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Ackworth School

Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF7 7LT.Telephone: 01977 611401 Fax: 01977 616225

Email: [email protected]. Website: www.ackworthschool.com

ACKWORTH SCHOOL

ANNUAL REPORT 2013

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ACKWORTH SCHOOL

ANNUAL REPORT 2013

CONTENTS

PageLegal and Administration Information 2 - 3School Committee Annual Report 4 - 10Head’s Annual Report 11 - 24Destination of Upper Sixth 2013 25Ackworth School Staff January 2014 26 - 29Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees 30 - 31Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 32 - 33Balance Sheet 34Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 35Notes to the Financial Statements 36 - 48

The following pages do not form part of the audited financial statementsSchool’s Summary Income and Expenditure Account 49School’s Detailed Income and Expenditure Account 50 - 52Five Year Statistics 53School Committee 54

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ACKWORTH SCHOOL

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

Year ended 31 August 2013

The School Committee members are the trustees of the charity, except those who are employees of the School shown thus (*). They have all served in office throughout the year except where indicated. The members of the School Committee are: Sub-committee affiliations

Clerk: Alison Tyas (retired 31/08/2013) A B C E Adrian Sharp (appointed 01/09/2013) A B C F

Treasurer: Stephen Green (resigned 26/11/2012) A B C D F Christopher Rengert (appointed 09/03/2013) A B C F

Zephyrine Barbarachild D FDavid Bunney A B CDavid Cook D FErica Dean* (appointed 01/09/2013) EDavid Ditcham (appointed 01/09/2013) DAndrew Ducker C E HStephen Field* DTrevor Green (retired 31/08/2013) A B C DChristopher P. Jones C DMichael McRobert EStuart McWilliam EAidan Mortimer EKatharine Napier A B D FMichael J. Playforth D HClare Pugh* (retired 31/08/2013) ECarol Rayner E FBrian Sayer (retired 31/08/2013) EAdrian Sharp (appointed 17/11/2012) A B C FNick Smith A B E

Sub-committee Affiliations:

A – Executive Sub-Committee D – Education Sub-CommitteeB – Planning Sub-Committee E – Estate & Domestic Sub-CommitteeC – Finance Sub-Committee F – Ackworth & Freshfield Education FoundationG – Representative to the Friends Schools’ Council (no representative this year)H – Representative to the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent SchoolsThe Head, Bursar, Deputy Head (Curriculum), Deputy Head (Pastoral) and the Head of Coram House will normally attend Committee meetings.The Bursar is Secretary to the Committee.

The Committee is appointed by the Ackworth School Annual General Meeting based on nominations as follows: a) Nine Friends, being Members of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed by Ackworth General

Meeting on the recommendation of a Nominations Committee drawn from Ackworth General Meeting.

b) A Treasurer, preferably, but not necessarily a member of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the recommendation of the School Committee.

c) Two members of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association, (being former scholars of the School, but not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association.

d) Two parent members (not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Parent Staff Association Annual General Meeting.

e) Two nominees of the staff (being any full-time Member of Staff of the School) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the School Staff, will normally attend.

f) The School Committee may co-opt for one year in exceptional circumstances additional members (not necessarily members of the Religious Society of Friends). The period may be extended if the need arises. General Meeting shall be informed each year of the names of co-opted members with the date of first co-option and the reason for the co-option.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Kathryn Bell (Head) Jeffrey Swales (Deputy Head, Curriculum) William Yates (Deputy Head, Pastoral) Mary Wilson (Head of Coram House) John Lebeter (Secretary and Bursar)

REGISTERED OFFICE Ackworth School Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7LT

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HPH Chartered Accountants 54 Bootham York YO30 7XZ

BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 5 Market Place Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 1AD

SOLICITORS Ford & Warren Westgate Point Westgate Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2AX

INVESTMENT ADVISORS C. Rengert & Company Chequers Watling Lane Thaxted Essex CM6 2QY

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ACKWORTH SCHOOL

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

Year ended 31 August 2013

The School Committee members are the trustees of the charity, except those who are employees of the School shown thus (*). They have all served in office throughout the year except where indicated. The members of the School Committee are: Sub-committee affiliations

Clerk: Alison Tyas (retired 31/08/2013) A B C E Adrian Sharp (appointed 01/09/2013) A B C F

Treasurer: Stephen Green (resigned 26/11/2012) A B C D F Christopher Rengert (appointed 09/03/2013) A B C F

Zephyrine Barbarachild D FDavid Bunney A B CDavid Cook D FErica Dean* (appointed 01/09/2013) EDavid Ditcham (appointed 01/09/2013) DAndrew Ducker C E HStephen Field* DTrevor Green (retired 31/08/2013) A B C DChristopher P. Jones C DMichael McRobert EStuart McWilliam EAidan Mortimer EKatharine Napier A B D FMichael J. Playforth D HClare Pugh* (retired 31/08/2013) ECarol Rayner E FBrian Sayer (retired 31/08/2013) EAdrian Sharp (appointed 17/11/2012) A B C FNick Smith A B E

Sub-committee Affiliations:

A – Executive Sub-Committee D – Education Sub-CommitteeB – Planning Sub-Committee E – Estate & Domestic Sub-CommitteeC – Finance Sub-Committee F – Ackworth & Freshfield Education FoundationG – Representative to the Friends Schools’ Council (no representative this year)H – Representative to the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent SchoolsThe Head, Bursar, Deputy Head (Curriculum), Deputy Head (Pastoral) and the Head of Coram House will normally attend Committee meetings.The Bursar is Secretary to the Committee.

The Committee is appointed by the Ackworth School Annual General Meeting based on nominations as follows: a) Nine Friends, being Members of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed by Ackworth General

Meeting on the recommendation of a Nominations Committee drawn from Ackworth General Meeting.

b) A Treasurer, preferably, but not necessarily a member of Britain Yearly Meeting, appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the recommendation of the School Committee.

c) Two members of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association, (being former scholars of the School, but not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association.

d) Two parent members (not necessarily Members of the Religious Society of Friends) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the Parent Staff Association Annual General Meeting.

e) Two nominees of the staff (being any full-time Member of Staff of the School) appointed by Ackworth General Meeting on the nomination of the School Staff, will normally attend.

f) The School Committee may co-opt for one year in exceptional circumstances additional members (not necessarily members of the Religious Society of Friends). The period may be extended if the need arises. General Meeting shall be informed each year of the names of co-opted members with the date of first co-option and the reason for the co-option.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Kathryn Bell (Head) Jeffrey Swales (Deputy Head, Curriculum) William Yates (Deputy Head, Pastoral) Mary Wilson (Head of Coram House) John Lebeter (Secretary and Bursar)

REGISTERED OFFICE Ackworth School Ackworth Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 7LT

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HPH Chartered Accountants 54 Bootham York YO30 7XZ

BANKERS Barclays Bank Plc 5 Market Place Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 1AD

SOLICITORS Ford & Warren Westgate Point Westgate Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2AX

INVESTMENT ADVISORS C. Rengert & Company Chequers Watling Lane Thaxted Essex CM6 2QY

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ACKWORTH SCHOOL

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

Year ended 31 August 2013

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report and the consolidated financial statements for the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2013.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The Charity was founded in 1779 and is registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 529280. The Trustees, executive officers and principal address of the Charity, along with the particulars of the Charity’s professional advisors, are given on pages 1, 2 and 3.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

The Charity is governed by its Trust Deed dated 20 April 1799 as amended by a subsequent deed dated 9 August 1873.

Organisation, Governance and Management

Ackworth School was founded by Dr. John Fothergill (and others) on behalf of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the latter part of the 1770’s, the first pupils arriving on 18 October 1779, a day still traditionally celebrated as Founders’ Day. The Founders intended that the School should provide an education for the children of Friends who were “not in affluence”. Much has changed since then but Quaker values still underpin the School which now takes children of all faiths, denominations and backgrounds.The School continues to be conducted by Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) which appoints the School’s Governing Body which is known as the School Committee. Members of Britain Yearly Meeting meet at the School to receive a report from the Trustees and approve the audited accounts at the Ackworth General Meeting which is held in May each year.The School Committee carries out its responsibilities in accordance with the published rules for Government which Ackworth General Meeting has the power to amend. The School Committee is responsible for governing the School and delegates the day to day management of the School to the Head.

Recruitment and training of Governors

As noted above, the members of the School Committee are appointed by Ackworth General Meeting. Nine members, who must be Friends, and the Treasurer, who need not be a Friend, are nominated by a nominations committee which is drawn from Ackworth General Meeting. A further two members, who need not be Friends, are nominated by each of: the School Staff, the Parent Staff Association, and the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association.

Induction into the workings of the Charity is carried out by Friends and Officers already serving on the Committee with ongoing training being undertaken through attendance at events organized by the Friends Schools’ Council, the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), and other relevant organisations. This included, this year, a training day given by a member of AGBIS. The School Committee keeps a record of the training received by each individual member of School Committee.

Related Parties

The Ackworth School 1950 Trust exists to hold funds of gifts, legacies, donations etc. for the benefit of Ackworth School, and to lend these funds to the School. The Trustees of the 1950 Trust (being members of the School Committee who are Friends or Old Scholars) are also the holders of the whole of the issued share capital of Ackworth School Estates Limited (ASEL) which is a trading company which has responsibility for the external letting of the School’s land, premises and facilities. Any profit made by ASEL is donated to the School.The Wennington School Bursary Fund provides bursary support to the School. This is administered by Trustees who are all current members of School Committee.The Ackworth & Freshfields Educational Foundation provides grants and scholarships to pupils and is empowered to make grants to the School at the discretion of its Trustees who are appointed by School Committee.The finances of all of the above trusts have been incorporated into the School’s consolidated accounts.Ackworth School seeks to attain high standards in comparison with the Independent Schools Sector through networking with other Quaker educational establishments and schools in membership of the Headmasters’ Conference and the Society of Heads. It also co-operates with other charities and non-charitable organizations in its ongoing endeavours to widen public access to the educational facilities it holds on trust. It works closely with private individuals, grant making bodies and other funding agencies to assist in the provision of places in School to those who would otherwise, for financial reasons, be unable to access the education which Ackworth School provides.

Risk Management

The School Committee, through its management, keeps under review any potential risks to the School’s activities, and monitors the effectiveness of the School’s system of internal controls and other means, including insurance, of protecting the well-being of the School against identifiable risks. The work is now an integral part of the ongoing construction of a revised School Development Plan and has given impetus to the consideration of both existing risks and new risks as they emerge.A key element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reserves policy and its regular review by Trustees.

OBJECTIVES, AIMS AND ACTIVITIES

Charitable Object

The object of the Charity is to be a boarding school with day pupils also attending, run by the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends for the education of boys and girls of both the Religious Society of Friends and others. It aims to create a happy and secure environment in which all pupils realise and develop their own special abilities in constant awareness of the needs and claims of others.

Public Benefit Aims and Intended Impact

In meeting its object, Ackworth School’s public benefit aim is to provide an excellent independent education, both through strong academic tuition, and through developing wider sporting, artistic and social skills in all of its pupils. It strives to develop in its young people a strong sense of self worth and recognition of the duties of citizenship required of us all in support of the wider community. It seeks to develop every child in the context of their own special gifts and abilities.

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ACKWORTH SCHOOL

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

Year ended 31 August 2013

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report and the consolidated financial statements for the Charity for the year ended 31 August 2013.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

The Charity was founded in 1779 and is registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 529280. The Trustees, executive officers and principal address of the Charity, along with the particulars of the Charity’s professional advisors, are given on pages 1, 2 and 3.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

The Charity is governed by its Trust Deed dated 20 April 1799 as amended by a subsequent deed dated 9 August 1873.

Organisation, Governance and Management

Ackworth School was founded by Dr. John Fothergill (and others) on behalf of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the latter part of the 1770’s, the first pupils arriving on 18 October 1779, a day still traditionally celebrated as Founders’ Day. The Founders intended that the School should provide an education for the children of Friends who were “not in affluence”. Much has changed since then but Quaker values still underpin the School which now takes children of all faiths, denominations and backgrounds.The School continues to be conducted by Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) which appoints the School’s Governing Body which is known as the School Committee. Members of Britain Yearly Meeting meet at the School to receive a report from the Trustees and approve the audited accounts at the Ackworth General Meeting which is held in May each year.The School Committee carries out its responsibilities in accordance with the published rules for Government which Ackworth General Meeting has the power to amend. The School Committee is responsible for governing the School and delegates the day to day management of the School to the Head.

Recruitment and training of Governors

As noted above, the members of the School Committee are appointed by Ackworth General Meeting. Nine members, who must be Friends, and the Treasurer, who need not be a Friend, are nominated by a nominations committee which is drawn from Ackworth General Meeting. A further two members, who need not be Friends, are nominated by each of: the School Staff, the Parent Staff Association, and the Ackworth Old Scholars’ Association.

Induction into the workings of the Charity is carried out by Friends and Officers already serving on the Committee with ongoing training being undertaken through attendance at events organized by the Friends Schools’ Council, the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), and other relevant organisations. This included, this year, a training day given by a member of AGBIS. The School Committee keeps a record of the training received by each individual member of School Committee.

Related Parties

The Ackworth School 1950 Trust exists to hold funds of gifts, legacies, donations etc. for the benefit of Ackworth School, and to lend these funds to the School. The Trustees of the 1950 Trust (being members of the School Committee who are Friends or Old Scholars) are also the holders of the whole of the issued share capital of Ackworth School Estates Limited (ASEL) which is a trading company which has responsibility for the external letting of the School’s land, premises and facilities. Any profit made by ASEL is donated to the School.The Wennington School Bursary Fund provides bursary support to the School. This is administered by Trustees who are all current members of School Committee.The Ackworth & Freshfields Educational Foundation provides grants and scholarships to pupils and is empowered to make grants to the School at the discretion of its Trustees who are appointed by School Committee.The finances of all of the above trusts have been incorporated into the School’s consolidated accounts.Ackworth School seeks to attain high standards in comparison with the Independent Schools Sector through networking with other Quaker educational establishments and schools in membership of the Headmasters’ Conference and the Society of Heads. It also co-operates with other charities and non-charitable organizations in its ongoing endeavours to widen public access to the educational facilities it holds on trust. It works closely with private individuals, grant making bodies and other funding agencies to assist in the provision of places in School to those who would otherwise, for financial reasons, be unable to access the education which Ackworth School provides.

Risk Management

The School Committee, through its management, keeps under review any potential risks to the School’s activities, and monitors the effectiveness of the School’s system of internal controls and other means, including insurance, of protecting the well-being of the School against identifiable risks. The work is now an integral part of the ongoing construction of a revised School Development Plan and has given impetus to the consideration of both existing risks and new risks as they emerge.A key element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reserves policy and its regular review by Trustees.

OBJECTIVES, AIMS AND ACTIVITIES

Charitable Object

The object of the Charity is to be a boarding school with day pupils also attending, run by the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends for the education of boys and girls of both the Religious Society of Friends and others. It aims to create a happy and secure environment in which all pupils realise and develop their own special abilities in constant awareness of the needs and claims of others.

Public Benefit Aims and Intended Impact

In meeting its object, Ackworth School’s public benefit aim is to provide an excellent independent education, both through strong academic tuition, and through developing wider sporting, artistic and social skills in all of its pupils. It strives to develop in its young people a strong sense of self worth and recognition of the duties of citizenship required of us all in support of the wider community. It seeks to develop every child in the context of their own special gifts and abilities.

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Volunteering and Community Action

With its Quaker foundation and the motto ‘non sibi sed omnibus’ (not for oneself but for all) the School encourages a sense of consideration for others and service to the wider community. With this in mind it is good to report the School’s involvement in the PeaceJam, Fair Trade, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Eco-Schools programme.The Old Scholars’ Cup is presented to the student who “during the course of the School year, has shown the best qualities of initiative, innovation, enterprise and service. This service will be one that is to benefit the community, either within the School or locally. It shall not have any bearing on normal scholastic endeavour or with performance in sport”. This year the cup was presented by the President of the Old Scholars’ Association, Christopher Jones, to Sam Jackson.

Significant activities, achievements and performance

The Committee welcomed four new members at the beginning of September, David Bunney and Christopher Jones, both having been nominated by General Meeting Nominations Committee, Andrew Ducker who has been nominated by the Parent Staff Association and Aiden Mortimer who was nominated by the Old Scholars’ Association, having being co-opted to the School Committee in the previous year. It also agreed to co-opt a further three for their particular areas of expertise: Zephyrine Babarachild (having previously been an Old Scholars’ Association nominee), Michael McRobert, and Nick Smith. All three have been giving invaluable help to the Committee and it is grateful that they are willing to continue on the School Committee for another year.After the sudden resignation of the new Deputy Clerk, Andrew Burns, in September 2012, Adrian Sharp agreed to step into that role and was co-opted as Deputy Clerk for the rest of the School year by the School Committee at their November 2012 meeting and appointed by General Meeting to serve from September 2013. He had held that position in the past so was able to settle in quickly to the role. Our Treasurer, Stephen Green, resigned towards the end of the Autumn term and we were extremely grateful that a previous Treasurer, Chris Rengert, agreed to step into the role until a new permanent Treasurer can be found. Chris was co-opted at the February meeting of the School Committee and appointed by General Meeting at their meeting in May.The rules expect all Committee members to attend the main Committee meeting once a term and they may if they wish also attend the Executive Committee meetings. I am pleased to report that we now find that the majority of members prefer to attend these as well and are also happy to be called upon on other occasions.

Student Numbers

Numbers in School have held up well. Our Marketing department are working to keep existing students and to attract new students. The School Committee is aware that some parents are making sacrifices to keep their children in School.Ackworth, like all independent schools, has to work hard, particularly in the current economic climate, to maintain its numbers. We are grateful for the great effort being put in by the management team to continually evaluate the value derived from expenditure without endangering the quality of care and education at Ackworth whilst at the same time seeking to maintain or increase pupil numbers.Open days for prospective pupils continue to gain a good attendance which is heartening. We strive to convert those attending into pupils of the School.Coram House and the Nursery continue to be very well supported.The Autism Resource and the International Centre are, as ever, much in demand.The number of pupils opting for boarding is very good, with our boarding houses remaining more or less full. There is still capacity to increase our numbers in the short term in the day market.

As well as the provision of mainstream education, the School also maintains a unit for the support and education of children on the autistic spectrum and who cannot be adequately accommodated by the education system provided by Local Authorities. There is also a thriving International Study Centre which caters for overseas students who wish to develop English language skills prior to joining mainstream education. The School provides facilities to the local community in support of its wider educational context and seeks to support other charities where possible.In pursuing these aims Ackworth School Committee, as the Charity Trustees, have given due regard to the Charity Commission’s published general and relevant sub-sector guidance concerning the operation of the Public Benefit requirements under the Charities Act.

Objectives for the year

The School’s main objective has continued to be the provision of a first class education in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment. Such education is to be as broad as possible and tailored, as far as possible, to meet the needs of each individual student. The School takes care that the Quaker ethos, particularly that of recognising and responding to “that of God in everyone”, underpins the whole approach to education.

