Harrogate school praises pupils and staff as it's named in North's top ten
A Harrogate school has crowned another year of academic, sporting and performing arts’ excellence, underpinned by the launch of unparalleled investment into its campus, with a brace of table-topping rankings in the latest Sunday Times educational league tables.
Thanks to its latest set of record-breaking exam results, Ashville was hailed as the top-performing school in Harrogate, as well as one of the top ten independent schools across the whole of the North of England.
The school was awarded these accolades in the 33rd annual Sunday Times Parent Power guide of the best schools in the UK, a survey of over 2,000 schools, after achieving its best-ever A Level results again for 2025.
A Level results day saw an across-the-board, record-breaking rise in top grades for the school, with 98% of members of the Class of 2025 securing places at their preferred universities and degree apprenticeships spanning the UK, USA and beyond.
From Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick and Bristol to Ernst & Young, to The Royal Northern College of Music, the next stages in Ashville pupils’ global academic journeys continue to be rich in diversity.
Head of Ashville, Rhiannon Wilkinson, said: “Parent Power is the most definitive guide to helping parents make one of life’s most important decisions - how to navigate and ultimately choose the very best school for their child.
“Drawing upon A level and GCSE academic results of no fewer than 2,000 independent and state schools by name, local authority, town and postcode, Parent Power enables parents to compare the performance of a given school with other schools in the same area, local authority or nationally.
“It has also highlighted the advantages of the ‘new’ Ashville where established co-education within a nurturing environment, in a growing and flourishing school, maximises opportunities for all.”
She added: “We’re thrilled that the hard work, dedication and skills of our talented pupils and staff has once again achieved stand-out performances and propelled us to the forefront of this flagship guide, where our local roots come to the fore on a global stage.
“Ashville provides a unique pre-university experience, creating a platform for pupils to build future-ready skills for a rapidly changing world.
“Our pupils’ successes reflect in the Parent Power guide their dedication to their studies and future-ready skills, as well as the exceptional support from our teachers in a nurturing environment, empowering every pupil to excel academically, explore their passions, and discover new strengths.”