Ackworth School
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| Motto |
Non sibi sed omnibus (Not for oneself but for all) |
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| Established | 1779 |
| Religion | Quaker |
| Head | Anton Maree |
| Location |
Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7LT England Coordinates: 53°38′56″N 1°20′04″W / 53.64875°N 1.33446°W |
| DfE URN | 108300 Tables |
| Students | approx. 500 as of 2016[update] |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Website | ackworthschool |
Ackworth School is an independent school located in the village of High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of eight Quaker Schools in England. The school (or more accurately its Head) is a member of the Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference and SHMIS The Head is Anton Maree, who took over at the beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year. The Deputy Heads are Guy Emmett and Jeffrey Swales.
The school has a nursery that takes children aged 2 1/2 to 4, a Junior Department that takes children age 5 to 11, and the Senior School for students aged 11 to 18. The boarding facilities cater for Senior School pupils only.
Originally it was a boarding school for Quaker children. Today most of the school's pupils are day pupils. About half of the boarding pupils are from overseas, and are predominantly Asian, although there are increasing numbers of boarders from other countries, particularly Eastern Europe.
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.
The school was founded by John Fothergill and others in 1779 as a boarding school for Quaker boys and girls. Prior to the school's foundation, the buildings housed a foundling hospital created by Thomas Coram.
On 15 December 1959, the school was granted a coat of arms by the Kings of Arms. Its coat of arms is made of the white rose of Yorkshire ("barbed and seeded"), acorns ("slipped" — which means "with a bit of stalk"), and the lamb, which is a device shown on the arms of the Foundling Hospital. It also features the school motto — Non sibi sed omnibus ("Not for oneself but for all").
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