Hundreds of local schoolchildren receive their Primary School places on Friday 16th April. This is an exciting time for parents as they wait to find out where their child will be attending from September. However, with growing state school pupil...
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Welcome to Ghyll Royd! First Day Pictures
What a wonderful return to school we have had. It was an absolute joy to see all the children looking so smart in their uniforms. It was also great to see you, the parents, looking so happy. Welcome back to...
Top Prep School in the North of England
Ghyll Royd School pupils are celebrating as their school has been shortlisted as one of the best Prep Schools in the country. The Independent School of the Year Awards was set up this year by Independent School Parent magazine. The awards...
Making a Splash!
Children were invited to the re-opening of the Ilkley Lido Outdoor Pool for their weekly Thursday swim session. Every Thursday morning, pupils from Reception to Form 6 enjoy swimming lessons at Ilkley Swimming Pool, and have the opportunity to compete...
Pupils Wow at the Wharfedale Festival
Pupils from Forms 2-6 presented a variety of poems at this year’s Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts. The Festival, in its 11th year, hosted the Verse Speaking rounds at the Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley, with several schools in the area taking...
5 Stars for Kitchen Staff!
After a surprise health inspection on Friday morning, Ghyll Royd School are happy to announce that they have retained their 5* food hygiene rating! Inspectors check for food preparation, cleanliness and storage, as well as uniform and staff training documentation....
Ghyll Royd On-the-Go
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the official Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School app! Available for Apple and Android devices, the app allows you to keep up-to-date with school events, term dates and the latest news from wherever you are. There...
Form 6 Life Savers
Form 6 visited Airedale Hospital on Tuesday morning to learn valuable lifesaving skills. The class met with the Injury Minimisation Programme for Schools team. The I.M.P.S. scheme, which has run at Airedale Hospital since 2003, provides special training to around 6,500...
Learning Challenge Proves No Teaching Challenge
As part of Form 5 and 6’s learning challenge ‘What Lies Beneath?’ pupils have been learning all about dinosaurs, fossils, and archaeologists. To show how much they have learnt over the term, the Forms split into five groups to teach...
Hesketh Farm Trip
The Little Adventurers, Great Explorers and Reception pupils all hopped on the Ghyll Royd minibus for a trip to Hesketh Farm! We got up to all sorts on our day at the farm. There was a giant hay maze we...
