Boarding School for Boys in Yorkshire, UK

Aysgarth School, York:
Aysgarth is one of the country’s leading Prep Schools for boys, incorporating a full boarding focused, boys’ Prep School for 8 to 13 year olds, and a Pre Prep and Nursery Day Programme for boys and girls ages 3 to 8. Aysgarth is situated in the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales, just ten minutes drive from the A1, and 50 minutes from the nearest airport, Durham Tees Valley. The Prep School, for boys aged eight to 13, is the only all-boys boarding and day prep school in the north of England.

- Disciplined & Caring Environment
Aysgarth is a home to the boys for much of the year and the happy, disciplined and caring environment enables them to flourish. We are passionate about the benefits that boarding provides. Boys are introduced to a wide range of opportunities and encouraged to explore in a secure environment with their friends.

- Intensity of Ambtion
We believe that boarding provides tremendous benefits to those boys and parents who are willing to commit themselves to it. There is also an intensity of activity and ambition, which stimulates boys to be get involved, whether in the classroom, on the games pitches, in music, creative arts or in their ability to get along with others.

- Learning to Live With Other Boys
Recognizing the importance of sharing and compromising and the fulfillment of finding a niche can build a boy’s confidence and make him a better family member whilst parents are relieved of some of the nagging and much of the taxi driving. We do, however, encourage regular contact through visits, weekends out and through easy e-mail access.

- Day Students Integrated Into Boarding Community
We welcome day boys who will also benefit by being a part of this community and we hope that in time it may be possible for them to join the boarding community, though there is no compulsion to do so. There is also scope for a gradual build up to boarding.

- Amenities
The bedrooms, showers, washrooms and common rooms are modern and comfortable. Most importantly, the team of staff is enthusiastic about running many activities for boys in the evenings and at weekends, most of them within our beautiful 50-acre grounds. We hope that boys will want to board as they see the opportunities that it opens up and we make it easy to grow into boarding; it is possible to start as a day boy, a weekly boarder or a full boarder.

Aysgarth Prep School was founded in 1877 as a boarding school to prepare boys to go on to public schools all over the country. This is still what we are today. We believe strongly in the value of boarding as a means of developing a boy in every respect - to be happy, confident, courteous, independent and ambitious. Employers today look for these characteristics as well as the academic excellence that we provide.

Focus on Academics:
The focus of the Aysgarth curriculum is the building of firm academic foundations and the encouragement of intellectual curiosity. We prepare boys to take Common Entrance or scholarships to a wide range of public schools. We have a very successful track record of sending boys to Eton, Harrow, Radley, Shrewsbury, Stowe, Uppingham and Winchester, as well as Ampleforth and Sedbergh in the north. We advise parents on which schools would suit their son.

Aysgarth is home to a close and thriving community of children and staff. Our goal is to find and develop the best in every child by providing a caring, stimulating and comfortable environment.

Choose Aysgarth if you want a school that:
- Is focused on boys and providing for their needs and enthusiasms
- Is ambitious for every boy, finding and developing the best in each of them
- Is staffed by able teachers who give generously of their time
- Is committed to boarding in a supportive and happy environment
- Is well equipped with modern facilities
- Is successful in preparing boys for entry to the leading public schools
- Develops values and character for life

The focus of the Aysgarth curriculum is the building of firm academic foundations and the encouragement of intellectual curiosity. We prepare boys to take Common Entrance or scholarships to a wide range of public schools.

- Prepatory Program for boys ages 8-13
- Boarding & Day options available
- Pre-Prep and Nursery Program for boys and girls ages 3-8

Curriculum subjects include:
- Mathematics
- Science
- ICT
- English
- French
- History
- Geography
- Music and Arts

We have a very successful track record of sending boys to Eton, Harrow, Radley, Shrewsbury, Stowe, Uppingham and Winchester, as well as Ampleforth and Sedbergh in the north. We advise parents on which schools would suit their son.