Ashville College

Ashville College
Address
Map
Green Lane

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HG2 9JP

England
Coordinates53°58′26″N 1°33′08″W / 53.97386°N 1.55214°W / 53.97386; -1.55214
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding school
MottoEsse quam videri
("To be, rather than to seem")[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
Established1877
Department for Education URN121758 Tables
ChairmanG Styles
HeadRhiannon Wilkinson
Age2 to 18
Enrolment790
Former pupilsOld Ashvillians
Websitehttp://www.ashville.co.uk
Ashville College
Cricket pitches at Ashville College

Ashville College is a co-educational independent school for both day (exclusively so from September 2025) and boarding pupils aged 2–18 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

It was founded in 1877 as a boarding school for boys by the United Methodist Free Churches. It incorporated Elmfield College, Heworth, York and New College, Harrogate in the 1930s. The school maintains a Methodist ethos but is open to non-Methodists and to those of non-Christian religions. The college accepted girls in 1982 and is fully co-educational. It thrives as the oldest independent school in Harrogate and owns an estate of 60 acres (24 ha) on the south side of the spa town.

  1. ^ Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 65. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.