St Martin's Ampleforth
| Established | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent preparatory day and boarding school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (Benedictine) |
| Headmaster | David Moses |
| Location |
Gilling East North Yorkshire YO62 4HP England 54°11′00″N 1°03′54″W / 54.183273°N 1.064923°WCoordinates: 54°11′00″N 1°03′54″W / 54.183273°N 1.064923°W |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| DfE number | 815/6021 |
| DfE URN | 121751 Tables |
| Students | 175~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–13 |
| Affiliated School | Ampleforth College |
| Diocese | Middlesbrough |
| Website | www.stmartins.ampleforth.org.uk |
St Martin's Ampleforth (SMA) is an independent school and the preparatory school for Ampleforth College. It is at Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire, England, on the southern side of a valley opposite the College on the northern side, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough.
Gilling Castle dates back to the Medieval era and was originally home to the Etton family. It was Thomas de Etton who built, in the second half of the 14th century, the fortified manor house, a large tower almost square, whose basement still forms the core of the present building. It was later owned by Thomas Fairfax and changed hands a number of times before the Benedictine brothers at Ampleforth Abbey bought the property in 1929. The buildings were refurbished over the years to accommodate growing pupil numbers. A playground for the nursery and pre-prep department was added in 2004.
The brothers obtained ownership of the castle and founded a preparatory school there in 1930. Until 1992, it was known as Gilling Castle Preparatory School before merging with Ampleforth College's junior section to become Ampleforth College Junior School. In 2001 the Junior School merged with St Martin's, a prep school at Nawton, and became known by its current name. The College has since moved its junior department to St Martin's and is solely a senior school.
Although St Martin's serves as the College's main feeder school it is independently managed; the College's governing body is chaired by the abbot of Ampleforth Abbey while St Martin's is managed as a charity trust and chaired by a lay member.
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