Strategies to achieve the year’s objectives

The School Committee, being the body responsible for the governance of the School, has entrusted the management of the School to the Head.Much detail of how the School has worked towards achieving the year’s objective is contained in the Head’s Report.In order to oversee, monitor and evaluate this management, the Committee has held three main meetings (one each term) during the year at which reports have been received and discussed. Also at these regular meetings, visits have been made to academic and support departments, additional meetings have been held when the need has arisen, e.g. to plan future strategies. This year we have been responding to a request from General Meeting to look at Quakerism and the School in the very long term. On a less formal basis, individual members of the Committee with a special interest have linked themselves with the School department wherein such interest lies. On a day to day basis, the Clerk of Committee maintains regular contact with the Head and the Bursar either by telephone (weekly) or by personal visits (four or five times a term); similarly, the Treasurer has regular contact with the Bursar. The Clerks of the two main sub-committees (Education and Estate & Domestic) keep in touch, as the need arises, with, respectively, the Head and the Bursar. Furthermore, any Committee member is welcome in the School at any time, particularly at special school functions, it being understood that such visits shall be made in accordance with the usual courtesies and shall not be seen to be interfering with the management of the School.

Grant Making Policy

The School has at its heart the testament of equality espoused by Friends and encourages pupils to attend irrespective of their parents’ ability to meet the fees. A significant portion of incoming charitable resources is expended on means-tested Bursaries and Scholarships each year; 10.3% of gross fee income was disbursed in this manner during the reporting year (9.8% in 2012).In addition the School had seven pupils in the year who were funded by governmental organisations (9 in 2012). Five of these pupils are educated in the School’s Autism Resource. They are placed by the Local Education Authorities which are unable to provide a suitable school for them in the public sector. The remaining two are the children of Service personnel.

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Volunteering and Community Action

With its Quaker foundation and the motto ‘non sibi sed omnibus’ (not for oneself but for all) the School encourages a sense of consideration for others and service to the wider community. With this in mind it is good to report the School’s involvement in the PeaceJam, Fair Trade, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Eco-Schools programme.The Old Scholars’ Cup is presented to the student who “during the course of the School year, has shown the best qualities of initiative, innovation, enterprise and service. This service will be one that is to benefit the community, either within the School or locally. It shall not have any bearing on normal scholastic endeavour or with performance in sport”. This year the cup was presented by the President of the Old Scholars’ Association, Christopher Jones, to Sam Jackson.

Significant activities, achievements and performance

The Committee welcomed four new members at the beginning of September, David Bunney and Christopher Jones, both having been nominated by General Meeting Nominations Committee, Andrew Ducker who has been nominated by the Parent Staff Association and Aiden Mortimer who was nominated by the Old Scholars’ Association, having being co-opted to the School Committee in the previous year. It also agreed to co-opt a further three for their particular areas of expertise: Zephyrine Babarachild (having previously been an Old Scholars’ Association nominee), Michael McRobert, and Nick Smith. All three have been giving invaluable help to the Committee and it is grateful that they are willing to continue on the School Committee for another year.After the sudden resignation of the new Deputy Clerk, Andrew Burns, in September 2012, Adrian Sharp agreed to step into that role and was co-opted as Deputy Clerk for the rest of the School year by the School Committee at their November 2012 meeting and appointed by General Meeting to serve from September 2013. He had held that position in the past so was able to settle in quickly to the role. Our Treasurer, Stephen Green, resigned towards the end of the Autumn term and we were extremely grateful that a previous Treasurer, Chris Rengert, agreed to step into the role until a new permanent Treasurer can be found. Chris was co-opted at the February meeting of the School Committee and appointed by General Meeting at their meeting in May.The rules expect all Committee members to attend the main Committee meeting once a term and they may if they wish also attend the Executive Committee meetings. I am pleased to report that we now find that the majority of members prefer to attend these as well and are also happy to be called upon on other occasions.

Student Numbers

Numbers in School have held up well. Our Marketing department are working to keep existing students and to attract new students. The School Committee is aware that some parents are making sacrifices to keep their children in School.Ackworth, like all independent schools, has to work hard, particularly in the current economic climate, to maintain its numbers. We are grateful for the great effort being put in by the management team to continually evaluate the value derived from expenditure without endangering the quality of care and education at Ackworth whilst at the same time seeking to maintain or increase pupil numbers.Open days for prospective pupils continue to gain a good attendance which is heartening. We strive to convert those attending into pupils of the School.Coram House and the Nursery continue to be very well supported.The Autism Resource and the International Centre are, as ever, much in demand.The number of pupils opting for boarding is very good, with our boarding houses remaining more or less full. There is still capacity to increase our numbers in the short term in the day market.

As well as the provision of mainstream education, the School also maintains a unit for the support and education of children on the autistic spectrum and who cannot be adequately accommodated by the education system provided by Local Authorities. There is also a thriving International Study Centre which caters for overseas students who wish to develop English language skills prior to joining mainstream education. The School provides facilities to the local community in support of its wider educational context and seeks to support other charities where possible.In pursuing these aims Ackworth School Committee, as the Charity Trustees, have given due regard to the Charity Commission’s published general and relevant sub-sector guidance concerning the operation of the Public Benefit requirements under the Charities Act.

Objectives for the year

The School’s main objective has continued to be the provision of a first class education in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment. Such education is to be as broad as possible and tailored, as far as possible, to meet the needs of each individual student. The School takes care that the Quaker ethos, particularly that of recognising and responding to “that of God in everyone”, underpins the whole approach to education.

Strategies to achieve the year’s objectives

The School Committee, being the body responsible for the governance of the School, has entrusted the management of the School to the Head.Much detail of how the School has worked towards achieving the year’s objective is contained in the Head’s Report.In order to oversee, monitor and evaluate this management, the Committee has held three main meetings (one each term) during the year at which reports have been received and discussed. Also at these regular meetings, visits have been made to academic and support departments, additional meetings have been held when the need has arisen, e.g. to plan future strategies. This year we have been responding to a request from General Meeting to look at Quakerism and the School in the very long term. On a less formal basis, individual members of the Committee with a special interest have linked themselves with the School department wherein such interest lies. On a day to day basis, the Clerk of Committee maintains regular contact with the Head and the Bursar either by telephone (weekly) or by personal visits (four or five times a term); similarly, the Treasurer has regular contact with the Bursar. The Clerks of the two main sub-committees (Education and Estate & Domestic) keep in touch, as the need arises, with, respectively, the Head and the Bursar. Furthermore, any Committee member is welcome in the School at any time, particularly at special school functions, it being understood that such visits shall be made in accordance with the usual courtesies and shall not be seen to be interfering with the management of the School.

Grant Making Policy

The School has at its heart the testament of equality espoused by Friends and encourages pupils to attend irrespective of their parents’ ability to meet the fees. A significant portion of incoming charitable resources is expended on means-tested Bursaries and Scholarships each year; 10.3% of gross fee income was disbursed in this manner during the reporting year (9.8% in 2012).In addition the School had seven pupils in the year who were funded by governmental organisations (9 in 2012). Five of these pupils are educated in the School’s Autism Resource. They are placed by the Local Education Authorities which are unable to provide a suitable school for them in the public sector. The remaining two are the children of Service personnel.

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Education

As some subject teachers have left, others have replaced them and the standard of teaching remains high.It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to Will Yates, our Deputy Head (Pastoral). Following his departure in the Summer of 2013 we were delighted to be able to appoint Guy Emmett as his replacement. Guy starts his new role in January 2014 and we are confident that he will make a significant positive impact on the life of the School.New staff are introduced to our Quaker ethos early in their first term and this continues to make the atmosphere within the School generally happy and helpful.Educational matters are not dealt with at any length in this part of the report as the Head’s report gives detail of all aspects of education at Ackworth.

Policies and Welfare

The School is fully compliant with regards to statutory policies. One of Will Yates’ roles was to work on compliance with all the School’s policies, which in no small measure led to the good inspection report on boarding in December and, as the person in charge of child protection in the School he had much work to do that must inevitably be completely confidential and is done without the knowledge of most of the staff.Since taking up his appointment at Ackworth, Will had been steadily working through the School’s policies, checking that they were compliant with current regulations. In the Autumn term all Committee members were given Child Protection training by Will to level one and Kate Napier has on her own initiative gained level two. During the succeeding months all the remaining staff had level one training.Committee reviews all School policies on a rolling programme, which ensures that it is conversant with their content and can discuss any changes with senior staff. There are now a great many statutory policies and it is grateful to the Bursar for seeing that it gets to look at them all at the relevant times.

Estate

Inevitably with the estate that we have the buildings continue to need repair on a rolling programme. The new maintenance team structure, introduced at the end of the previous summer term is working well. The team are getting on very well with the buildings’ maintenance. The Science block of the Andrews wing has been re-roofed. The gardens and sports areas are being maintained to a very high standard by our grounds maintenance team.

Development Plan

As usual, the planning Sub-Committee of the School Committee considers the plan and its implementation at the main Committee meeting each term. We continue to keep the development plan in view and together with the Head, list the priorities each term.With resources always in demand, this is always a balance of priorities.The School Committee was tasked by General Meeting 2012 to look at the future of the School and its Quaker connections in the next 100 years. Whilst considering this timescale impossible, the Committee do take the long distance planning seriously and produced an update for General Meeting this year, looking 25 years ahead. We intend to evaluate this in the future.The School Committee is currently reviewing and updating the School’s 10 year financial plan to ensure that we move forward with developments in the most prudent and effective manner, keeping a close eye on the likely effects of any decisions on our future financial wellbeing.

FINANCIAL REVIEW AND RESULTS FOR THE YEAR

Overview

Despite the continuing economic recession, the School has achieved a satisfactory performance for the year ended 31 August 2013. The School has seen a reduction (7.0%) in the average number of pupils over the year (2012: reduction 4.7%). Effective management and budgetary control policies have enabled the School to produce an operating surplus of £193,032 (2012: £169,948).Fee income has reduced by 1.4% (2012: 0.6% increase). Scholarships and bursaries represented 10.3% of fee income (2012: 9.8%). The results continue to demonstrate the Trustees’ aspiration to promote accessibility by maintaining fees at an affordable level and by providing financial support where possible.

Reserves Policy

The School’s business plan recognises the need to build up reserves to ensure the maintained financial stability of the School. Whilst no specific level of reserves can be defined as ideal, the Trustees would hope to achieve a level of free reserves equivalent to one-half of budgeted annual expenditure. In this respect there is much work to be done: the School currently holds no free reserves in the accounting sense. However, unrestricted funds currently stand at £3.0m (2012: £2.8m).

Ackworth School Estates Limited

Ackworth School Estates Limited (ASEL) continues to derive income from the letting of the School’s land and buildings and has contributed £102,190 (2012: £85,820) to the School under gift aid provisions. The Directors of ASEL are actively looking for ways to expand the School assets and activities in order to enhance both outreach and income.

Future Plans

In the slow emergence of the national economy from recession, 2014 will present continuing challenges. Plans for developing promotion and marketing of the School to underpin and increase pupil numbers are in course of implementation. The School’s management will continue to develop value for money initiatives to help reduce our operating costs.

Investment Powers, Policy and Performance

The Trust Deed permits the School to invest the funds of the School in any way that it feels appropriate. The School Committee places restrictions upon investment by following ethical guidelines appropriate to the relationship between the School and the Religious Society of Friends. The Trustees remain confident that ethical guidelines will continue to be applied appropriately and hold this principle above setting a target for the performance of the portfolio. During the year the School’s investments yielded 4.9% (2012: 6.4%).

Appointment of Auditors

Ackworth General Meeting 2012 appointed HPH Chartered Accountants of York to audit the accounts of the School and associated bodies for the year ended 31 August 2013.

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Education

As some subject teachers have left, others have replaced them and the standard of teaching remains high.It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to Will Yates, our Deputy Head (Pastoral). Following his departure in the Summer of 2013 we were delighted to be able to appoint Guy Emmett as his replacement. Guy starts his new role in January 2014 and we are confident that he will make a significant positive impact on the life of the School.New staff are introduced to our Quaker ethos early in their first term and this continues to make the atmosphere within the School generally happy and helpful.Educational matters are not dealt with at any length in this part of the report as the Head’s report gives detail of all aspects of education at Ackworth.

Policies and Welfare

The School is fully compliant with regards to statutory policies. One of Will Yates’ roles was to work on compliance with all the School’s policies, which in no small measure led to the good inspection report on boarding in December and, as the person in charge of child protection in the School he had much work to do that must inevitably be completely confidential and is done without the knowledge of most of the staff.Since taking up his appointment at Ackworth, Will had been steadily working through the School’s policies, checking that they were compliant with current regulations. In the Autumn term all Committee members were given Child Protection training by Will to level one and Kate Napier has on her own initiative gained level two. During the succeeding months all the remaining staff had level one training.Committee reviews all School policies on a rolling programme, which ensures that it is conversant with their content and can discuss any changes with senior staff. There are now a great many statutory policies and it is grateful to the Bursar for seeing that it gets to look at them all at the relevant times.

Estate

Inevitably with the estate that we have the buildings continue to need repair on a rolling programme. The new maintenance team structure, introduced at the end of the previous summer term is working well. The team are getting on very well with the buildings’ maintenance. The Science block of the Andrews wing has been re-roofed. The gardens and sports areas are being maintained to a very high standard by our grounds maintenance team.

Development Plan

As usual, the planning Sub-Committee of the School Committee considers the plan and its implementation at the main Committee meeting each term. We continue to keep the development plan in view and together with the Head, list the priorities each term.With resources always in demand, this is always a balance of priorities.The School Committee was tasked by General Meeting 2012 to look at the future of the School and its Quaker connections in the next 100 years. Whilst considering this timescale impossible, the Committee do take the long distance planning seriously and produced an update for General Meeting this year, looking 25 years ahead. We intend to evaluate this in the future.The School Committee is currently reviewing and updating the School’s 10 year financial plan to ensure that we move forward with developments in the most prudent and effective manner, keeping a close eye on the likely effects of any decisions on our future financial wellbeing.

FINANCIAL REVIEW AND RESULTS FOR THE YEAR

Overview

Despite the continuing economic recession, the School has achieved a satisfactory performance for the year ended 31 August 2013. The School has seen a reduction (7.0%) in the average number of pupils over the year (2012: reduction 4.7%). Effective management and budgetary control policies have enabled the School to produce an operating surplus of £193,032 (2012: £169,948).Fee income has reduced by 1.4% (2012: 0.6% increase). Scholarships and bursaries represented 10.3% of fee income (2012: 9.8%). The results continue to demonstrate the Trustees’ aspiration to promote accessibility by maintaining fees at an affordable level and by providing financial support where possible.

Reserves Policy

The School’s business plan recognises the need to build up reserves to ensure the maintained financial stability of the School. Whilst no specific level of reserves can be defined as ideal, the Trustees would hope to achieve a level of free reserves equivalent to one-half of budgeted annual expenditure. In this respect there is much work to be done: the School currently holds no free reserves in the accounting sense. However, unrestricted funds currently stand at £3.0m (2012: £2.8m).

Ackworth School Estates Limited

Ackworth School Estates Limited (ASEL) continues to derive income from the letting of the School’s land and buildings and has contributed £102,190 (2012: £85,820) to the School under gift aid provisions. The Directors of ASEL are actively looking for ways to expand the School assets and activities in order to enhance both outreach and income.

Future Plans

In the slow emergence of the national economy from recession, 2014 will present continuing challenges. Plans for developing promotion and marketing of the School to underpin and increase pupil numbers are in course of implementation. The School’s management will continue to develop value for money initiatives to help reduce our operating costs.

Investment Powers, Policy and Performance

The Trust Deed permits the School to invest the funds of the School in any way that it feels appropriate. The School Committee places restrictions upon investment by following ethical guidelines appropriate to the relationship between the School and the Religious Society of Friends. The Trustees remain confident that ethical guidelines will continue to be applied appropriately and hold this principle above setting a target for the performance of the portfolio. During the year the School’s investments yielded 4.9% (2012: 6.4%).

Appointment of Auditors

Ackworth General Meeting 2012 appointed HPH Chartered Accountants of York to audit the accounts of the School and associated bodies for the year ended 31 August 2013.

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the Charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;• state whether applicable UK accounting standards and statements of recommended practice

have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the Charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law, regulations and trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.The Trustees are also responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information on the Charity’s website.Approved by the School Committee on 16 November 2013 Minute Number S/47/2013(b) and signed on its behalf by:

Adrian Sharp Clerk to the School Committee

HEAD’S ANNUAL REPORT

Year ended 31 August 2013

This has been a very good year with regard to the educational provision at Ackworth; the teaching and learning that has taken place has been of a very high standard, the co-curricular and extra-curricular programme that has been offered to the students has been significant and the boarding and pastoral provision has been excellent. A great deal has been achieved and the School is very proud of the successes noted in this report.The Ackworth education learning profile includes much that cannot be measured. It ensures that teaching supports and encourages the Quaker ethos of the School; that our teaching gives learners the opportunity to reflect spiritually, morally and socially, and to develop an understanding of the Christian foundations of the School as well as the variety of beliefs and cultures expressed in the School; that lessons in all subject areas enable students to develop a sense of awe and wonder; that our students are actively engaged with making the School and the wider world a more caring place to live and work; that our teaching promotes a sense of service towards others; that our teachers help learners to become more creative, reflective, curious, open-minded, adventurous, independent, empathetic, resilient, enquiring and honest. The Ackworth education reminds us that, in caring for students, we are engaged in a long-term process, not of the management of success, but in the long-term nurture of individuals.There is clear evidence that our parents are fully committed to the education of their children at Ackworth and that this education remains a priority. It is obvious from comments received that they are greatly satisfied with the product the School delivers.There are several reasons for satisfaction of which one must be the excellent results achieved by the majority of our students. Despite having a wide ability range, the School manages to achieve these results especially in the traditional, ‘hard facilitating subjects’ such as Science, English and Mathematics. Another reason is the commitment the School makes to education beyond the classroom, in areas of life such as sport, the arts, music and drama.Not surprisingly there has also been an increasing demand for bursary support from both potential and present parents. It is our policy to work closely with parents thus seeking a way forward to enable access for those in need.Towards the end of the Autumn term the School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). Two separate Inspections took place – an ‘Intermediate Boarding and Welfare Inspection’ and an ‘Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Inspection’.The EYFS provision was found to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas. The Report states that ‘The setting makes outstanding provision to meet the needs of the range of children who attend. The educational programme ensures that children’s welfare, learning and development needs are exceptionally well met by caring staff, in a safe and supportive environment.’For the Boarding inspection no grading system is used, however, Ackworth was found fully compliant in all areas. One particular statement within the Report is worthy of note: ‘The School community, in accord with Quaker teaching, is a genuinely tolerant community in which inappropriate discrimination is alien to the ethos. The procedures adopted are intended to ensure provision of care that is sensitive to individual needs.’The overall care and attention provided for our Boarding community enables the students to develop independence and to flourish as upstanding members of the community.

