Ashville College

Ashville College

Motto	Esse quam videri "To be, rather than to seem to be"
Established	1877 (original school)
Type	Independent day and boarding school
Religion	Methodist
Headmaster	Mark Lauder
Chairman	P Whiteley
Location	Green Lane Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9JP England Coordinates: 53°58′26″N 1°33′08″W / 53.97386°N 1.55214°W / 53.97386; -1.55214
DfE URN	121758 Tables
Students	774
Ages	4–18
Former pupils	Old Ashvillians
Website	www.ashville.co.uk

Ashville College is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils aged 4–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Its headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

It was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Church, and incorporated Elmfield College and New College, Harrogate in the 1930s. It is now open to non-Methodists and to those of non-Christian religions. The college accepted girls in 1982 and is fully co-educational. It thrives as the oldest independent school in Harrogate and owns an estate of 60 acres on the south side of the spa town.

Houses

Ellis, Riverdale, Duckworth, Windermere

Boarding houses

Greenholme (junior boys and girls aged 9–13), Briggs (senior boys aged 13–18 ), Mallinson (senior boys aged 13–18), Norfolk (all girls)

Motto

Esse quam videri ("to be, rather than to appear")

Current Headmaster

Mark Lauder MA (Aberdeen)

Previous Headmasters

Dr. William Richardson BA LLD (1877-1889)
Dr. John Bowick BA LLD (1890-1905)
Rev. Alfred Soothill (1905-1926)
Joseph T. Lancaster MA MLitt (1927-1957)
G. Ronald Southam (1957-1977)
David Norfolk MA (Oxon) (1977-1987)
Michael Crosby (1987–2003)
Andrew Fleck (2003–2010)

Notable Old Ashvillians

Arthur Balfour, 1st Baron Riverdale (1873–1957), industrialist
Jim Carter actor - Mr Carson in Downton Abbey
Iain Coucher (born 1962) former CEO, Network Rail
Sir Stephen Furness, 1st Baronet (1872 – 1914) shipping magnate and Liberal MP
Andy Gray (born 1977), footballer
Simon Heywood (born 1959) actor (The Bill etc.) but most notably as teacher, Mr Smart in 1980s Grange Hill
Henry Iles (1871–1951), entertainment entrepreneur
Harold McIlvenny (1922 – 2009) footballer
Sir Stuart Sidney Mallinson, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., D.L., J.P. (1888–1981)
Tony Richardson (1928–1991), theatre and film director
Jay Smith, pub landlord, television personality^[1]
Colonel Sir Malcolm Stoddart-Scott (1901 – 1973) Conservative MP
Julian Sturdy (born 1971) Conservative MP for York Outer
Ian Swales (born 1953) Liberal Democrat MP for Redcar^[2]
Canon Dr Howard Tomlinson BA, PhD, FRHistS, former headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School and historical author
Blanc Wan, pianist and writer
Eugen Weber (1925–2007), historian

References

↑ "Save Our Boozer". Uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
↑ "UKPollingReport Election Guide » Redcar". Retrieved 9 November 2011.

Bibliography

Booth, William (1990) A History of Ashville and The Ashvillian Society. Harrogate: The Ashvillian Society, to mark their centenary (1890–1990).

External links

Schools in North Yorkshire^*

Primary schools	Kirk Hammerton CE Primary School Newham Bridge Primary School North and South Cowton Primary School Park Grove Primary School St George's RC Primary School Sutton-in-Craven CE Primary School Western Primary School

Secondary schools	Acklam Grange Secondary School All Saints RC School Allertonshire School Archbishop Holgate's School Bedale High School Boroughbridge High School Brayton High School Canon Lee School Easingwold School Filey School Fulford School George Pindar School Graham School Harrogate Grammar School Harrogate High School Hillsview Academy Huntcliff School Huntington School Joseph Rowntree School King James's School The King's Academy Lady Lumley's School Laurence Jackson School Macmillan Academy Manor CE Academy Malton School Millthorpe School Northallerton College Norton College Nunthorpe Academy Ormesby School Outwood Academy Acklam Outwood Academy Bydales Outwood Academy Ripon Redcar Academy Richmond School Risedale Sports and Community College Rossett School Ryedale School Rye Hills School Sacred Heart RC Secondary School St Aidan's CE High School St Francis Xavier School St John Fisher RC High School Scalby School Selby High School Settle College Sherburn High School South Craven School Tadcaster Grammar School Thirsk School Trinity Catholic College Unity City Academy The Wensleydale School York High School

Grammar schools	Ermysted's Grammar School Ripon Grammar School Skipton Girls' High School

Independent schools	Ampleforth College Ashville College Aysgarth School Bootham School Clifton Pre-preparatory School Fyling Hall School Giggleswick School Harrogate Ladies' College Harrogate Tutorial College Menwith Hill School The Minster School The Mount School Queen Ethelburga's School Queen Mary's School Queen Margaret's School Read School St Martin's Ampleforth St Olave's School St Peter's School Scarborough College

Special schools	Beverley School Breckenbrough School

FE & sixth form colleges	Askham Bryan College Cleveland College Craven College Harrogate College Middlesbrough College Prior Pursglove College Redcar & Cleveland College Selby College Scarborough Sixth Form College York College Yorkshire Coast College

Defunct schools	Ashfield Secondary Modern School Burnholme Community College Clifton House Preparatory School Great Ayton Friends' School Elmfield College Eston Park Academy Gillbrook Academy Hall Garth Community Arts College King's Manor School Knavesmire Secondary School Malsis School New College, Harrogate Newlands School FCJ Norwood College Queen Anne Grammar School Raincliffe School Rathmell Academy St David's School St. George's RC Secondary School St Mary's College Scorton Grammar School West End Preparatory School Woodleigh School York Bluecoat School

^*including schools in Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and York.