royd School Highlights 2017
We hope you enjoy reading about our year. Click on the image above to view an interactive PDF to find out more about our highlights. Conveniently situated on the A65 between Ben Rhydding, Ilkley and Burley in Wharfedale, Ghyll Royd...
‘Christmas Counts’ the Nativity – 2017 Performance
Children from our Little Adventurers class all the way up to Form 2 performed the annual Nativity play on Tuesday evening. Teachers, parents and grandparents gathered in the school hall to enjoy a hot drink and a mince pie before...
Form 6 Visit Burley Hall
Form 6 visited Burley Hall Nursing Home on Monday afternoon to sing and perform for the residents. Pupils visit the residents every year and perform a mini concert which includes carols, festive favourites and also various solo performances from our...
Spooky Half Term Performing Arts School
After a fantastic number of Ghyll Royd pupils attended and excelled Mrs Hughes’s summer school, places are now being taken for Performance Drama School’s Spooktacular Halloween themed half term workshops. It’s a great mixture of spooky and dramatic, with lots...
Grandparents’ Day 2017
We had 31 children’s grandparents visit on Friday 29th September for our annual Grandparents’ Day event. Grandparents were invited back to school to observe and participate in a variety of lessons with their grandchildren and their teachers. We had a...
Extra Drama Tuition Offer
Our Specialist Drama teacher Mrs Hughes is offering our keen thespians tuition for the Trinity Guildhall exams. Children who are interested in learning more and developing their acting skills can receive 30 minute one-on-one coaching sessions from Mrs Hughes. Pupils...