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the Charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;• state whether applicable UK accounting standards and statements of recommended practice

have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the Charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law, regulations and trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.The Trustees are also responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information on the Charity’s website.Approved by the School Committee on 16 November 2013 Minute Number S/47/2013(b) and signed on its behalf by:

Adrian Sharp Clerk to the School Committee

HEAD’S ANNUAL REPORT

Year ended 31 August 2013

This has been a very good year with regard to the educational provision at Ackworth; the teaching and learning that has taken place has been of a very high standard, the co-curricular and extra-curricular programme that has been offered to the students has been significant and the boarding and pastoral provision has been excellent. A great deal has been achieved and the School is very proud of the successes noted in this report.The Ackworth education learning profile includes much that cannot be measured. It ensures that teaching supports and encourages the Quaker ethos of the School; that our teaching gives learners the opportunity to reflect spiritually, morally and socially, and to develop an understanding of the Christian foundations of the School as well as the variety of beliefs and cultures expressed in the School; that lessons in all subject areas enable students to develop a sense of awe and wonder; that our students are actively engaged with making the School and the wider world a more caring place to live and work; that our teaching promotes a sense of service towards others; that our teachers help learners to become more creative, reflective, curious, open-minded, adventurous, independent, empathetic, resilient, enquiring and honest. The Ackworth education reminds us that, in caring for students, we are engaged in a long-term process, not of the management of success, but in the long-term nurture of individuals.There is clear evidence that our parents are fully committed to the education of their children at Ackworth and that this education remains a priority. It is obvious from comments received that they are greatly satisfied with the product the School delivers.There are several reasons for satisfaction of which one must be the excellent results achieved by the majority of our students. Despite having a wide ability range, the School manages to achieve these results especially in the traditional, ‘hard facilitating subjects’ such as Science, English and Mathematics. Another reason is the commitment the School makes to education beyond the classroom, in areas of life such as sport, the arts, music and drama.Not surprisingly there has also been an increasing demand for bursary support from both potential and present parents. It is our policy to work closely with parents thus seeking a way forward to enable access for those in need.Towards the end of the Autumn term the School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). Two separate Inspections took place – an ‘Intermediate Boarding and Welfare Inspection’ and an ‘Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Inspection’.The EYFS provision was found to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas. The Report states that ‘The setting makes outstanding provision to meet the needs of the range of children who attend. The educational programme ensures that children’s welfare, learning and development needs are exceptionally well met by caring staff, in a safe and supportive environment.’For the Boarding inspection no grading system is used, however, Ackworth was found fully compliant in all areas. One particular statement within the Report is worthy of note: ‘The School community, in accord with Quaker teaching, is a genuinely tolerant community in which inappropriate discrimination is alien to the ethos. The procedures adopted are intended to ensure provision of care that is sensitive to individual needs.’The overall care and attention provided for our Boarding community enables the students to develop independence and to flourish as upstanding members of the community.

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Boarding at Ackworth remains strong. The UK market has held up well. At Ackworth a good number of boarders originate from overseas. Celebrating individuality and diversity is extremely important for us as a School. We maintain an on-going commitment to being a School that truly values an international component in our community. The School is pleased to welcome students this year from more than 23 different nationalities. Having such variety under one roof means that the British students have their lives enriched by this introduction to global cultures and languages.Several initiatives have taken place to facilitate access to the Senior School for Coram House pupils. A ‘Year 6 Academic Afternoon’ proved very popular, with pupils joining the Senior School for lessons in subjects including English, Geography and German. Year 5 pupils were also invited to the senior school for an afternoon. A carousel of lessons took place with the Year 5 experiencing Physical Education, Design Technology and Chemistry.The International Study Centre students have completed a very good year with a significant number being successful in their Preliminary English Tests (PET) and Key English Tests (KET). The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations produced a significant number of excellent results. For entry into top universities in the UK and especially for entry into the Russell Group and 1994 Group universities, an IELTS score of 7 or above in each section of the examination is essential.The UCAS applications process for entry to University progressed well with many students successfully gaining offers for very competitive courses. This was despite the on-going high demand for places at Russell Group and 1994 group universities and the significant cost of university fees. A tremendous amount of time and energy is invested in the university application process from the Head of Sixth Form, the Head of Careers and the Sixth Form Tutors.The School Officer team consists of an excellent group of students. The team attended a training weekend during the Summer term at Osmotherly Meeting House. The weekend provided an ideal opportunity for all who attended to be together as a group, discover their individual strengths and to discuss how they can support each other and the life of the School. The students are provided with some basic training to help them deal with specific situations, and provided with coping strategies when faced with difficulties. It gives the Officers an excellent opportunity to discover what leadership is all about and to understand the significance of their role. It was a positive weekend for everyone involved.The Autism Unit is now at full capacity and a waiting list is in operation. Shed Court Club is buoyant and is well supported allowing the integration and involvement of mainstream students within the Resource. The Students within the Resource thrive and continue to receive specialist music provision which has enriched their learning experience.This year has seen the introduction of a new initiative in the First Year Curriculum. This is the ‘Learning to Learn’ programme led by the English Department. The ethos behind this pilot programme is twofold; ‘Learning to Learn’ is designed to help the learner learn ‘how to learn’ as well as ‘what to learn’. Its purpose and aims are to help foster a sense of independence, self-sufficiency, self-confidence and self-belief in the learners at Ackworth School. The students have really enjoyed this course and have made excellent progress.

Beyond the ClassroomWeekend activities have been wide-ranging and very well supported. The usual busy weekend programme has included Self Defence sessions, ‘It’s a Knockout’, visits to Cadbury World and Alton Towers and shopping trips to the White Rose Centre and to Meadowhall. There was a trip to the War Museum North in Manchester; an outing to Guinness World Records – Live! at the Alhambra in Bradford; a day trip to Haworth to visit the Brontë Parsonage; an excursion to Watford to visit the amazing Harry Potter Theme Park, and a slightly more sedate outing to Disney on Ice – Let’s Party, at Sheffield.

A group of intrepid adventurers had an exhilarating day at Aerial Extreme in Bedale. A group from the Second Year had a slightly more intellectual trip to ‘Wordsfest’, the Ilkley Literary Festival. The PeaceJam students attended an excellent day at the annual PeaceJam conference at the Mount. There have also been the usual events including climbing, kayaking, basketball, badminton, squash, table tennis, tennis, swimming, as well as art and craft activities.The boarding community have been very fortunate this year as they have experienced a comprehensive range of Sunday Evening Readings. The programme has included an excellent Scholars’ Music Concert, and a Reading by a parent about a Charity coast to coast cycle ride to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research. They rode, with a group of friends, from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay.An inspirational speaker, Matt Dickinson, a BBC film maker and writer, came to speak about ‘Experiencing Everest’. Another evening was spent in the company of Leslie Tate who spoke on ‘How to Write a Prize Winning Novel’. We were delighted to have a visit from Councillor Ros Lund who talked about her role as Mayor of Wakefield.The students were introduced to ‘What being a Quaker truly means’, by Rosie Carnall, who is Meeting and Donor Relationship Team Leader at Friends House, London, and an evening of adventure was delivered by Leon McCarron who spoke about his exploits ‘Walking home from Mongolia’. Another splendid Sunday evening was spent in the company of members of the School Choir when they gave a recital which included many of the pieces that they sang during their exciting venture to the USA.The students were exceedingly fortunate in having a reading by Veronica Bird (OBE). Barnsley-born Veronica Bird is an old scholar who rose through the ranks of the prison service to be Governor of Armley prison in Leeds. In a recent Yorkshire Post interview, Veronica stated that Ackworth School was a “hidden gem”. Another notable speaker was Ben Heason, a UK mountaineer, who made the first free climbed ascent in 2005 of the 3,200-feet wall of the world’s highest waterfall, the Angel Falls, in Venezuela. In his inspirational presentation which was full of breath-taking slides, he relived the adventure.A representative from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service came to speak about the service, which is this year’s Senior School chosen national charity. During this event a cheque was presented for the money raised during the Sixth Form Charity Week.There have also been some ‘home grown’ readings as well. The programme has included an evening with the retiring School Officers reflecting on their time and adventures at Ackworth. The students also enjoyed an excellent and most enjoyable Music Concert in the Recital Room where a great deal of musical talent was displayed.The Lower Sixth honed their leadership skills by undertaking a Leadership Day in the School grounds. Their leadership skills were further developed by the whole Sixth Form having a ‘bridge building’ event which was designed specifically to encourage both leadership and teamwork.The Sixth Form ‘Special’ programme has encompassed a number of excellent presentations. The students were privileged to have a talk by Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra who serves as an imam and scholar in Leicester. He continues to serve as a specialist advisor on Muslim affairs to many media outlets including the BBC, Sky News and ITN, as well as various newspapers including The Times, Independent and The Guardian. Another presentation was given by Don Mason, a retired professor of Immunology at Oxford, who delivered a most informative and stimulating talk on Science, Mysticism and Religious Experience.The Longitude 90 Group has been re-launched in a new format. This initiative is now thriving with a carefully selected group of fourteen members. The reason for this group is to increase integration between students from East and West of the Longitude 90º. Every alternate week English students are taught Mandarin by their Chinese counterparts. Programmes of cultural and active events happen during the other sessions. There is a real determination amongst these students to bring East and West together.

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Boarding at Ackworth remains strong. The UK market has held up well. At Ackworth a good number of boarders originate from overseas. Celebrating individuality and diversity is extremely important for us as a School. We maintain an on-going commitment to being a School that truly values an international component in our community. The School is pleased to welcome students this year from more than 23 different nationalities. Having such variety under one roof means that the British students have their lives enriched by this introduction to global cultures and languages.Several initiatives have taken place to facilitate access to the Senior School for Coram House pupils. A ‘Year 6 Academic Afternoon’ proved very popular, with pupils joining the Senior School for lessons in subjects including English, Geography and German. Year 5 pupils were also invited to the senior school for an afternoon. A carousel of lessons took place with the Year 5 experiencing Physical Education, Design Technology and Chemistry.The International Study Centre students have completed a very good year with a significant number being successful in their Preliminary English Tests (PET) and Key English Tests (KET). The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations produced a significant number of excellent results. For entry into top universities in the UK and especially for entry into the Russell Group and 1994 Group universities, an IELTS score of 7 or above in each section of the examination is essential.The UCAS applications process for entry to University progressed well with many students successfully gaining offers for very competitive courses. This was despite the on-going high demand for places at Russell Group and 1994 group universities and the significant cost of university fees. A tremendous amount of time and energy is invested in the university application process from the Head of Sixth Form, the Head of Careers and the Sixth Form Tutors.The School Officer team consists of an excellent group of students. The team attended a training weekend during the Summer term at Osmotherly Meeting House. The weekend provided an ideal opportunity for all who attended to be together as a group, discover their individual strengths and to discuss how they can support each other and the life of the School. The students are provided with some basic training to help them deal with specific situations, and provided with coping strategies when faced with difficulties. It gives the Officers an excellent opportunity to discover what leadership is all about and to understand the significance of their role. It was a positive weekend for everyone involved.The Autism Unit is now at full capacity and a waiting list is in operation. Shed Court Club is buoyant and is well supported allowing the integration and involvement of mainstream students within the Resource. The Students within the Resource thrive and continue to receive specialist music provision which has enriched their learning experience.This year has seen the introduction of a new initiative in the First Year Curriculum. This is the ‘Learning to Learn’ programme led by the English Department. The ethos behind this pilot programme is twofold; ‘Learning to Learn’ is designed to help the learner learn ‘how to learn’ as well as ‘what to learn’. Its purpose and aims are to help foster a sense of independence, self-sufficiency, self-confidence and self-belief in the learners at Ackworth School. The students have really enjoyed this course and have made excellent progress.

Beyond the ClassroomWeekend activities have been wide-ranging and very well supported. The usual busy weekend programme has included Self Defence sessions, ‘It’s a Knockout’, visits to Cadbury World and Alton Towers and shopping trips to the White Rose Centre and to Meadowhall. There was a trip to the War Museum North in Manchester; an outing to Guinness World Records – Live! at the Alhambra in Bradford; a day trip to Haworth to visit the Brontë Parsonage; an excursion to Watford to visit the amazing Harry Potter Theme Park, and a slightly more sedate outing to Disney on Ice – Let’s Party, at Sheffield.

A group of intrepid adventurers had an exhilarating day at Aerial Extreme in Bedale. A group from the Second Year had a slightly more intellectual trip to ‘Wordsfest’, the Ilkley Literary Festival. The PeaceJam students attended an excellent day at the annual PeaceJam conference at the Mount. There have also been the usual events including climbing, kayaking, basketball, badminton, squash, table tennis, tennis, swimming, as well as art and craft activities.The boarding community have been very fortunate this year as they have experienced a comprehensive range of Sunday Evening Readings. The programme has included an excellent Scholars’ Music Concert, and a Reading by a parent about a Charity coast to coast cycle ride to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research. They rode, with a group of friends, from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay.An inspirational speaker, Matt Dickinson, a BBC film maker and writer, came to speak about ‘Experiencing Everest’. Another evening was spent in the company of Leslie Tate who spoke on ‘How to Write a Prize Winning Novel’. We were delighted to have a visit from Councillor Ros Lund who talked about her role as Mayor of Wakefield.The students were introduced to ‘What being a Quaker truly means’, by Rosie Carnall, who is Meeting and Donor Relationship Team Leader at Friends House, London, and an evening of adventure was delivered by Leon McCarron who spoke about his exploits ‘Walking home from Mongolia’. Another splendid Sunday evening was spent in the company of members of the School Choir when they gave a recital which included many of the pieces that they sang during their exciting venture to the USA.The students were exceedingly fortunate in having a reading by Veronica Bird (OBE). Barnsley-born Veronica Bird is an old scholar who rose through the ranks of the prison service to be Governor of Armley prison in Leeds. In a recent Yorkshire Post interview, Veronica stated that Ackworth School was a “hidden gem”. Another notable speaker was Ben Heason, a UK mountaineer, who made the first free climbed ascent in 2005 of the 3,200-feet wall of the world’s highest waterfall, the Angel Falls, in Venezuela. In his inspirational presentation which was full of breath-taking slides, he relived the adventure.A representative from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service came to speak about the service, which is this year’s Senior School chosen national charity. During this event a cheque was presented for the money raised during the Sixth Form Charity Week.There have also been some ‘home grown’ readings as well. The programme has included an evening with the retiring School Officers reflecting on their time and adventures at Ackworth. The students also enjoyed an excellent and most enjoyable Music Concert in the Recital Room where a great deal of musical talent was displayed.The Lower Sixth honed their leadership skills by undertaking a Leadership Day in the School grounds. Their leadership skills were further developed by the whole Sixth Form having a ‘bridge building’ event which was designed specifically to encourage both leadership and teamwork.The Sixth Form ‘Special’ programme has encompassed a number of excellent presentations. The students were privileged to have a talk by Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra who serves as an imam and scholar in Leicester. He continues to serve as a specialist advisor on Muslim affairs to many media outlets including the BBC, Sky News and ITN, as well as various newspapers including The Times, Independent and The Guardian. Another presentation was given by Don Mason, a retired professor of Immunology at Oxford, who delivered a most informative and stimulating talk on Science, Mysticism and Religious Experience.The Longitude 90 Group has been re-launched in a new format. This initiative is now thriving with a carefully selected group of fourteen members. The reason for this group is to increase integration between students from East and West of the Longitude 90º. Every alternate week English students are taught Mandarin by their Chinese counterparts. Programmes of cultural and active events happen during the other sessions. There is a real determination amongst these students to bring East and West together.

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A number of Sixth Form students attended a most successful Northern Schools’ Pilgrimage to ‘1652’ country. This is an annual event where Ackworth joins with students from the Mount and from Bootham School. The group spends a weekend together and visits a number of significant Quaker locations including Pendle Hill and Swarthmoor Hall. This was an excellent venture that encouraged bonding amongst the students as well as opening the students’ eyes to where Quakerism started and what lies at the heart of the Quaker faith.During the second week of October, the School celebrated the annual, national, Schools’ Quaker Week. The week commenced with a Collective Meeting for Worship involving all ten Quaker Schools. The Annual Peace Lecture was given by Professor Jim Whitman from the School of Social and International Studies, Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. The subject of his inspirational lecture was ‘The Future of Human Rights’.The week concluded with a joint Sunday Evening Reading with The Mount at Ackworth. This was delivered by Frederick Naftel whose talk was entitled ‘The Holocaust, a Personal Journey’. His presentation was well received and generated much discussion.Founder’s Day was another day of celebration for the whole School. This year it was the 100th anniversary of the first Founder’s Day walk! Once again Coram House was able to join with the Senior School for the traditional Founder’s Day Morning Meeting on 18 October after which the whole School took to the road on numerous coaches and made their way to different destinations throughout Yorkshire. The day ended with the traditional supper of Bangers and Mash which was greatly appreciated by all the walkers. The Disco in the evening also proved very popular amongst many of the students.We were delighted to have a visit from an Ackworth Old Scholar, James Willstrop, the World No.1 Squash Player. He gave Morning Readings to both the Senior School and to Coram House. Our keen squash players were given an opportunity to play against him and to gain some invaluable advice through a Masterclass.Once again the School has devoted a considerable amount of commitment to fundraising and outreach. A team of Lower Sixth Students with Staff took part in a Charity sponsored run in memory of two of their former classmates, both of whom were killed in road traffic accidents. They took it upon themselves to run from coast to coast along Hadrian’s Wall and in doing so raised money for the Imogen Young Trust Fund for Young Singers, the charity Brake and also to raise money to purchase a bench in memory of their two friends.Ackworth continues to be involved as a pilot school in an on-going initiative with Buttle UK. Recently the National Children’s Foundation and Buttle UK formed a partnership to increase the scale of boarding school placements for vulnerable young people who might otherwise eventually need to be taken into local authority care.During the Autumn term the Sixth Form organised their annual Charity Week. This year the chosen local charity was the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service and the national charity was SmileTrain. Throughout the week the Sixth Form organised numerous events to raise funds for these charities.The School continues to support the HMC Eastern European Student Scholarship Scheme. The school fully supports two students to give them an opportunity to benefit from an English education. Ackworth benefits enormously from the diversity these students bring to the School and also the high academic calibre of these scholars.The School held a Macmillan Tea Party which was a very well supported event. Along with the fundraising, the afternoon provided a fantastic setting for parents to meet before picking up their children.A new and exciting enterprise this year was the production of the publication, MOSAIC. This is a creative writing magazine. It is a superb compilation of prose and poetry, including the winner and runner up entries from the Inter-House Creative Writing and Poetry competitions.

