Ampleforth Abbey and College
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| Motto |
Dieu le ward (Anglo-Norman for God the protector) |
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| Established | 1802 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (Benedictine) |
| Headmaster | Wulstan Peterburs (Acting) |
| Chair | Cuthbert Madden |
| Location |
Ampleforth North Yorkshire YO62 4ER England 54°12′06″N 1°05′02″W / 54.201770°N 1.083910°WCoordinates: 54°12′06″N 1°05′02″W / 54.201770°N 1.083910°W |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE URN | 121735 Tables |
| Students | 609~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Colours | Black and Red |
| Former pupils | Old Amplefordians |
| Affiliated school | St Martin's Ampleforth |
| Diocese | Middlesbrough |
| Website | www.college.ampleforth.org.uk |
Ampleforth College is a coeducational independent day and boarding school in the village of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1802 as a boys' school, and is run by the Benedictine monks and lay staff of Ampleforth Abbey.
The school is in a valley with sports pitches, wooded areas and lakes. Its affiliated preparatory school, St Martin's Ampleforth, is across the valley at Gilling Castle.
The college began as a small school for 70 boys founded by Benedictine monks, at Ampleforth Abbey, in 1802. The school formally constituted as a Roman Catholic boarding school in 1900. Various buildings were slowly added, including the school theatre which was built in 1909. The first performances took place in 1910, and in 1922 a cinema projector was acquired, but could not be used until the following year when electric lighting and central heating were installed.
The first boarding houses were founded in 1926 to accommodate the growing pupil numbers. In 1929, the Abbey gained ownership of Gilling Castle and opened a preparatory school. Gilling Castle Prep merged with the college's junior school in 1992 before taking on its current name St Martin's Ampleforth after absorbing another nearby prep school.
In 2002, girls were admitted for the first time when the sixth form became coeducational. The first girls' boarding house, St Margaret's, was opened in 2004. Coeducation was extended to the Year 9 intake for the 2010–11 academic year and the college is now fully coeducational.
Since the Catholic emancipation, Ampleforth gained a reputation as one of several schools, alongside The Oratory School and Stonyhurst, popular within the Catholic aristocracy and labelled the "Catholic Eton".
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