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 1,276
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

Notable Old Ashvillians

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