The school has participated in a number of local and national competitions. A team of the Lower Sixth entered the Trading Standards Institute Young Consumer Competition. The competition is organised by the TSI and its Consumer Education Liaison Group to make students aware of their consumer responsibilities and rights.Four students took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s ‘Top of the Bench’ competition. This is a national competition run by the RSC for 14-16 year old students. Ackworth won the RSC Central Yorkshire heat, and the winning team went on to represent the Local Section in the UK Final at Loughborough University.A number of musical ensembles took part in the Pontefract Music Festival. Both the Senior Choir and Coram House Choir secured a good number of first places. The Senior Strings won a first place and Sixth Form student, Zoe Ibbetson, who was commissioned by the School to write a piece for the choir tour to New York, won the Composer’s cup.Richard Vergette, Head of Drama, is a very accomplished published playwright and his play ‘American Justice’ was performed at the Arts Theatre in London. The play is about guilt and redemption in America’s prison system. It has won praise from critics and audiences throughout the UK.The School play this year was a brilliant production of ‘The Government Inspector’ a satirical play by the Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol. This was a delightful, witty and humorous play, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia.The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme students have been out and about with many undertaking training days and qualifying weekends for Bronze, Silver and Gold.There have been numerous Inter-house competitions that have encouraged the students to demonstrate their positive competitive spirit. The Badsworth and Hessle cross-country runs took place during the penultimate week of the Spring term. Fortunately the weather was favourable and the run not too wet. The Senior and Junior Inter-House quiz competitions have taken place as have the Inter-House Art, Prose and Poetry competitions. The Inter-House Drama competition was a very good evening of entertainment when the theme of ‘A random act of kindness’ was explored.Ackworth musicians have been very busy indeed. Fresh from their extremely successful tour to New York, the Senior Choir took part in the Pontefract Music Festival. They performed very well indeed. Along with the successes of the choirs, a good number of instrumentalists have been in action as they have been involved in the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM) practical music exams.Forty-five pupils from the Third, Fourth and Fifth Years took part in the intermediate Mathematics Challenge. A number of significant successes were recorded. Of the 17 pupils who gained certificates, 10 were successful at Bronze level, 6 at Silver level and one pupil gained an outstanding Gold certificate. In the Senior UK Mathematical Challenge 10 bronze and 4 silver certificates were awarded.A full sporting programme has been in place throughout the past year. Our teams have displayed considerable strength and success in football, hockey, netball, cricket, rounders, tennis and athletics. We have also competed in swimming, basketball and badminton matches. Ackworth entered the independent school, inter-school national competitions including the ISFA (Independent Schools’ Football Association) Cup and the Bootle Cup. The hockey players are now training regularly using the superb facilities and coaching offered by Wakefield Hockey Club and are benefiting enormously from this experience. A new sports kit has been introduced and is a great hit with both the students and parents.

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A number of Sixth Form students attended a most successful Northern Schools’ Pilgrimage to ‘1652’ country. This is an annual event where Ackworth joins with students from the Mount and from Bootham School. The group spends a weekend together and visits a number of significant Quaker locations including Pendle Hill and Swarthmoor Hall. This was an excellent venture that encouraged bonding amongst the students as well as opening the students’ eyes to where Quakerism started and what lies at the heart of the Quaker faith.During the second week of October, the School celebrated the annual, national, Schools’ Quaker Week. The week commenced with a Collective Meeting for Worship involving all ten Quaker Schools. The Annual Peace Lecture was given by Professor Jim Whitman from the School of Social and International Studies, Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. The subject of his inspirational lecture was ‘The Future of Human Rights’.The week concluded with a joint Sunday Evening Reading with The Mount at Ackworth. This was delivered by Frederick Naftel whose talk was entitled ‘The Holocaust, a Personal Journey’. His presentation was well received and generated much discussion.Founder’s Day was another day of celebration for the whole School. This year it was the 100th anniversary of the first Founder’s Day walk! Once again Coram House was able to join with the Senior School for the traditional Founder’s Day Morning Meeting on 18 October after which the whole School took to the road on numerous coaches and made their way to different destinations throughout Yorkshire. The day ended with the traditional supper of Bangers and Mash which was greatly appreciated by all the walkers. The Disco in the evening also proved very popular amongst many of the students.We were delighted to have a visit from an Ackworth Old Scholar, James Willstrop, the World No.1 Squash Player. He gave Morning Readings to both the Senior School and to Coram House. Our keen squash players were given an opportunity to play against him and to gain some invaluable advice through a Masterclass.Once again the School has devoted a considerable amount of commitment to fundraising and outreach. A team of Lower Sixth Students with Staff took part in a Charity sponsored run in memory of two of their former classmates, both of whom were killed in road traffic accidents. They took it upon themselves to run from coast to coast along Hadrian’s Wall and in doing so raised money for the Imogen Young Trust Fund for Young Singers, the charity Brake and also to raise money to purchase a bench in memory of their two friends.Ackworth continues to be involved as a pilot school in an on-going initiative with Buttle UK. Recently the National Children’s Foundation and Buttle UK formed a partnership to increase the scale of boarding school placements for vulnerable young people who might otherwise eventually need to be taken into local authority care.During the Autumn term the Sixth Form organised their annual Charity Week. This year the chosen local charity was the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service and the national charity was SmileTrain. Throughout the week the Sixth Form organised numerous events to raise funds for these charities.The School continues to support the HMC Eastern European Student Scholarship Scheme. The school fully supports two students to give them an opportunity to benefit from an English education. Ackworth benefits enormously from the diversity these students bring to the School and also the high academic calibre of these scholars.The School held a Macmillan Tea Party which was a very well supported event. Along with the fundraising, the afternoon provided a fantastic setting for parents to meet before picking up their children.A new and exciting enterprise this year was the production of the publication, MOSAIC. This is a creative writing magazine. It is a superb compilation of prose and poetry, including the winner and runner up entries from the Inter-House Creative Writing and Poetry competitions.

The school has participated in a number of local and national competitions. A team of the Lower Sixth entered the Trading Standards Institute Young Consumer Competition. The competition is organised by the TSI and its Consumer Education Liaison Group to make students aware of their consumer responsibilities and rights.Four students took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s ‘Top of the Bench’ competition. This is a national competition run by the RSC for 14-16 year old students. Ackworth won the RSC Central Yorkshire heat, and the winning team went on to represent the Local Section in the UK Final at Loughborough University.A number of musical ensembles took part in the Pontefract Music Festival. Both the Senior Choir and Coram House Choir secured a good number of first places. The Senior Strings won a first place and Sixth Form student, Zoe Ibbetson, who was commissioned by the School to write a piece for the choir tour to New York, won the Composer’s cup.Richard Vergette, Head of Drama, is a very accomplished published playwright and his play ‘American Justice’ was performed at the Arts Theatre in London. The play is about guilt and redemption in America’s prison system. It has won praise from critics and audiences throughout the UK.The School play this year was a brilliant production of ‘The Government Inspector’ a satirical play by the Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist and novelist Nikolai Gogol. This was a delightful, witty and humorous play, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia.The Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme students have been out and about with many undertaking training days and qualifying weekends for Bronze, Silver and Gold.There have been numerous Inter-house competitions that have encouraged the students to demonstrate their positive competitive spirit. The Badsworth and Hessle cross-country runs took place during the penultimate week of the Spring term. Fortunately the weather was favourable and the run not too wet. The Senior and Junior Inter-House quiz competitions have taken place as have the Inter-House Art, Prose and Poetry competitions. The Inter-House Drama competition was a very good evening of entertainment when the theme of ‘A random act of kindness’ was explored.Ackworth musicians have been very busy indeed. Fresh from their extremely successful tour to New York, the Senior Choir took part in the Pontefract Music Festival. They performed very well indeed. Along with the successes of the choirs, a good number of instrumentalists have been in action as they have been involved in the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM) practical music exams.Forty-five pupils from the Third, Fourth and Fifth Years took part in the intermediate Mathematics Challenge. A number of significant successes were recorded. Of the 17 pupils who gained certificates, 10 were successful at Bronze level, 6 at Silver level and one pupil gained an outstanding Gold certificate. In the Senior UK Mathematical Challenge 10 bronze and 4 silver certificates were awarded.A full sporting programme has been in place throughout the past year. Our teams have displayed considerable strength and success in football, hockey, netball, cricket, rounders, tennis and athletics. We have also competed in swimming, basketball and badminton matches. Ackworth entered the independent school, inter-school national competitions including the ISFA (Independent Schools’ Football Association) Cup and the Bootle Cup. The hockey players are now training regularly using the superb facilities and coaching offered by Wakefield Hockey Club and are benefiting enormously from this experience. A new sports kit has been introduced and is a great hit with both the students and parents.

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The Fifth and Sixth Form Barn Dance was a very popular social event with the students donning cowboy boots, checked shirts and jeans, and dancing to the sounds of a local Ceilidh band. The dance concluded with a superb carvery.A group of Russian students from Moscow visited the School for the last two weeks of the Spring term. They took part in an active academic programme and attended lessons, clubs and societies and were fully immersed in the boarding life of the School. Before they returned to Russia the students gave a superb concert in the Music Centre during which they sang traditional Russian national folksongs, contemporary Russian songs as well as English songs.The annual Ackworth Churches Together Easter Concert was held in the Meeting House on the last Thursday of the Spring term. This was an opportunity to join together to celebrate the true meaning of Easter. The readings and music generated an atmosphere that facilitated a time for quiet reflection as well as empowering active participation.A good number of theatre trips have taken place including a visit to Leeds Grand Theatre to see ‘The Great Gatsby’ by the Northern Ballet. A second trip was an English department outing to see ‘A Woman in Black’ at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford and a further visit to the Alhambra was to see ‘Hairspray’; and a rather more sedate theatre visit was to the RSC Stratford to watch ‘Hamlet’.A significant number of trips and visits to foreign destinations have taken place. During the Christmas Holiday a very successful Ski trip went to Jasper in Canada. This was followed during the Spring half term by the School Choir undertaking a choir tour to New York. They performed in some magnificent places including the church of St. Paul the Apostle, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. They also gave a concert at Friends’ School Brooklyn.At the end of the Spring term a group of Fifth Year History students visited the Somme. At the same time a good number of students studying Spanish went to Spain. During the Easter holiday a very successful trip, led by the Geography department, went to Iceland.During the Summer holiday a group of students went with ‘Projects Abroad’ to Ghana to work in schools and in an orphanage. The students raised funds for the project by a whole raft of different means.These trips have opened the eyes of our students to many wonderful and beautiful environments, allowed them to meet numerous interesting people and to live life adventurously.I am delighted to report that the programme of facility improvement continues. This work is recognised as an on-going agenda of continuing enhancement. A great deal has been accomplished from the replacement of the Science Roof to an immense amount of work in Coram House including the complete refurbishment of the old Art classroom block and the Early Years area.Too often focus can be centred on what needs to be done and what is lacking and I would like to flag up the tremendous level of success that the School has celebrated in many different fields. It is thanks to a hard-working team of Staff at Ackworth, many of whom regularly go the ‘extra mile’ through their goodwill, which enables our students to receive such a superb all round education.

Staff News and ResultsThe staff turnover rate at Ackworth continues to be relatively low. At the end of the summer term six members of Staff left Ackworth.We said a sad farewell to William Yates, Deputy Head (Pastoral). Will contributed an enormous amount during his time at Ackworth. Through his significant efforts the School has secured an excellent ISI boarding inspection report. He implemented wide ranging improvements to the pastoral care and welfare in School and he will be enormously missed. I would like to thank him for all that he has done and wish him well in his new post in Sussex.

A long serving member of staff, Helen Smith, moved on to ‘pastures new’ and Charles Duffield retired; Jackie Hodgson (Head of Sport) emigrated to Australia; Richard Garbutt took up a permanent post in Nottingham; and Sophie Elliott (Artist in Residence) left after two years at the School. The vacant positions have now been filled with well-qualified, enthusiastic staff.On the retirement of Charles Duffield, his position as Senior Year Tutor to the Fourth Year has been filled by Tom Bootyman. A decision has been made not to continue with the post of Director of ICT from September 2013.A new position of Assistant Head of Sixth Form has been established and Alexandra Collingwood has been appointed to this post.

GCSE and A Level Results 2013

GCSEAt GCSE the results were once again impressive. The overall statistic of 89% A* to C grades reflects the results of every student taking GCSEs including members of the International Study Centre and the one year intensive international GCSE course. 19.6% of all grades were A*s and again Ackworth had some remarkable individual performances. The awards for the best performance at GCSE this year went to Matthew Brown, 11A*s and 1A and Isabel Parkinson, 9A* and 1A. We wholeheartedly congratulate these students on their outstanding results.

%A* %A*- A %A*-B %A*-C 19.7% 42.5% 68.1% 88.8%

‘A’ LEVEL

Once again this year’s ‘A’ level results were very pleasing with the pass rate being a healthy 95%. I am delighted to report that 9.8% of all grades at ‘A’ level were the highly sought A* grades. Our % A*/A grades this year was a very positive 29.3%, and the A*-C grades 72.4%. There were some superb individual performances: our top girl and boy performers at ‘A’ Level are awarded the Highest Scholarship and this year the recipients of the award are Jake Pugh and Zoe Ibbetson. When calculating the Highest Scholarships, ‘A’ level General Studies is not included. For international students, an ‘A’ level in their first language is also not included.

%A* %A*-A %A*-B %A*-C %*Pass 9.8% 29.3% 58.5% 72.4% 95.1%

Congratulations go to all Ackworth students who tried their very best to fulfil their potential. What I consider to be most important is that all students sitting external examinations achieve the very best results that they can and the vast majority of this year’s cohort of students certainly succeeded.All our students who chose to continue their education at university were able to access places, the vast majority being accepted on their first choice course. The success of our students is to be celebrated, with many students being accepted on highly sought after courses at Russell Group and 1994 Group universities. A tremendous amount of time, energy and support is given to all Sixth Form university applicants to ensure that they choose wisely and select courses which meet their individual needs. Once again this sound advice has truly paid off.

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The Fifth and Sixth Form Barn Dance was a very popular social event with the students donning cowboy boots, checked shirts and jeans, and dancing to the sounds of a local Ceilidh band. The dance concluded with a superb carvery.A group of Russian students from Moscow visited the School for the last two weeks of the Spring term. They took part in an active academic programme and attended lessons, clubs and societies and were fully immersed in the boarding life of the School. Before they returned to Russia the students gave a superb concert in the Music Centre during which they sang traditional Russian national folksongs, contemporary Russian songs as well as English songs.The annual Ackworth Churches Together Easter Concert was held in the Meeting House on the last Thursday of the Spring term. This was an opportunity to join together to celebrate the true meaning of Easter. The readings and music generated an atmosphere that facilitated a time for quiet reflection as well as empowering active participation.A good number of theatre trips have taken place including a visit to Leeds Grand Theatre to see ‘The Great Gatsby’ by the Northern Ballet. A second trip was an English department outing to see ‘A Woman in Black’ at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford and a further visit to the Alhambra was to see ‘Hairspray’; and a rather more sedate theatre visit was to the RSC Stratford to watch ‘Hamlet’.A significant number of trips and visits to foreign destinations have taken place. During the Christmas Holiday a very successful Ski trip went to Jasper in Canada. This was followed during the Spring half term by the School Choir undertaking a choir tour to New York. They performed in some magnificent places including the church of St. Paul the Apostle, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. They also gave a concert at Friends’ School Brooklyn.At the end of the Spring term a group of Fifth Year History students visited the Somme. At the same time a good number of students studying Spanish went to Spain. During the Easter holiday a very successful trip, led by the Geography department, went to Iceland.During the Summer holiday a group of students went with ‘Projects Abroad’ to Ghana to work in schools and in an orphanage. The students raised funds for the project by a whole raft of different means.These trips have opened the eyes of our students to many wonderful and beautiful environments, allowed them to meet numerous interesting people and to live life adventurously.I am delighted to report that the programme of facility improvement continues. This work is recognised as an on-going agenda of continuing enhancement. A great deal has been accomplished from the replacement of the Science Roof to an immense amount of work in Coram House including the complete refurbishment of the old Art classroom block and the Early Years area.Too often focus can be centred on what needs to be done and what is lacking and I would like to flag up the tremendous level of success that the School has celebrated in many different fields. It is thanks to a hard-working team of Staff at Ackworth, many of whom regularly go the ‘extra mile’ through their goodwill, which enables our students to receive such a superb all round education.

Staff News and ResultsThe staff turnover rate at Ackworth continues to be relatively low. At the end of the summer term six members of Staff left Ackworth.We said a sad farewell to William Yates, Deputy Head (Pastoral). Will contributed an enormous amount during his time at Ackworth. Through his significant efforts the School has secured an excellent ISI boarding inspection report. He implemented wide ranging improvements to the pastoral care and welfare in School and he will be enormously missed. I would like to thank him for all that he has done and wish him well in his new post in Sussex.

A long serving member of staff, Helen Smith, moved on to ‘pastures new’ and Charles Duffield retired; Jackie Hodgson (Head of Sport) emigrated to Australia; Richard Garbutt took up a permanent post in Nottingham; and Sophie Elliott (Artist in Residence) left after two years at the School. The vacant positions have now been filled with well-qualified, enthusiastic staff.On the retirement of Charles Duffield, his position as Senior Year Tutor to the Fourth Year has been filled by Tom Bootyman. A decision has been made not to continue with the post of Director of ICT from September 2013.A new position of Assistant Head of Sixth Form has been established and Alexandra Collingwood has been appointed to this post.

GCSE and A Level Results 2013

GCSEAt GCSE the results were once again impressive. The overall statistic of 89% A* to C grades reflects the results of every student taking GCSEs including members of the International Study Centre and the one year intensive international GCSE course. 19.6% of all grades were A*s and again Ackworth had some remarkable individual performances. The awards for the best performance at GCSE this year went to Matthew Brown, 11A*s and 1A and Isabel Parkinson, 9A* and 1A. We wholeheartedly congratulate these students on their outstanding results.

%A* %A*- A %A*-B %A*-C 19.7% 42.5% 68.1% 88.8%

‘A’ LEVEL

Once again this year’s ‘A’ level results were very pleasing with the pass rate being a healthy 95%. I am delighted to report that 9.8% of all grades at ‘A’ level were the highly sought A* grades. Our % A*/A grades this year was a very positive 29.3%, and the A*-C grades 72.4%. There were some superb individual performances: our top girl and boy performers at ‘A’ Level are awarded the Highest Scholarship and this year the recipients of the award are Jake Pugh and Zoe Ibbetson. When calculating the Highest Scholarships, ‘A’ level General Studies is not included. For international students, an ‘A’ level in their first language is also not included.

%A* %A*-A %A*-B %A*-C %*Pass 9.8% 29.3% 58.5% 72.4% 95.1%

Congratulations go to all Ackworth students who tried their very best to fulfil their potential. What I consider to be most important is that all students sitting external examinations achieve the very best results that they can and the vast majority of this year’s cohort of students certainly succeeded.All our students who chose to continue their education at university were able to access places, the vast majority being accepted on their first choice course. The success of our students is to be celebrated, with many students being accepted on highly sought after courses at Russell Group and 1994 Group universities. A tremendous amount of time, energy and support is given to all Sixth Form university applicants to ensure that they choose wisely and select courses which meet their individual needs. Once again this sound advice has truly paid off.

