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Non sibi sed omnibus (Not for oneself but for all)
Religious affiliation(s)
Religious Society of Friends (Quaker)
Established
1779; 245 years ago (1779)
Department for Education URN
108300 Tables
Head
Martyn Beer
Age
2 to 18
Enrolment
approx. 500 as of 2016[update]
Website
http://www.ackworthschool.com/
The School
Ackworth School is an independent day and boarding school located in the village of High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of seven Quaker schools in England. The school (or more accurately its Head) is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference[1] and SHMIS.[2] The Head is Martyn Beer, who took over in April 2024. The Senior Deputy Head is Nancy Newlands-Melvin.[3]
The school has a nursery that takes children aged 2 1/2 to 4, a Junior School (known as Coram House) that takes children age 5 to 11, and the Senior School for students aged 11 to 18. The boarding facilities cater for pupils from 11 years of age.
Originally it was a boarding school for Quaker children. Today most of the school's pupils are day pupils. There are more than 25 different nationalities in the boarding houses.
Most of today's pupils are not Quakers, but the school retains a strong Quaker ethos and is able to offer means-tested Bursary awards to children from Quaker and non-Quaker families. There is a very short Quaker-style silence at assembly and before meals. Once a week the School meets for a longer Meeting for Worship.
^"HMC Schools A -C" Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference. Retrieved 3 June 2012
^"SHMIS Member Schools"; Internet Archive, SHMIS. Retrieved 3 June 2012
^"Senior Management Team | Ackworth School". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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