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Our eldest pupils enjoyed an inspiring afternoon of leadership training at Stowe, exploring what makes an effective leader through teamwork, communication and problem-solving challenges— skills that will serve them far beyond Ashfold. #WeAreAshfold  #Leadership  #FutureLeaders

🥁 Nursery is where the magic all begins at Ashfold! Our Nursery children have had a busy week — from African drumming and making their own nature drums in Forest School to discovering a friendly newt, racing conkers and sharing stories in the library. #WeAreAshfold  #Nursery

💛  #WorldMentalHealthDay 💛 Our Senior Prefects led a thoughtful whole-school assembly this morning, reminding us of the strength of our close-knit community. We joined the  #HelloYellow campaign from  @youngmindsuk, adding a splash of sunshine to our Friday! #WeAreAshfold

PP2B loved presenting their sharing assembly! The children spoke with confidence and joy as they shared their version of 'Colours, Colours Everywhere' by  @JuliaDonaldson. They wowed everyone with their lines - even the tricky Montgolfier brothers facts! #WeAreAshfold

Form 6 brought their Cells topic to life with a fun, hands-on Science lesson! Pupils modelled different types of cells using sweets — showing great care, creativity and impressive restraint (no sweets eaten!). #WeAreAshfold  #CellTastic   #STEMLearning  #FutureScientists

Form 4 travelled back to Ancient Egypt! 🏺 Dressed in wonderful costumes, the children explored hieroglyphics, Egyptian dancing, mummification and ancient customs — a brilliant day of creativity, teamwork and discovery! #WeAreAshfold  #AncientEgypt  #EgyptianDay  #HandsOnHistory

🎾 Huge well done to Elizabeth, who represented Team GB at the Junior Padel World Cup! 🇬🇧 The youngest player there — she played brilliantly, met players from 36 countries and loved every moment. #AshfoldSchool  #WeAreAshfold  #Padel  #TeamGB  #JuniorPadelWorldCup  #AshfoldSport

Form 8 had a brilliant afternoon learning French from three Lower Sixth students from Stowe as part of their Change Maker Day — from describing people to cracking tricky idioms! 👏 Merci et bravo! 🇫🇷 #WeAreAshfold  #ChangeMakers  #LanguagesAtAshfold  #FrenchFun   #LearningTogether

Our Pre-Prep had an amazing time at today’s 🪘 African Drumming Workshop! Martin showed us how to make different sounds — fingers were the children, thumbs the parents, and palms the whole family! Lots of rhythm, clapping & smiles all round! #WeAreAshfold  #AfricanDrumming

🎬🍕 What a brilliant Fun Friday Night for our Ashfold Boarders! From the Rickners’ Ashfold Quiz & saloon games to a tasty takeaway & cosy movie night — the perfect end to the week! 💛 #WeAreAshfold  #AshfoldBoarding  #FunFriday  #BoardingLife   #FridayVibes  #ILoveBoarding

Our House Poetry Recital was such a treat! Pupils from across Prep performed with courage, confidence and energy! Congratulations to all our winners, and well done to every pupil who took part. #WeAreAshfold  #HousePoetryRecital

We loved celebrating  #NationalPoetryDay with author Rachel Piercey at Ashfold! 📚 From riddles to roaring like animals, the children were inspired by her 'Brown Bears in the Woods' stories and even created their own poems. 🐻🌳 #WeAreAshfold  #PoetryInspiration  #RachelPiercey

What a brilliant morning with PP2E as they shared their learning with parents. From Maths ➕ to Art 🎨, English 📖, DT 🛠️ & French 🇫🇷, the children shone with confidence and joy for learning 🌟 Super proud of you, PP2E 👏👏 #WeAreAshfold  #PP2E  #JoyInLearning

Big news! Ashfold is teaming up with Oxford University Rugby Football Club (OURFC). Specialist coaching, Oxford athlete visits & unique rugby opportunities await our pupils. Rugby at Ashfold: not just a sport, but a pathway to teamwork, courage & lifelong enjoyment! #WeAreAshfold

🌲 Form 6 went off-grid at Boughton Woods – no Wi-Fi, no 4G, just the great outdoors! From den building & fire making to campfire marshmallows & even a daring “rescue mission”, they embraced every challenge. A true adventure – well done Form 6! #WeAreAshfold  #Bushcraft

🏊🚴🏃 Huge congrats to Seb at the GB Triathlon National Champs! After 7 qualifiers, he finished 12th in the UK and powered the South Central relay with a 35s lead, helping secure team silver 🥈🔥  #WeAreAshfold  #Triathlon  #GBTriathlon  #SwimBikeRun

🎾 Huge congratulations to Elizabeth, who has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Padel Junior World Cup in Spain this September! 🇬🇧🇪🇸 A superb achievement showing her talent, resilience and ambition — good luck, Elizabeth! 🌟 #WeAreAshfold  #Padel  #TeamGB