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OTHER AWARDS 2012

The Old Scholars’ Cup

The winner this year exemplifies the qualities that the Old Scholars were looking for when they first instituted this award: the winner Sam Jackson contributed positively to community life both within and outside school, but often behind the scenes. Rarely has the decision about who should receive this award been so easily made.As a member of the Sixth Form, Sam has worked within the Autism Resource to support pupils there. He has shown considerable sensitivity to the needs of the pupils and has been completely reliable at all times. His contribution was outstanding.Sam’s interest in working with children has also led him to work in Coram house where his help with listening to pupils read has been highly valued. He was also fully committed to two clubs, fencing and Tae Kwon Do and achieved a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.Sam has also been a keen participant in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award where, as part of the Silver Award he did much to help his expedition group to produce a marvellous video diary of their experiences. He has since gone on to work towards the Gold Award which he will shortly complete.Outside the School Sam has volunteered on Cathedral Work Camps and will shortly be completing his leadership training to enable him to lead summer outdoor pursuit courses, specialising in hill walking.In the Fothergill Theatre Sam’s contribution has been significant. For many years he has masterminded the lighting. His calm and quiet efficiency have been much appreciated by dozens of performers and their teachers. But perhaps his strengths, and concern for the School, have been most exemplified by the efficient way in which he has trained other students so that, when he leaves school, there will be a smooth transition to the next person.

The Creative Arts – Music

The Music Department continues to thrive and 2012-2013 proved to be a very exciting and memorable year. The number of instrumental lessons taking place remains robust with over 130 individual lessons being delivered every week.The Autumn Term began with the usual Scholars’ Concert and a variety of repertoire and talent made for an enjoyable and interesting concert. The Choir was busy preparing for both a concert in Wakefield Cathedral and a tour to New York. Many extra rehearsals took place in order to learn the challenging repertoire, including a piece commissioned by school for the tour. The composer was Zoe Ibbetson, one of our Upper 6th students who wrote a beautiful choral piece called ‘Love and Harmony’. Having gained an A* in her Music ‘A’ Level, Zoe has subsequently gone on to read Music at King’s College, London. She had already proved herself as a talented composer by winning two national young composer competitions. One prize saw her studying, for a week, at the Purcell School in London, the other gave her the opportunity to hear one of her orchestral pieces being played by the Dulwich Symphony Orchestra.The Choir presented some of their new repertoire at the annual Christmas Concert, including works by Bob Chilcott (Jazz Mass) and Andre Carter (Jesus Christ the Apple Tree). The Chamber Choir’s performance was as polished as ever and the School’s string ensembles also added variety to the programme.Spring Term got off to a busy start, with a choral concert at Wakefield Cathedral towards the end of January. This was followed by the long-awaited tour to New York City where the choir performed a concert at the Episcopalian cathedral of St. John the Divine, mass and a concert at the Roman Catholic church of St. Paul the Apostle and a concert at Friends’ School, Brooklyn. The trip was a huge success, providing life-long memories for all and the chance to meet and enjoy the company of students and teachers at a fellow Quaker school across the pond.

The Spring Term also saw the Choir and String Groups taking part in the Pontefract Festival of Music and Drama where they performed very well coming back with two first places, both with distinction. Well done to the Senior Strings who retained their first place, with the Junior strings coming second. As usual a number of students were entered for ABRSM examinations that take place twice a year at Ackworth School.Coram House also performed particularly well at the Festival. Both the Coram Singers and the Coram Concert Choir took part. Coram Concert Choir won two of their three classes and they achieved the only Honours placing of a choir in the whole Festival. They took second place in the other class with the Coram Singers, who were making their debut at the Festival, winning a much deserved third place.Summer Term was busy with external examinations including GCSE, AS, ‘A’ Level, London College of Music and ABRSM.The Music Department also prepared students for the annual ‘Party on the Green’ Parent Staff Association event. Although the weather threatened to spoil the evening, by 6.30pm the rain had stopped and a wonderful and diverse evening of entertainment was provided by Coram Choir, Coram Singers, Senior School Choir, Orchestra, Staff Choir, Senior String Group, Rock Band, Staff Rock band and some excellent solo performances.The year ended with the Open Day concert where yet again the School choirs and ensembles entertained with a varied programme, containing works from Chopin to Billy Joel! The concert was of an extremely high standard and provided a fitting end to what has been a lively, busy and successful year for the Music Department.

The Creative Arts – Drama

Drama has been a cornerstone of the cultural life of Ackworth School again this year. In the Autumn term a large number of students was involved in a modern day production of the classic Russian comedy ‘The Government Inspector’. Dominic Harrison gave an outstanding performance in the title role with excellent support from Jacob Sowter as the Mayor, Olivia Slater as the Mayor’s vulgar wife and Kristy Martin as his naive daughter. Special mention too must go to Jessica Kendall-Jones and Mollie Watson who have now started a new trend in fat suits. We performed for four nights rather than the usual three as well as giving a primary schools’ matinee, so enabling more parents, friends and supporters of the School to see the show.In the Spring term we held the weekly Drama club, mainly enjoyed by younger students and finished the term with the Inter-House Drama Competition. This was won by Penn with the award for best original material going to Fothergill. Performance awards were made to both Jessica Kendall-Jones and Annabel Owen. A special award was made to Abigail Green for her continued support with sound and lighting.In the Summer term, the 4th year drama group showed their script work to an appreciative audience of their peers. Included in the work were sections from John Godber’s “Teechers” and Jane Thornton’s “Shakers”. The term culminated in the first Lower School Production for some years, a production of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Gizmo” with a terrific central performance from Mac Livock as the hero Ben.

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OTHER AWARDS 2012

The Old Scholars’ Cup

The winner this year exemplifies the qualities that the Old Scholars were looking for when they first instituted this award: the winner Sam Jackson contributed positively to community life both within and outside school, but often behind the scenes. Rarely has the decision about who should receive this award been so easily made.As a member of the Sixth Form, Sam has worked within the Autism Resource to support pupils there. He has shown considerable sensitivity to the needs of the pupils and has been completely reliable at all times. His contribution was outstanding.Sam’s interest in working with children has also led him to work in Coram house where his help with listening to pupils read has been highly valued. He was also fully committed to two clubs, fencing and Tae Kwon Do and achieved a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.Sam has also been a keen participant in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award where, as part of the Silver Award he did much to help his expedition group to produce a marvellous video diary of their experiences. He has since gone on to work towards the Gold Award which he will shortly complete.Outside the School Sam has volunteered on Cathedral Work Camps and will shortly be completing his leadership training to enable him to lead summer outdoor pursuit courses, specialising in hill walking.In the Fothergill Theatre Sam’s contribution has been significant. For many years he has masterminded the lighting. His calm and quiet efficiency have been much appreciated by dozens of performers and their teachers. But perhaps his strengths, and concern for the School, have been most exemplified by the efficient way in which he has trained other students so that, when he leaves school, there will be a smooth transition to the next person.

The Creative Arts – Music

The Music Department continues to thrive and 2012-2013 proved to be a very exciting and memorable year. The number of instrumental lessons taking place remains robust with over 130 individual lessons being delivered every week.The Autumn Term began with the usual Scholars’ Concert and a variety of repertoire and talent made for an enjoyable and interesting concert. The Choir was busy preparing for both a concert in Wakefield Cathedral and a tour to New York. Many extra rehearsals took place in order to learn the challenging repertoire, including a piece commissioned by school for the tour. The composer was Zoe Ibbetson, one of our Upper 6th students who wrote a beautiful choral piece called ‘Love and Harmony’. Having gained an A* in her Music ‘A’ Level, Zoe has subsequently gone on to read Music at King’s College, London. She had already proved herself as a talented composer by winning two national young composer competitions. One prize saw her studying, for a week, at the Purcell School in London, the other gave her the opportunity to hear one of her orchestral pieces being played by the Dulwich Symphony Orchestra.The Choir presented some of their new repertoire at the annual Christmas Concert, including works by Bob Chilcott (Jazz Mass) and Andre Carter (Jesus Christ the Apple Tree). The Chamber Choir’s performance was as polished as ever and the School’s string ensembles also added variety to the programme.Spring Term got off to a busy start, with a choral concert at Wakefield Cathedral towards the end of January. This was followed by the long-awaited tour to New York City where the choir performed a concert at the Episcopalian cathedral of St. John the Divine, mass and a concert at the Roman Catholic church of St. Paul the Apostle and a concert at Friends’ School, Brooklyn. The trip was a huge success, providing life-long memories for all and the chance to meet and enjoy the company of students and teachers at a fellow Quaker school across the pond.

The Spring Term also saw the Choir and String Groups taking part in the Pontefract Festival of Music and Drama where they performed very well coming back with two first places, both with distinction. Well done to the Senior Strings who retained their first place, with the Junior strings coming second. As usual a number of students were entered for ABRSM examinations that take place twice a year at Ackworth School.Coram House also performed particularly well at the Festival. Both the Coram Singers and the Coram Concert Choir took part. Coram Concert Choir won two of their three classes and they achieved the only Honours placing of a choir in the whole Festival. They took second place in the other class with the Coram Singers, who were making their debut at the Festival, winning a much deserved third place.Summer Term was busy with external examinations including GCSE, AS, ‘A’ Level, London College of Music and ABRSM.The Music Department also prepared students for the annual ‘Party on the Green’ Parent Staff Association event. Although the weather threatened to spoil the evening, by 6.30pm the rain had stopped and a wonderful and diverse evening of entertainment was provided by Coram Choir, Coram Singers, Senior School Choir, Orchestra, Staff Choir, Senior String Group, Rock Band, Staff Rock band and some excellent solo performances.The year ended with the Open Day concert where yet again the School choirs and ensembles entertained with a varied programme, containing works from Chopin to Billy Joel! The concert was of an extremely high standard and provided a fitting end to what has been a lively, busy and successful year for the Music Department.

The Creative Arts – Drama

Drama has been a cornerstone of the cultural life of Ackworth School again this year. In the Autumn term a large number of students was involved in a modern day production of the classic Russian comedy ‘The Government Inspector’. Dominic Harrison gave an outstanding performance in the title role with excellent support from Jacob Sowter as the Mayor, Olivia Slater as the Mayor’s vulgar wife and Kristy Martin as his naive daughter. Special mention too must go to Jessica Kendall-Jones and Mollie Watson who have now started a new trend in fat suits. We performed for four nights rather than the usual three as well as giving a primary schools’ matinee, so enabling more parents, friends and supporters of the School to see the show.In the Spring term we held the weekly Drama club, mainly enjoyed by younger students and finished the term with the Inter-House Drama Competition. This was won by Penn with the award for best original material going to Fothergill. Performance awards were made to both Jessica Kendall-Jones and Annabel Owen. A special award was made to Abigail Green for her continued support with sound and lighting.In the Summer term, the 4th year drama group showed their script work to an appreciative audience of their peers. Included in the work were sections from John Godber’s “Teechers” and Jane Thornton’s “Shakers”. The term culminated in the first Lower School Production for some years, a production of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Gizmo” with a terrific central performance from Mac Livock as the hero Ben.

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Sport

The Annual Badsworth and Hessle cross-country runs took place on 15 March and the winners were as follows: Badsworth HessleJunior: Dominic Sanderson India ElliottIntermediate: Richard Brown Zoe JefferiesSenior: Matthew Brown Elizabeth BogartHouse Trophy: Penn Fothergill

Inter-House Winners were:Sport Term HouseFootball Autumn FothergillAthletics: Girls Summer Fothergill Boys Summer PennRounders Summer GurneyNetball Spring FothergillGirls’ Hockey Spring GurneyTennis Summer FothergillBadminton Summer PennThe McRobert Cup, donated by an Old Scholar, James McRobert, was awarded to Ed Atkin for Excellence and Support.The PSA Cup for Sporting Achievement went to Kirsty Hope.Individual Athletics Trophies went to:

JuniorGirl Georgia GreenBoy Maxim Gorbatyuk

IntermediateGirls Jenny Morton / Roisin BourkeBoy Daniel Churchill

SeniorGirl Mae SmithBoy Kris Hope

The Duke of Edinburgh Award remains a key part of Ackworth life and a good number of students have participated in the Bronze, Silver and Gold expedition part of the programme at different times throughout the year. We have 19 Bronze, 7 Silver and 6 Gold Awards for those who completed expeditions in 2012. Our thanks are extended to all the teaching staff who freely give their time to support these expeditions.

The Creative Arts – Art

The Art Department continues to be a dynamic and vibrant part of the School. It is where so many students spend numerous industrious hours creating stunning masterpieces.The Art Department organised an Art trip to Paris during the October half-term to observe some of the wonderful Parisian architecture and see some of the most notable pieces of Art in the world. The rich artistic and cultural experience greatly enhanced our art students’ and non-art students’ understanding and knowledge.The Art Department continue to offer art trips to galleries throughout the year. There have been visits to London and more local art galleries in Wakefield, including the Hepworth and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.Sixth Form Art students enjoyed their visit to the Hunterian Museum; this is an educational facility at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. The visit formed the basis for the students’ ‘A’ level research.The Department always enjoys the opportunity to design and create the sets for the School productions and continues to offer cross-phase art workshops to our feeder primary schools as well as Coram House. These workshops offer pupils an exciting insight into art at Senior School.The brief for the annual Inter-House Art Competition was ‘The Light and Dark within Us’.

Junior Winner: Maisie PowellRunner up: Holly Rice and Isobel Tagg

IntermediateWinner: Henry ByfieldRunner up: Crystal Ding

SeniorWinner: Celine GieseRunner Up: Emily HolmesMany Staff also showed their artistic prowess in support of their houses! Postcards showcasing our students’ artwork have been created to promote the Department and these are available during our curriculum open evenings.

Creative Writing

Inter-house Poetry Competition (on the theme of “Details”)

Junior Winner: Ellie WilliamsonIntermediate Winner: Sarah RocheSenior Winner: Jake PughOverall House Winner: Gurney

Inter-house Prose Competition (based on the idea of “The Light and Dark within Us”)

Junior Winner: Abigail Stretton-MooreIntermediate Winner: Isabel ParkinsonSenior Winner: Jake PughOverall House Winner: Fothergill

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Sport

The Annual Badsworth and Hessle cross-country runs took place on 15 March and the winners were as follows: Badsworth HessleJunior: Dominic Sanderson India ElliottIntermediate: Richard Brown Zoe JefferiesSenior: Matthew Brown Elizabeth BogartHouse Trophy: Penn Fothergill

Inter-House Winners were:Sport Term HouseFootball Autumn FothergillAthletics: Girls Summer Fothergill Boys Summer PennRounders Summer GurneyNetball Spring FothergillGirls’ Hockey Spring GurneyTennis Summer FothergillBadminton Summer PennThe McRobert Cup, donated by an Old Scholar, James McRobert, was awarded to Ed Atkin for Excellence and Support.The PSA Cup for Sporting Achievement went to Kirsty Hope.Individual Athletics Trophies went to:

JuniorGirl Georgia GreenBoy Maxim Gorbatyuk

IntermediateGirls Jenny Morton / Roisin BourkeBoy Daniel Churchill

SeniorGirl Mae SmithBoy Kris Hope

The Duke of Edinburgh Award remains a key part of Ackworth life and a good number of students have participated in the Bronze, Silver and Gold expedition part of the programme at different times throughout the year. We have 19 Bronze, 7 Silver and 6 Gold Awards for those who completed expeditions in 2012. Our thanks are extended to all the teaching staff who freely give their time to support these expeditions.

The Creative Arts – Art

The Art Department continues to be a dynamic and vibrant part of the School. It is where so many students spend numerous industrious hours creating stunning masterpieces.The Art Department organised an Art trip to Paris during the October half-term to observe some of the wonderful Parisian architecture and see some of the most notable pieces of Art in the world. The rich artistic and cultural experience greatly enhanced our art students’ and non-art students’ understanding and knowledge.The Art Department continue to offer art trips to galleries throughout the year. There have been visits to London and more local art galleries in Wakefield, including the Hepworth and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.Sixth Form Art students enjoyed their visit to the Hunterian Museum; this is an educational facility at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. The visit formed the basis for the students’ ‘A’ level research.The Department always enjoys the opportunity to design and create the sets for the School productions and continues to offer cross-phase art workshops to our feeder primary schools as well as Coram House. These workshops offer pupils an exciting insight into art at Senior School.The brief for the annual Inter-House Art Competition was ‘The Light and Dark within Us’.

Junior Winner: Maisie PowellRunner up: Holly Rice and Isobel Tagg

IntermediateWinner: Henry ByfieldRunner up: Crystal Ding

SeniorWinner: Celine GieseRunner Up: Emily HolmesMany Staff also showed their artistic prowess in support of their houses! Postcards showcasing our students’ artwork have been created to promote the Department and these are available during our curriculum open evenings.

Creative Writing

Inter-house Poetry Competition (on the theme of “Details”)

Junior Winner: Ellie WilliamsonIntermediate Winner: Sarah RocheSenior Winner: Jake PughOverall House Winner: Gurney

Inter-house Prose Competition (based on the idea of “The Light and Dark within Us”)

Junior Winner: Abigail Stretton-MooreIntermediate Winner: Isabel ParkinsonSenior Winner: Jake PughOverall House Winner: Fothergill

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CORAM HOUSE

Coram House was a hive of activity during the summer holidays. In order to maximise our Reception class intake and mindful of the minimum space requirements needed for children this age, a creative activity room was prepared. This room enabled us to have areas of continuous provision required in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) such as sand, water, construction, art and design as well as independent investigation. The room was totally refurbished and was pivotal in enhancing our excellent provision recognised in the EYFS inspection report that took place in the Autumn term that judged our Reception and Nursery provision as ‘outstanding.’A lot of hard work by all the staff who work within the Early Years took place in order to achieve this outstanding inspection judgement which included timely preparation for the new statutory ‘Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage’ effective from September 2012. The new areas of learning and development and the assessment procedures with the new assessment for children before age three, were all in place with staff fully trained and conversant with the changes thanks to the leadership of Sally Slater, EYFS Leader and Katie Staton, Senior Teacher Pre-Prep, Sharon Marsh, Nursery Manager with excellent training and support from Wakefield LEA. Praise was given to the key workers in Nursery and Reception who day in and day out work tirelessly to offer a safe, exciting, nurturing environment for the youngest children in our community.We were delighted that the other two rooms in this part of the building were also repainted. Meanwhile at the other end of the School a full refurbishment took place in the Year 6 block which dramatically improved our facilities downstairs including the entrance foyer, the Art/Science room which could also be used as a form room and the upstairs cloakroom facilities. Andy Rushton and Roy Simpson as Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Works along with their team and Heather Jones and her staff, deserve praise for their successful involvement and completion of these projects before the start of term.The start of the new school year began with the launch of our new sports kit which was warmly received by the children and parents alike. A simple uniform was also introduced in the Nursery with navy shorts and a white polo along with the Coram House fleece lined track suit and coat.Our traditional Book Fair was a huge success despite the economic climate, generating £658 in commission which was spent on books and resources for both children and staff. The School Council worked tirelessly throughout the year for our chosen charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. Events included a pirate dress up day, a seaside art exhibition, a sponsored swim, a thoroughly enjoyable Coram’s Got Talent and a game of dodge ball with a wet sponge which raised a magnificent £2,595.53.Other charitable initiatives included the children’s own Macmillan Tea Party and this year instead of participating in the 6th Form Charity Week, Clara Greenwood in Year 6 initiated a week of fundraising for the road safety campaign ‘Brake’. Clara’s sister Alice, a student in the School, died in a tragic road accident in 2008 and we were pleased that Clara was able to raise a magnificent £380.94 for the charity.Our forest school goes from strength to strength with all year groups experiencing a half term of weekly activities creatively linked to the curriculum. Richard Grogan has joined Katie Staton as a qualified Level 3 practitioner and together they have enhanced our provision throughout the School with curricular and extra-curricular activities from Nursery to Year 6 as well as hosting events for local schools as part of our marketing focus.Opportunities beyond the curriculum continue to flourish. The two successful stargazing evenings offered by Francis Hickenbottom, Head of Physics, for our junior children is but one example and in the summer term specialist clubs for art, tennis, fencing and squash coaching were all facilitated. A Modern Foreign Language Week with the help of International students from the Senior School helped the children investigate a wealth of artefacts, music, food and art from Germany, Greece, China, Canada, Japan and Spain.

A Maths Focus Week proved to be a huge success which included a day of challenge from the Happy Puzzle Company, a dramatic performance of ‘Maths For One, Maths For All’ with numerous facts about the history of maths and wonderful opportunities for practical, creative and puzzling activities across the whole curriculum along with a Great Potato Weigh In where the heaviest potato weighed a whopping 1.2kg. This year also provided opportunity for our inclusion in a number of regional inter-school quizzes including one on general knowledge and one on science, both hugely enjoyable for the children in school and for the teams that represented the School at the events hosted at Heathfield School and Huddersfield Grammar School.The Coram Sales and Marketing Team continue to offer events for our feeder schools as well as working in partnership with staff in Senior School to offer activities for our existing pupils with a focus on retention. Year 6 pupils enjoyed a boarding taster and along with Year 5 experienced an academic afternoon in Senior School. Year 4 enjoyed Professor Puffendorf’s ‘Secret Potions Party’ using the facilities in the Home Economics room to prepare their party for their parents, family and friends with the help of some senior School drama students. Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon of art in the Senior School art rooms creating their own silk prints.The initiative in the summer term to offer a school readiness day or Kindergarten as it became known was positively received by parents and children alike. Open to any children eligible for Reception 2013 and held weekly every Friday these valuable transition activities included a phonic focus session, a maths focus session and a PE session with our sports specialist, using our fabulous facilities. This initiative provided ample opportunity for us to evaluate having younger children within Coram House, offered valuable transition experience and provided the opportunity for our younger EYFS children to mix with older children, an aim that was recognised in the recommendations of the inspection report.Residentials this year included a Year 3 and 4 visit to Marrick Priory, Year 5 and 6 to Edinburgh and Plas Menai as well as a brilliant camp out for our Year 3 children and their parents on the School field.To celebrate Founder’s Day, Pre-Prep visited Lotherton Hall, Year 3 and 4 visited Clumber Park and Year 5 and 6 went to Bolton Abbey. Inter-House activities included our traditional conker competition for the Prep children, an art competition using any material from a chestnut tree as well as a number of sporting competitions which also included a Staff pancake race.A busy programme of sporting competition took place throughout the year in football, netball, rounders, swimming, cricket and athletics which all bring opportunities for the children to represent the School with fantastic individual and team achievement. Highlights included the North East HMC Cross-Country Championships held at Barlborough Hall where the Year 5 boys took the title and the fantastic individual and team achievements at the Wakefield District Primary Schools swimming Gala. The staff led by Aden Ball and Julie Hoar provide a fantastic sporting programme within and beyond the School offering a wealth of opportunities for the children. Added to this we were also able to offer a series of specialist rugby coaching sessions for our Year 1 and 2 children hosted by Castleford Tigers and specialist squash sessions for the Year 5 children arranged through contact with James Wilstrop’s father!We once again enjoyed some wonderful musical concerts under the leadership of Sarah McAlindon with our Harvest Festival, Pre-Prep nativity and Junior Concert, and end of year concert. Added to this the traditional Pupil Concert gave opportunity for the children to individually showcase their wide ranging musical talent and included the Recorder Group, a Rock band and Clarinet ensemble. The HMC Music Day at Ashville College in Harrogate was once again successful and our representation at the Pontefract Music Festival this year saw the entry of two choirs with two first places, a second and a well-deserved third. The Year 6 production of ‘The Horse’ was a fitting finale to the children’s time in Coram House and our Leavers’ Assembly with a presentation capturing numerous moments from their primary years reminded us of the firm foundations upon which to progress into their senior education.

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CORAM HOUSE

Coram House was a hive of activity during the summer holidays. In order to maximise our Reception class intake and mindful of the minimum space requirements needed for children this age, a creative activity room was prepared. This room enabled us to have areas of continuous provision required in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) such as sand, water, construction, art and design as well as independent investigation. The room was totally refurbished and was pivotal in enhancing our excellent provision recognised in the EYFS inspection report that took place in the Autumn term that judged our Reception and Nursery provision as ‘outstanding.’A lot of hard work by all the staff who work within the Early Years took place in order to achieve this outstanding inspection judgement which included timely preparation for the new statutory ‘Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage’ effective from September 2012. The new areas of learning and development and the assessment procedures with the new assessment for children before age three, were all in place with staff fully trained and conversant with the changes thanks to the leadership of Sally Slater, EYFS Leader and Katie Staton, Senior Teacher Pre-Prep, Sharon Marsh, Nursery Manager with excellent training and support from Wakefield LEA. Praise was given to the key workers in Nursery and Reception who day in and day out work tirelessly to offer a safe, exciting, nurturing environment for the youngest children in our community.We were delighted that the other two rooms in this part of the building were also repainted. Meanwhile at the other end of the School a full refurbishment took place in the Year 6 block which dramatically improved our facilities downstairs including the entrance foyer, the Art/Science room which could also be used as a form room and the upstairs cloakroom facilities. Andy Rushton and Roy Simpson as Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Works along with their team and Heather Jones and her staff, deserve praise for their successful involvement and completion of these projects before the start of term.The start of the new school year began with the launch of our new sports kit which was warmly received by the children and parents alike. A simple uniform was also introduced in the Nursery with navy shorts and a white polo along with the Coram House fleece lined track suit and coat.Our traditional Book Fair was a huge success despite the economic climate, generating £658 in commission which was spent on books and resources for both children and staff. The School Council worked tirelessly throughout the year for our chosen charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institute. Events included a pirate dress up day, a seaside art exhibition, a sponsored swim, a thoroughly enjoyable Coram’s Got Talent and a game of dodge ball with a wet sponge which raised a magnificent £2,595.53.Other charitable initiatives included the children’s own Macmillan Tea Party and this year instead of participating in the 6th Form Charity Week, Clara Greenwood in Year 6 initiated a week of fundraising for the road safety campaign ‘Brake’. Clara’s sister Alice, a student in the School, died in a tragic road accident in 2008 and we were pleased that Clara was able to raise a magnificent £380.94 for the charity.Our forest school goes from strength to strength with all year groups experiencing a half term of weekly activities creatively linked to the curriculum. Richard Grogan has joined Katie Staton as a qualified Level 3 practitioner and together they have enhanced our provision throughout the School with curricular and extra-curricular activities from Nursery to Year 6 as well as hosting events for local schools as part of our marketing focus.Opportunities beyond the curriculum continue to flourish. The two successful stargazing evenings offered by Francis Hickenbottom, Head of Physics, for our junior children is but one example and in the summer term specialist clubs for art, tennis, fencing and squash coaching were all facilitated. A Modern Foreign Language Week with the help of International students from the Senior School helped the children investigate a wealth of artefacts, music, food and art from Germany, Greece, China, Canada, Japan and Spain.

A Maths Focus Week proved to be a huge success which included a day of challenge from the Happy Puzzle Company, a dramatic performance of ‘Maths For One, Maths For All’ with numerous facts about the history of maths and wonderful opportunities for practical, creative and puzzling activities across the whole curriculum along with a Great Potato Weigh In where the heaviest potato weighed a whopping 1.2kg. This year also provided opportunity for our inclusion in a number of regional inter-school quizzes including one on general knowledge and one on science, both hugely enjoyable for the children in school and for the teams that represented the School at the events hosted at Heathfield School and Huddersfield Grammar School.The Coram Sales and Marketing Team continue to offer events for our feeder schools as well as working in partnership with staff in Senior School to offer activities for our existing pupils with a focus on retention. Year 6 pupils enjoyed a boarding taster and along with Year 5 experienced an academic afternoon in Senior School. Year 4 enjoyed Professor Puffendorf’s ‘Secret Potions Party’ using the facilities in the Home Economics room to prepare their party for their parents, family and friends with the help of some senior School drama students. Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon of art in the Senior School art rooms creating their own silk prints.The initiative in the summer term to offer a school readiness day or Kindergarten as it became known was positively received by parents and children alike. Open to any children eligible for Reception 2013 and held weekly every Friday these valuable transition activities included a phonic focus session, a maths focus session and a PE session with our sports specialist, using our fabulous facilities. This initiative provided ample opportunity for us to evaluate having younger children within Coram House, offered valuable transition experience and provided the opportunity for our younger EYFS children to mix with older children, an aim that was recognised in the recommendations of the inspection report.Residentials this year included a Year 3 and 4 visit to Marrick Priory, Year 5 and 6 to Edinburgh and Plas Menai as well as a brilliant camp out for our Year 3 children and their parents on the School field.To celebrate Founder’s Day, Pre-Prep visited Lotherton Hall, Year 3 and 4 visited Clumber Park and Year 5 and 6 went to Bolton Abbey. Inter-House activities included our traditional conker competition for the Prep children, an art competition using any material from a chestnut tree as well as a number of sporting competitions which also included a Staff pancake race.A busy programme of sporting competition took place throughout the year in football, netball, rounders, swimming, cricket and athletics which all bring opportunities for the children to represent the School with fantastic individual and team achievement. Highlights included the North East HMC Cross-Country Championships held at Barlborough Hall where the Year 5 boys took the title and the fantastic individual and team achievements at the Wakefield District Primary Schools swimming Gala. The staff led by Aden Ball and Julie Hoar provide a fantastic sporting programme within and beyond the School offering a wealth of opportunities for the children. Added to this we were also able to offer a series of specialist rugby coaching sessions for our Year 1 and 2 children hosted by Castleford Tigers and specialist squash sessions for the Year 5 children arranged through contact with James Wilstrop’s father!We once again enjoyed some wonderful musical concerts under the leadership of Sarah McAlindon with our Harvest Festival, Pre-Prep nativity and Junior Concert, and end of year concert. Added to this the traditional Pupil Concert gave opportunity for the children to individually showcase their wide ranging musical talent and included the Recorder Group, a Rock band and Clarinet ensemble. The HMC Music Day at Ashville College in Harrogate was once again successful and our representation at the Pontefract Music Festival this year saw the entry of two choirs with two first places, a second and a well-deserved third. The Year 6 production of ‘The Horse’ was a fitting finale to the children’s time in Coram House and our Leavers’ Assembly with a presentation capturing numerous moments from their primary years reminded us of the firm foundations upon which to progress into their senior education.

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The Autism Resource

We were delighted to welcome a new pupil at the beginning of the year to Autism Resource (and pleased to have a girl with us now after being male-dominated for so long!). Our newest pupil uses SignAlong; one member of staff has now trained in this and we have all learnt together a selection of signs to aid communication. Coram House pupils, too, have enthusiastically joined in learning some basic signs and ensured that our new member has felt welcomed.Engaging the audience in learning to ‘sign colours’ was one of the highlights of our Christmas presentation and an older pupil demonstrated this to the words of a Christmas poem. Our pupils showed their achievements in different ways, through music, reading, humour and IT. One pupil’s concern for more global issues had already led to a Shed Court project on ‘WaterAid’. The group joined together to make bath salts to sell at the PSA Christmas Fair, displayed in a striking bathtub as a reminder that we should not take clean water for granted. The stall raised £52 for WaterAid and the tale of how the project developed inspired a powerpoint presentation for the Christmas Entertainment.Our Easter Workshop again showed not only the musical progress made but an increase in confidence, and one pupil’s stunning drum performance after only a few lessons emphasised his talent and command of the audience. The Summer Picnic also gave a chance for our pupils to act as hosts, making refreshments and ensuring that all guests were looked after following the musical workshop. We are extremely grateful to the Music Department, particularly Rae Strong, whose creativity, commitment and sense of fun make all our end of term events so very enjoyable!Our Founder’s Day trip this year was to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, and pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed seeing the animals at such close quarters. Another highlight was the ‘Sensory Pod’ – although for one pupil, Mrs. Ward’s spotty socks caused as much interest as the lights and sounds!One evident mark of the progress that the pupils have made over the year is the increase in inclusion into mainstream. We are extremely appreciative of the support of the Head and the Senior Management Team, and of all that Ackworth mainstream staff and pupils continue to do to ensure that our pupils achieve and develop relationships. We have a growing number of keen and committed sixth formers who join in with the humour and fun at Shed Court through social mentoring and shared activities, and who give up their time to support our pupils academically. Outside interest in Shed Court, too, has increased over the year with more visits, enquiries and applications. We are fortunate to have a marvellous staff team with an infectious enthusiasm; a big thank you to all the support staff who work so hard and so flexibly!

Final Thoughts

I would like to thank everyone involved in the running of Ackworth School. A great deal has been achieved this academic year through the hard work, dedication and commitment of all Staff at Ackworth and I would like to thank them and would also like to mention the Senior Management Team for their ongoing support, vision, wisdom and unstinting hard work. Finally, I would like to add my personal thanks to Alison Tyas who has retired this year as Clerk of School Committee. She has provided me with tireless support, integrity and wisdom throughout the past 4 years. I wish her a long and happy retirement.

Kathryn Bell Head

DESTINATION OF UPPER SIXTH 2013

EDWARD ATKIN UCL Natural Sciences

HARRIET BELL Anglia Ruskin Criminology

ALEN CHEN Huddersfield Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

COCO CHEN Manchester Mathematics with Finance

TONY CHEN Birmingham City Architectural Technology

HENRY CHING Sheffield Hallam Sport Business Management

ALEXANDRA DYSON Doncaster Early Childhood Studies

JACK DYSON Bradford Archaeology

JOYCE FANG Queen Mary London Mathematics with Business Management

IVY GAO Plymouth Accounting & Finance

CELINE GIESE Stirling Psychology

SIMRAN GILL Imperial College Biology with French for Science

NAOMI GUO Kingston Media & Cultural Studies

ADAM HARDY Newcastle Financial Mathematics

SAM HENERY Hull Economics

EVIE HOLBROW Queen’s University, Belfast History

EMILY HOLMES Sheffield Philosophy

REBECCA HOLMES Royal Veterinary College Veterinary Medicine

KIRSTY HOPE Durham Primary Teaching

KRISTIAN HOPE Not Placed

KIRSTIE HUNTER York St John Primary Education

ZOE IBBETSON King’s College Music

SAM JACKSON Bishop Grosseteste Education Studies & Visual Arts

AMY MOXON Bath Spa Psychology

MARIA NASTAS Milan, Italy Course Unknown

ABEL PAN Essex Accounting & Finance

SOPHIE PENNINGTON Durham Business & Management

HESTER PLANT King’s College English Language & Literature

JAKE PUGH Lancaster English Literature, Creative Writing & Practice

LUKE RICHARDSON Not Placed

JAMIE SHEN Manchester Civil Engineering

ELLIOT TROFIMOWICZ Newcastle Biomedical Sciences

CHARNLEY WORTH Southampton Physics with Astronomy

KEVIN WU Not Placed

FIONA XU Not Placed

JASON YEUNG Essex Accounting & Finance

ALEX YU Kingston Business Management

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The Autism Resource

We were delighted to welcome a new pupil at the beginning of the year to Autism Resource (and pleased to have a girl with us now after being male-dominated for so long!). Our newest pupil uses SignAlong; one member of staff has now trained in this and we have all learnt together a selection of signs to aid communication. Coram House pupils, too, have enthusiastically joined in learning some basic signs and ensured that our new member has felt welcomed.Engaging the audience in learning to ‘sign colours’ was one of the highlights of our Christmas presentation and an older pupil demonstrated this to the words of a Christmas poem. Our pupils showed their achievements in different ways, through music, reading, humour and IT. One pupil’s concern for more global issues had already led to a Shed Court project on ‘WaterAid’. The group joined together to make bath salts to sell at the PSA Christmas Fair, displayed in a striking bathtub as a reminder that we should not take clean water for granted. The stall raised £52 for WaterAid and the tale of how the project developed inspired a powerpoint presentation for the Christmas Entertainment.Our Easter Workshop again showed not only the musical progress made but an increase in confidence, and one pupil’s stunning drum performance after only a few lessons emphasised his talent and command of the audience. The Summer Picnic also gave a chance for our pupils to act as hosts, making refreshments and ensuring that all guests were looked after following the musical workshop. We are extremely grateful to the Music Department, particularly Rae Strong, whose creativity, commitment and sense of fun make all our end of term events so very enjoyable!Our Founder’s Day trip this year was to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, and pupils and staff thoroughly enjoyed seeing the animals at such close quarters. Another highlight was the ‘Sensory Pod’ – although for one pupil, Mrs. Ward’s spotty socks caused as much interest as the lights and sounds!One evident mark of the progress that the pupils have made over the year is the increase in inclusion into mainstream. We are extremely appreciative of the support of the Head and the Senior Management Team, and of all that Ackworth mainstream staff and pupils continue to do to ensure that our pupils achieve and develop relationships. We have a growing number of keen and committed sixth formers who join in with the humour and fun at Shed Court through social mentoring and shared activities, and who give up their time to support our pupils academically. Outside interest in Shed Court, too, has increased over the year with more visits, enquiries and applications. We are fortunate to have a marvellous staff team with an infectious enthusiasm; a big thank you to all the support staff who work so hard and so flexibly!

Final Thoughts

I would like to thank everyone involved in the running of Ackworth School. A great deal has been achieved this academic year through the hard work, dedication and commitment of all Staff at Ackworth and I would like to thank them and would also like to mention the Senior Management Team for their ongoing support, vision, wisdom and unstinting hard work. Finally, I would like to add my personal thanks to Alison Tyas who has retired this year as Clerk of School Committee. She has provided me with tireless support, integrity and wisdom throughout the past 4 years. I wish her a long and happy retirement.

Kathryn Bell Head

DESTINATION OF UPPER SIXTH 2013

EDWARD ATKIN UCL Natural Sciences

HARRIET BELL Anglia Ruskin Criminology

ALEN CHEN Huddersfield Chemical Engineering & Chemistry

COCO CHEN Manchester Mathematics with Finance

TONY CHEN Birmingham City Architectural Technology

HENRY CHING Sheffield Hallam Sport Business Management

ALEXANDRA DYSON Doncaster Early Childhood Studies

JACK DYSON Bradford Archaeology

JOYCE FANG Queen Mary London Mathematics with Business Management

IVY GAO Plymouth Accounting & Finance

CELINE GIESE Stirling Psychology

SIMRAN GILL Imperial College Biology with French for Science

NAOMI GUO Kingston Media & Cultural Studies

ADAM HARDY Newcastle Financial Mathematics

SAM HENERY Hull Economics

EVIE HOLBROW Queen’s University, Belfast History

EMILY HOLMES Sheffield Philosophy

REBECCA HOLMES Royal Veterinary College Veterinary Medicine

KIRSTY HOPE Durham Primary Teaching

KRISTIAN HOPE Not Placed

KIRSTIE HUNTER York St John Primary Education

ZOE IBBETSON King’s College Music

SAM JACKSON Bishop Grosseteste Education Studies & Visual Arts

AMY MOXON Bath Spa Psychology

MARIA NASTAS Milan, Italy Course Unknown

ABEL PAN Essex Accounting & Finance

SOPHIE PENNINGTON Durham Business & Management

HESTER PLANT King’s College English Language & Literature

JAKE PUGH Lancaster English Literature, Creative Writing & Practice

LUKE RICHARDSON Not Placed

JAMIE SHEN Manchester Civil Engineering

ELLIOT TROFIMOWICZ Newcastle Biomedical Sciences

CHARNLEY WORTH Southampton Physics with Astronomy

KEVIN WU Not Placed

FIONA XU Not Placed

JASON YEUNG Essex Accounting & Finance

ALEX YU Kingston Business Management

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ACKWORTH SCHOOL STAFF JANUARY 2014

SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFFChemistry ABHA AGGARWAL B.Sc. Leeds (PGCE) MSc LeicesterHead of Chemistry NAYYAR AZIZ B.Sc. M.Sc. (Pakistan) PhD (Hull)Biology/Boys’ Housemaster CHRISTOPHER BAILEY B.Sc. Bath (UGCE) M.A. LeedsBiology, Physics, Psychology, Acting Head of Careers HELEN BATTY B.A. Oxford (PGCE)Biology, Head KATHRYN BELL B.Sc. Exeter (PGCE)Physics Senior Year Tutor 4th Year TOM BOOTYMAN B.Sc. Manchester (PGCE)Head of English, Psychology ALISTAR BOUCHER B.A. Warwick M.A. London (PGCE)Head of Spanish and temporary Duke of Edinburgh Award co-ordinator (to cover for Maternity Leave) GWEN CASEY B.A. Cantab (PGCE)Dyslexia Tuition KAREN CHADWICK B.Ed. Leeds, DipSpLd SheffieldGeography, Assistant Housestaff ELENA CLARK B.A. Durham (PGCE)History Assistant Head of 6th Year (Maternity Leave) ALEXANDRA COLLINGWOOD B.A. Hull (PGCE)Mathematics/Girls’ Housemistress CLAIRE COUGAN B.Sc. Queen’s Belfast (PGCE)Art, Assistant Housestaff KATY DEVINE B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Boys’ PE and Games NATHAN ELLIS B.Sc. Loughborough (PGCE)Deputy Head (Pastoral) GUY EMMETT B.A. Durham, M.A.(Ed) (PGCE)Head of Religious Studies STEPHEN FIELD B.A. Sheffield (PGCE)Head of International Study Centre and Head of EFL VALERIE GOUGH B.A. Leeds M.A., PhD, CELTA, PGCEEnglish STEVIE-ANN HARRISON B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Head of Mathematics and temporary Duke of Edinburgh Award co-ordinator (to cover Maternity Leave) LUCINDA HAMILL B.Ed. Exeter B.A. Open M.A. LeedsGirls’ PE Teacher, Assistant Housestaff ANNABEL HARTSHORNE B.A. Manchester Metropolitan (PGCE)Head of Physics FRANCIS HICKENBOTTOM B.Sc. Birmingham (PGCE)Acting Head of German MFL, EFL Senior Year Tutor 2nd Year ANDREW HILTON B.A. Sheffield (PGCE)Modern Foreign Languages and Careers (part-time) LAURA HILTON B.A. Durham M.A. Leeds (PGCE)Head of Home Economics BRENDA HODGE B.Ed. Bradford and Ilkley Community CollegeEnglish CATHERINE JACKSON B.A. York (PGCE)EFL BRYONY LEBETER B.Ed. Leeds M.I.L. TEFLDirector of Music IAN LENIHAN B.A. Cork; Mmus. Leeds (PGCE)Music SARAH McALINDON B.A. Birmingham GBSM,

ABSM (Teaching) ABSM (Performing) QTSBusiness Studies, Director of Marketing MARION MITCHELL B.A. Edinburgh (PGCE)Mathematics GILL MURRAY B.Sc. Leeds (PGCE)Mathematics and Duke of Edinburgh Award Co-ordinator (Maternity Leave) REBECCA NICHOLSON B.Sc. Durham (PGCE)

Head of Geography Temporary Assistant Head of 6th Year (to cover Maternity Leave) ROSALIND NOBLE MPhysGeog. Hull (PGCE)Mathematics Senior Year Tutor 1st Year DIANE PARKIN B.Sc. Ed. KeeleHead of History Senior Year Tutor 5th Year TOM PLANT B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Head of French (part-time) ELIZABETH RAYNER B.A. Newcastle (PGCE)Modern Foreign Languages DANIEL ROOTS B.A. Central Lancashire (PGCE)Head of Art Senior Year Tutor 3rd Year SARAH ROSE-PEIRSON B.A. Staffordshire (PGCE)EFL TIM RYAN B.Sc. Sheffield Hallam (PGCE) (QTS) TEFLDesign Technology EMMA SPEAKE B.Sc. Secondary Design and Technology with QTSSport and PE MICHAEL SUTTON B.A. Open (D.E.S. Teachers’ Cert.) Dip. Sports Psych.Classics, Religious Studies, Deputy Head JEFFREY SWALES M.A. Oxon (PGCE)Head of Sport ANDREA THOMAS B.Ed. LeedsHead of Business Studies/Economics NICOLA TOD B.A. Dundee (PGCE)Head of Drama (part-time appointment) RICHARD VERGETTE B.A. Bretton College (PGCE) M.Ed NottinghamHead of Biology ANDREW WARD B.Sc. London (PGCE)Head of Design Technology DEREK WILKINSON B.Ed. Leeds

LANGUAGE ASSISTANTSFrench Sonia KhoufacheGerman Ronja HerdinaSpanish Aitana Miguel

AUTISM RESOURCEHead of Autism Resource LYNNE WARD B.A. London (PGCE)Learning Mentor GEORGINA DYSONLearning Mentor LAURA LAWTON NVQ3 CCLDSpecialist Teaching Assistant KAREN METCALFE B.A. London M.Sc. London, SEN L3 (OCN)Learning Mentor JUNE PEASE

CORAM HOUSE TEACHING STAFFHEAD MARY WILSON B.A. Liverpool (PGCE)DEPUTY HEAD Year 5 English and Mathematics LINDA ARMSTRONG B.Sc. Newcastle, M.Sc. Ed. SheffieldYear 5 Form Teacher PE Specialist ADEN BALL B.Ed. LiverpoolYear 6 Form Teacher WENDY BAMFORTH B.A. Leicester (PGCE)Year 3 Form Teacher ICT & Humanities STEVEN BONTOFT B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Year 1 Form Teacher (part-time temporary contract) DAVID FRANCE B.Ed. University of LeedsYear 6 Form Teacher RICHARD GROGAN B.A. St. Martin’s Carlisle (QTS)Year 5 Form Teacher PE Specialist JULIE HOAR B.Ed. Bedford CollegeSenior Teacher, Assessment/ ELIZABETH JORDAN B.A. Leeds (QTS) PG Cert. Year 4 Form Teacher National Award for SEN Co-ordinationYear 3 Form Teacher Music SARAH McALINDON B.A. Birmingham GBSM, ABSM (Teaching) ABSM

(Performing) QTS

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SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFFChemistry ABHA AGGARWAL B.Sc. Leeds (PGCE) MSc LeicesterHead of Chemistry NAYYAR AZIZ B.Sc. M.Sc. (Pakistan) PhD (Hull)Biology/Boys’ Housemaster CHRISTOPHER BAILEY B.Sc. Bath (UGCE) M.A. LeedsBiology, Physics, Psychology, Acting Head of Careers HELEN BATTY B.A. Oxford (PGCE)Biology, Head KATHRYN BELL B.Sc. Exeter (PGCE)Physics Senior Year Tutor 4th Year TOM BOOTYMAN B.Sc. Manchester (PGCE)Head of English, Psychology ALISTAR BOUCHER B.A. Warwick M.A. London (PGCE)Head of Spanish and temporary Duke of Edinburgh Award co-ordinator (to cover for Maternity Leave) GWEN CASEY B.A. Cantab (PGCE)Dyslexia Tuition KAREN CHADWICK B.Ed. Leeds, DipSpLd SheffieldGeography, Assistant Housestaff ELENA CLARK B.A. Durham (PGCE)History Assistant Head of 6th Year (Maternity Leave) ALEXANDRA COLLINGWOOD B.A. Hull (PGCE)Mathematics/Girls’ Housemistress CLAIRE COUGAN B.Sc. Queen’s Belfast (PGCE)Art, Assistant Housestaff KATY DEVINE B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Boys’ PE and Games NATHAN ELLIS B.Sc. Loughborough (PGCE)Deputy Head (Pastoral) GUY EMMETT B.A. Durham, M.A.(Ed) (PGCE)Head of Religious Studies STEPHEN FIELD B.A. Sheffield (PGCE)Head of International Study Centre and Head of EFL VALERIE GOUGH B.A. Leeds M.A., PhD, CELTA, PGCEEnglish STEVIE-ANN HARRISON B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Head of Mathematics and temporary Duke of Edinburgh Award co-ordinator (to cover Maternity Leave) LUCINDA HAMILL B.Ed. Exeter B.A. Open M.A. LeedsGirls’ PE Teacher, Assistant Housestaff ANNABEL HARTSHORNE B.A. Manchester Metropolitan (PGCE)Head of Physics FRANCIS HICKENBOTTOM B.Sc. Birmingham (PGCE)Acting Head of German MFL, EFL Senior Year Tutor 2nd Year ANDREW HILTON B.A. Sheffield (PGCE)Modern Foreign Languages and Careers (part-time) LAURA HILTON B.A. Durham M.A. Leeds (PGCE)Head of Home Economics BRENDA HODGE B.Ed. Bradford and Ilkley Community CollegeEnglish CATHERINE JACKSON B.A. York (PGCE)EFL BRYONY LEBETER B.Ed. Leeds M.I.L. TEFLDirector of Music IAN LENIHAN B.A. Cork; Mmus. Leeds (PGCE)Music SARAH McALINDON B.A. Birmingham GBSM,

ABSM (Teaching) ABSM (Performing) QTSBusiness Studies, Director of Marketing MARION MITCHELL B.A. Edinburgh (PGCE)Mathematics GILL MURRAY B.Sc. Leeds (PGCE)Mathematics and Duke of Edinburgh Award Co-ordinator (Maternity Leave) REBECCA NICHOLSON B.Sc. Durham (PGCE)

Head of Geography Temporary Assistant Head of 6th Year (to cover Maternity Leave) ROSALIND NOBLE MPhysGeog. Hull (PGCE)Mathematics Senior Year Tutor 1st Year DIANE PARKIN B.Sc. Ed. KeeleHead of History Senior Year Tutor 5th Year TOM PLANT B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Head of French (part-time) ELIZABETH RAYNER B.A. Newcastle (PGCE)Modern Foreign Languages DANIEL ROOTS B.A. Central Lancashire (PGCE)Head of Art Senior Year Tutor 3rd Year SARAH ROSE-PEIRSON B.A. Staffordshire (PGCE)EFL TIM RYAN B.Sc. Sheffield Hallam (PGCE) (QTS) TEFLDesign Technology EMMA SPEAKE B.Sc. Secondary Design and Technology with QTSSport and PE MICHAEL SUTTON B.A. Open (D.E.S. Teachers’ Cert.) Dip. Sports Psych.Classics, Religious Studies, Deputy Head JEFFREY SWALES M.A. Oxon (PGCE)Head of Sport ANDREA THOMAS B.Ed. LeedsHead of Business Studies/Economics NICOLA TOD B.A. Dundee (PGCE)Head of Drama (part-time appointment) RICHARD VERGETTE B.A. Bretton College (PGCE) M.Ed NottinghamHead of Biology ANDREW WARD B.Sc. London (PGCE)Head of Design Technology DEREK WILKINSON B.Ed. Leeds

LANGUAGE ASSISTANTSFrench Sonia KhoufacheGerman Ronja HerdinaSpanish Aitana Miguel

AUTISM RESOURCEHead of Autism Resource LYNNE WARD B.A. London (PGCE)Learning Mentor GEORGINA DYSONLearning Mentor LAURA LAWTON NVQ3 CCLDSpecialist Teaching Assistant KAREN METCALFE B.A. London M.Sc. London, SEN L3 (OCN)Learning Mentor JUNE PEASE

CORAM HOUSE TEACHING STAFFHEAD MARY WILSON B.A. Liverpool (PGCE)DEPUTY HEAD Year 5 English and Mathematics LINDA ARMSTRONG B.Sc. Newcastle, M.Sc. Ed. SheffieldYear 5 Form Teacher PE Specialist ADEN BALL B.Ed. LiverpoolYear 6 Form Teacher WENDY BAMFORTH B.A. Leicester (PGCE)Year 3 Form Teacher ICT & Humanities STEVEN BONTOFT B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Year 1 Form Teacher (part-time temporary contract) DAVID FRANCE B.Ed. University of LeedsYear 6 Form Teacher RICHARD GROGAN B.A. St. Martin’s Carlisle (QTS)Year 5 Form Teacher PE Specialist JULIE HOAR B.Ed. Bedford CollegeSenior Teacher, Assessment/ ELIZABETH JORDAN B.A. Leeds (QTS) PG Cert. Year 4 Form Teacher National Award for SEN Co-ordinationYear 3 Form Teacher Music SARAH McALINDON B.A. Birmingham GBSM, ABSM (Teaching) ABSM

(Performing) QTS

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Reception Teacher and EYFS Leader SALLY SLATER B.A. Open (PGCE) PG Cert. WarwickSenior Teacher Pre-Prep/ Year 2 Form Teacher KATHRYN STATON B.A. Sheffield (QTS)Year 3 Form Teacher Art and Design EMMA TATE B.A. Birmingham (PGCE)

CORAM HOUSE NURSERYNursery Assistant DEBORAH BARRACLOUGH NVQ 2 CCLDNursery Manager and Childcare SHARON MARSH BTEC National DiplomaNursery Deputy Manager and Childcare DELLA RUDENKO NVQ 3 Early Years Careand Education

PRE-PREP AND AFTER-SCHOOL CAREChildcare Assistant ELISE AGER NVQ2 CCLDReception Assistant and Childcare SUSAN ARMITAGE HLTA, NVQ4 CCLDReception Assistant and Childcare JENNY PATCHETT NVQ2 CCLDTeaching Assistant, Childcare and Swimming Instructor JACKIE TAGGY4 Teaching Assistant and Childcare KAREN WITHINGTON NVQ 3 CCLDTeaching Assistant, Childcare, Lunchtime Supervisor LOUISE BROWN B.Sc. AberystywthChildcare Assistant CHRISTINE HODSON NVQ2 CCLDLunchtime Supervisor SHARON BROOKELunchtime Supervisor CHRISTINE MORLEY

SUPPORT STAFFTechnician (DT) NEIL BENNETTExaminations Sec. Deputy Head’s Sec (Curriculum), Head of Sixth Form Sec. SARAH BENTHAMWarden HOWARD BUNDYNetwork Engineer LEE CALVERLEY M.C.S.A.Head Groundsman KEVIN CHAMBERSCoram House Secretary KAREN CLARKEFinance Clerk (maternity leave) HELEN CLOUGHHead’s Secretary & Office Co-ordinator DELIA COBURN A.I.Q.P.SLibrarian ERICA DEAN B.A. Leeds Met. M.A., MCilipReceptionist JULIE HARTSports Facilities Manager PHILIP EAMES BSc. Lincoln, Sport Development and CoachingTechnician (Sciences) GAYE HOOKSDomestic Administrator HEATHER JONES M.H.C.I.M.ABursar and Secretary to School Committee JOHN LEBETER I.C.S.A.Payroll and Fees ALAINA LOGAN M.A.A.TSenior School Secretary LAURA LUNNResources & Marketing Administrator DONNA MARGRAVE C.S.B.M., I.M.S., I.A.M.Assistant Warden PAUL MEESONManaging Chef GLENN MIDDLEDITCHDirector of Marketing MARION MITCHELL B.A. Edinburgh (PGCE)Assistant Bursar BRENT MORANPurchase Ledger Clerk (temporary to cover Maternity Leave) DEBBIE PROCTERDeputy Head Pastoral’s Secretary CLARE PUGH

Technician (Sciences) CHRISTINE READMANTechnician (Sciences) ANDREA RUDDYCatering Manager MICHAEL ROWELLClerk of Works ANDREW RUSHTON Plumber and Gas FitterDeputy Clerk of Works ROY SIMPSON ElectricianAdmissions/Marketing Sec. Assistant Housestaff REBECCA STEPHENSONBursar’s Secretary JACQUELINE UTLEYTechnician (Home Economics) GILLIAN WILKESArchivist CELIA WOLFE B.A. Bangor M.A. UBC

BOARDING HOUSES BOYS’ SCHOOL HOUSEMatron SANDRA WEBBERHousemaster CHRISTOPHER BAILEY B.Sc. Bath (PGCE) M.A. LeedsAssistant Housestaff JIM DAVIES M.Mus. (Adv. Musicology) P.G.Dip.) LeedsAssistant Housestaff TODOR DOYCHINOV

GIRLS’ SCHOOL HOUSEMatron (phased return) SHEILA BUNDYTemporary Matron CATHERINE WILLOUGHBYHousemistress CLAIRE COUGAN B.Sc. Queen’s Belfast (PGCE)Assistant Housestaff KATY DEVINE B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Geography, Assistant Housestaff ELENA CLARK B.A. Durham (PGCE)Assistant Housestaff ANNABEL HARTSHORNE B.A. Manchester Metropolitan (PGCE)

PASTORAL CAREMedical Officer DR. GWENAN DAVENPORT MB, ChB (Sheffield) MRCGPNursing Sister PAMELA EVANS R.G.N., Cert HE (Nursing) LeedsSchool Counsellor BARBARA GOMERSALL B.Sc. Psych, M.Sc.,Dip. NLPt.,

Certificate in Counselling, MBPsS.

PERIPATETIC MUSIC TEACHERSSinging CHRISTINE BULLOUGH G.Mus. Huddersfield LTCL (PGCE)Brass Assistant Boys’ Housestaff JIM DAVIES M.Mus.(Adv. Musicology) P.G.Dip.) LeedsFlute ELYSE GREENWOOD B.Mus. (Huddersfield)Cello, Voice, Piano CLARE LITTLE B.Mus. (Hull)Guitar EILEEN ROBERTSWoodwind MICK ROBERTS D.P.L.M. L.G.S.M. Cert. EdViolin, Piano and Recorder RAE STRONG B.A., L.L.C.M. A.T.C.L. C.T.V.C.M (Teaching Dip)

HuddersfieldGuitar JEFF SWIFT G.Mus. Huddersfield (PGCE)Drums IAIN WILSON

HOBBY INSTRUCTORS / TRAINERSFencing GLENN COOPERLead Archery Instructor BRIAN DAVIES M.G.N.A.S.Tae-Kwon-Do TERRY FROST Reg. Instructor BTCBasketball SAMUEL MESSAM England Basketball Association Level III Coach,

Level II Basketball TutorSquash CRAIG PARKINSONModern Dance CHARLOTTE POLLARDArchery Assistant Coach DAVID WHITHAM

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Reception Teacher and EYFS Leader SALLY SLATER B.A. Open (PGCE) PG Cert. WarwickSenior Teacher Pre-Prep/ Year 2 Form Teacher KATHRYN STATON B.A. Sheffield (QTS)Year 3 Form Teacher Art and Design EMMA TATE B.A. Birmingham (PGCE)

CORAM HOUSE NURSERYNursery Assistant DEBORAH BARRACLOUGH NVQ 2 CCLDNursery Manager and Childcare SHARON MARSH BTEC National DiplomaNursery Deputy Manager and Childcare DELLA RUDENKO NVQ 3 Early Years Careand Education

PRE-PREP AND AFTER-SCHOOL CAREChildcare Assistant ELISE AGER NVQ2 CCLDReception Assistant and Childcare SUSAN ARMITAGE HLTA, NVQ4 CCLDReception Assistant and Childcare JENNY PATCHETT NVQ2 CCLDTeaching Assistant, Childcare and Swimming Instructor JACKIE TAGGY4 Teaching Assistant and Childcare KAREN WITHINGTON NVQ 3 CCLDTeaching Assistant, Childcare, Lunchtime Supervisor LOUISE BROWN B.Sc. AberystywthChildcare Assistant CHRISTINE HODSON NVQ2 CCLDLunchtime Supervisor SHARON BROOKELunchtime Supervisor CHRISTINE MORLEY

SUPPORT STAFFTechnician (DT) NEIL BENNETTExaminations Sec. Deputy Head’s Sec (Curriculum), Head of Sixth Form Sec. SARAH BENTHAMWarden HOWARD BUNDYNetwork Engineer LEE CALVERLEY M.C.S.A.Head Groundsman KEVIN CHAMBERSCoram House Secretary KAREN CLARKEFinance Clerk (maternity leave) HELEN CLOUGHHead’s Secretary & Office Co-ordinator DELIA COBURN A.I.Q.P.SLibrarian ERICA DEAN B.A. Leeds Met. M.A., MCilipReceptionist JULIE HARTSports Facilities Manager PHILIP EAMES BSc. Lincoln, Sport Development and CoachingTechnician (Sciences) GAYE HOOKSDomestic Administrator HEATHER JONES M.H.C.I.M.ABursar and Secretary to School Committee JOHN LEBETER I.C.S.A.Payroll and Fees ALAINA LOGAN M.A.A.TSenior School Secretary LAURA LUNNResources & Marketing Administrator DONNA MARGRAVE C.S.B.M., I.M.S., I.A.M.Assistant Warden PAUL MEESONManaging Chef GLENN MIDDLEDITCHDirector of Marketing MARION MITCHELL B.A. Edinburgh (PGCE)Assistant Bursar BRENT MORANPurchase Ledger Clerk (temporary to cover Maternity Leave) DEBBIE PROCTERDeputy Head Pastoral’s Secretary CLARE PUGH

Technician (Sciences) CHRISTINE READMANTechnician (Sciences) ANDREA RUDDYCatering Manager MICHAEL ROWELLClerk of Works ANDREW RUSHTON Plumber and Gas FitterDeputy Clerk of Works ROY SIMPSON ElectricianAdmissions/Marketing Sec. Assistant Housestaff REBECCA STEPHENSONBursar’s Secretary JACQUELINE UTLEYTechnician (Home Economics) GILLIAN WILKESArchivist CELIA WOLFE B.A. Bangor M.A. UBC

BOARDING HOUSES BOYS’ SCHOOL HOUSEMatron SANDRA WEBBERHousemaster CHRISTOPHER BAILEY B.Sc. Bath (PGCE) M.A. LeedsAssistant Housestaff JIM DAVIES M.Mus. (Adv. Musicology) P.G.Dip.) LeedsAssistant Housestaff TODOR DOYCHINOV

GIRLS’ SCHOOL HOUSEMatron (phased return) SHEILA BUNDYTemporary Matron CATHERINE WILLOUGHBYHousemistress CLAIRE COUGAN B.Sc. Queen’s Belfast (PGCE)Assistant Housestaff KATY DEVINE B.A. Leeds (PGCE)Geography, Assistant Housestaff ELENA CLARK B.A. Durham (PGCE)Assistant Housestaff ANNABEL HARTSHORNE B.A. Manchester Metropolitan (PGCE)

PASTORAL CAREMedical Officer DR. GWENAN DAVENPORT MB, ChB (Sheffield) MRCGPNursing Sister PAMELA EVANS R.G.N., Cert HE (Nursing) LeedsSchool Counsellor BARBARA GOMERSALL B.Sc. Psych, M.Sc.,Dip. NLPt.,

Certificate in Counselling, MBPsS.

PERIPATETIC MUSIC TEACHERSSinging CHRISTINE BULLOUGH G.Mus. Huddersfield LTCL (PGCE)Brass Assistant Boys’ Housestaff JIM DAVIES M.Mus.(Adv. Musicology) P.G.Dip.) LeedsFlute ELYSE GREENWOOD B.Mus. (Huddersfield)Cello, Voice, Piano CLARE LITTLE B.Mus. (Hull)Guitar EILEEN ROBERTSWoodwind MICK ROBERTS D.P.L.M. L.G.S.M. Cert. EdViolin, Piano and Recorder RAE STRONG B.A., L.L.C.M. A.T.C.L. C.T.V.C.M (Teaching Dip)

HuddersfieldGuitar JEFF SWIFT G.Mus. Huddersfield (PGCE)Drums IAIN WILSON

HOBBY INSTRUCTORS / TRAINERSFencing GLENN COOPERLead Archery Instructor BRIAN DAVIES M.G.N.A.S.Tae-Kwon-Do TERRY FROST Reg. Instructor BTCBasketball SAMUEL MESSAM England Basketball Association Level III Coach,

Level II Basketball TutorSquash CRAIG PARKINSONModern Dance CHARLOTTE POLLARDArchery Assistant Coach DAVID WHITHAM

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE (TRUSTEES)OF ACKWORTH SCHOOL

We have audited the Group and Parent Charity financial statements of Ackworth School for the year ended 31 August 2013 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Parent Charity Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). This report is made solely to the School Committee, as a body, in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the School Committee those matters we are required to state to it in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the School and the School Committee as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND AUDITOR

As explained more fully in the Statement of School Committee’s Responsibilities, the School Committee is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view. We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

SCOPE OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the School Committee’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the School Committee, and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report of the School Committee to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

OPINION ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In our opinion the financial statements:• give a true and fair view of the statement of the Group’s and the Parent Charity’s affairs as at

31 August 2013 and of the Group’s incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

ACKWORTH SCHOOL

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE (TRUSTEES)OF ACKWORTH SCHOOL

YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2013

We have audited the Group and Parent Charity financial statements of Ackworth School for the year ended 31 August 2013 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Parent Charity Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).This report is made solely to the School Committee in accordance with section 44 of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the School Committee those matters we are required to state to it in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the School Committee for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND AUDITOR

As explained more fully in the Statement of School Committee’s Responsibilities, the School Committee is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view.We have been appointed as auditor under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

SCOPE OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the School Committee’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant account estimates made by the School Committee, and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report of the School Committee to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

OPINION ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In our opinion the financial statements:• give a true and fair view of the statement of the Group’s and the Parent Charity’s affairs as at

31 August 2013 and of the Group’s incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE (TRUSTEES)OF ACKWORTH SCHOOL

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• the information given in the School Committee’s Annual Report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or

• sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• we have not received all the information and expectations we require for our audit.

54 Bootham HPH YORK Statutory Auditor YO30 7XZ

HPH, Chartered Accountants is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the companies act 2006.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE (TRUSTEES)OF ACKWORTH SCHOOL

We have audited the Group and Parent Charity financial statements of Ackworth School for the year ended 31 August 2013 which comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the Consolidated and Parent Charity Balance Sheets, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). This report is made solely to the School Committee, as a body, in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the School Committee those matters we are required to state to it in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the School and the School Committee as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND AUDITOR

As explained more fully in the Statement of School Committee’s Responsibilities, the School Committee is responsible for the preparation of financial statements that give a true and fair view. We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). Those standards require us to comply with the Auditing Practices Board’s (APB’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors.

SCOPE OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the School Committee’s circumstances and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed; the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the School Committee, and the overall presentation of the financial statements. In addition, we read all the financial and non-financial information in the Annual Report of the School Committee to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial statements. If we become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies we consider the implications for our report.

OPINION ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In our opinion the financial statements:• give a true and fair view of the statement of the Group’s and the Parent Charity’s affairs as at

31 August 2013 and of the Group’s incoming resources and application of resources for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and

• have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE (TRUSTEES)OF ACKWORTH SCHOOL

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• the information given in the School Committee’s Annual Report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or

• sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• we have not received all the information and expectations we require for our audit.

54 Bootham HPH YORK Statutory Auditor YO30 7XZ

HPH, Chartered Accountants is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the companies act 2006.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIESFor the year ended 31 August 2013

Restricted Unrestricted & Endowed Total Total Note Funds Funds 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

INCOMING RESOURCES Income from Charitable Activities

School fees 2 6,902,550 – 6,902,550 7,000,383

Other educational income 2 230,387 22,307 252,694 165,502Incoming resources from generated funds

Investment income 3 42,049 8,925 50,974 49,440

Voluntary income 4 10,439 23,610 34,049 48,834

Activities for generating funds:

Trading turnover 5 184,993 – 184,993 137,859

Other income 5 17,155 – 17,155 15,585

Total incoming resources 7,387,573 54,842 7,442,415 7,417,603 RESOURCES EXPENDED

Costs of generating funds

Non-charitable trading 6 82,899 – 82,899 52,135

Publicity 6 184,856 – 184,856 156,884

Financing costs 6 2,197 – 2,197 4,688

269,952 – 269,952 213,707

Restricted Unrestricted & Endowed Total Total Note Funds Funds 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Charitable activities

School operating costs and grant making 6 7,006,746 35,348 7,042,094 7,498,421

Governance costs 6 22,959 – 22,959 22,501

Total resources expended 7,299,657 35,348 7,335,005 7,734,629 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before inter-fund transfers 87,916 19,494 107,410 (317,026)

Gross Transfers 1,025 (1,025) – – Net incoming / (outgoing) resources before other gains 88,941 18,469 107,410 (317,026)

Gains on investments 10 57,443 71,543 128,986 81,637

NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 146,384 90,012 236,396 (235,389)

Balances brought forward at 1 September 2012 19-21 2,824,290 1,981,074 4,805,364 5,040,753

Balances carried forward at 31 August 2013 2,970,674 2,071,086 5,041,760 4,805,364

The notes on pages 32 to 43 form part of these financial statements.

Incoming resources and net movement in funds derive wholly from continuing operations.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIESFor the year ended 31 August 2013

Restricted Unrestricted & Endowed Total Total Note Funds Funds 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

INCOMING RESOURCES Income from Charitable Activities

School fees 2 6,902,550 – 6,902,550 7,000,383

Other educational income 2 230,387 22,307 252,694 165,502Incoming resources from generated funds

Investment income 3 42,049 8,925 50,974 49,440

Voluntary income 4 10,439 23,610 34,049 48,834

Activities for generating funds:

Trading turnover 5 184,993 – 184,993 137,859

Other income 5 17,155 – 17,155 15,585

Total incoming resources 7,387,573 54,842 7,442,415 7,417,603 RESOURCES EXPENDED

Costs of generating funds

Non-charitable trading 6 82,899 – 82,899 52,135

Publicity 6 184,856 – 184,856 156,884

Financing costs 6 2,197 – 2,197 4,688

269,952 – 269,952 213,707

Restricted Unrestricted & Endowed Total Total Note Funds Funds 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Charitable activities

School operating costs and grant making 6 7,006,746 35,348 7,042,094 7,498,421

Governance costs 6 22,959 – 22,959 22,501

Total resources expended 7,299,657 35,348 7,335,005 7,734,629 Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before inter-fund transfers 87,916 19,494 107,410 (317,026)

Gross Transfers 1,025 (1,025) – – Net incoming / (outgoing) resources before other gains 88,941 18,469 107,410 (317,026)

Gains on investments 10 57,443 71,543 128,986 81,637

NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 146,384 90,012 236,396 (235,389)

Balances brought forward at 1 September 2012 19-21 2,824,290 1,981,074 4,805,364 5,040,753

Balances carried forward at 31 August 2013 2,970,674 2,071,086 5,041,760 4,805,364

The notes on pages 32 to 43 form part of these financial statements.

Incoming resources and net movement in funds derive wholly from continuing operations.

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

For the year ended 31 August 2013

2013 2012

Note £ £ £ £

Net cash outflow from operating activities 16 (64,525) (508,550)

RETURNS ON INVESTMENT AND SERVICING OF FINANCE

Investment income received 50,974 49,440 Interest paid (2,197) (4,688) Net cash inflow from returns on investment and servicing of finance 48,777 44,752

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

Purchase of tangible fixed assets (56,425) (25,906) Purchase of investments (2,171) (2,252) Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and financial investment (58,596) (28,158)

Net cash outflow 18 (74,344) (491,956)

Charity law requires separate administration of the cashflows of endowed and other restricted funds of the School. This constraint has not adversely affected group cashflows as stated above.

The notes on pages 32 to 43 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET

For the year ended 31 August 2013

Consolidated School Only 2013 2012 2013 2012

Note £ £ £ £

FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 9 4,280,676 4,284,590 4,280,675 4,284,586

Investments 10 1,135,089 1,003,932 300,742 265,710

5,415,765 5,288,522 4,581,417 4,550,296

CURRENT ASSETS Stocks 11 49,947 72,135 49,947 72,135

Debtors 12 620,306 372,279 601,075 352,953

Cash at bank and in hand 251,309 325,653 178,746 277,316

921,562 770,067 829,768 702,404 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 13 (1,295,567) (1,253,225) (1,287,600) (1,247,115)

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (374,005) (483,158) (457,832) (544,711)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,041,760 4,805,364 4,123,585 4,005,585CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year 14 – – (1,799,551) (1,789,526)

TOTAL NET ASSETS 5,041,760 4,805,364 2,324,034 2,216,059 REPRESENTED BY

Restricted funds 19 1,970,139 1,892,518 839,094 807,824

Endowed funds 20 100,947 88,556 – –

Unrestricted funds 21 2,970,674 2,824,290 1,484,941 1,408,235

TOTAL FUNDS 5,041,760 4,805,364 2,324,035 2,216,059

The notes on pages 32 to 43 form part of these financial statements.These financial statements were approved by the members of the School Committee on 16 November 2013 and signed on their behalf by:

ADRIAN SHARP CHRISTOPHER RENGERT Clerk to the School Committee Treasurer

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

For the year ended 31 August 2013

2013 2012

Note £ £ £ £

Net cash outflow from operating activities 16 (64,525) (508,550)

RETURNS ON INVESTMENT AND SERVICING OF FINANCE

Investment income received 50,974 49,440 Interest paid (2,197) (4,688) Net cash inflow from returns on investment and servicing of finance 48,777 44,752

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

Purchase of tangible fixed assets (56,425) (25,906) Purchase of investments (2,171) (2,252) Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and financial investment (58,596) (28,158)

Net cash outflow 18 (74,344) (491,956)

Charity law requires separate administration of the cashflows of endowed and other restricted funds of the School. This constraint has not adversely affected group cashflows as stated above.

The notes on pages 32 to 43 form part of these financial statements.

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BALANCE SHEET

For the year ended 31 August 2013

Consolidated School Only 2013 2012 2013 2012

Note £ £ £ £

FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 9 4,280,676 4,284,590 4,280,675 4,284,586

Investments 10 1,135,089 1,003,932 300,742 265,710

5,415,765 5,288,522 4,581,417 4,550,296

CURRENT ASSETS Stocks 11 49,947 72,135 49,947 72,135

Debtors 12 620,306 372,279 601,075 352,953

Cash at bank and in hand 251,309 325,653 178,746 277,316

921,562 770,067 829,768 702,404 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 13 (1,295,567) (1,253,225) (1,287,600) (1,247,115)

NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (374,005) (483,158) (457,832) (544,711)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,041,760 4,805,364 4,123,585 4,005,585CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than one year 14 – – (1,799,551) (1,789,526)

TOTAL NET ASSETS 5,041,760 4,805,364 2,324,034 2,216,059 REPRESENTED BY

Restricted funds 19 1,970,139 1,892,518 839,094 807,824

Endowed funds 20 100,947 88,556 – –

Unrestricted funds 21 2,970,674 2,824,290 1,484,941 1,408,235

TOTAL FUNDS 5,041,760 4,805,364 2,324,035 2,216,059

The notes on pages 32 to 43 form part of these financial statements.These financial statements were approved by the members of the School Committee on 16 November 2013 and signed on their behalf by:

ADRIAN SHARP CHRISTOPHER RENGERT Clerk to the School Committee Treasurer

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1. Accounting PoliciesBasis of preparationThe accounts are prepared under the Charities Act 2011, under the historical cost convention as modified by the adoption of current cost for investment assets and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities: the Charities SORP 2005.

The consolidated accounts include the results of Ackworth School Estates Limited, Ackworth School 1950 Trust, Ackworth & Freshfield Educational Foundation and Wennington School Bursary Fund which are consolidated on a line by line basis. In accordance with paragraph 397 of the Charities SORP 2005, no separate Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) has been presented for the School alone.

Going ConcernThe consolidated position of the School demonstrates that Ackworth School has cash resources and no requirement for external funding. The School Board has a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.

Fees and other incomeFees receivable and charges made for services and use of premises are accounted for in the period in which the service is provided. Fee income is stated at the full standard rate, with allowances, scholarships and other remissions granted by the School shown as an expense. Fees are deferred when they are received in advance.

Legacies and donationsLegacies and donations are accounted for in the period in which they are received or when the amount receivable is known with certainty. Legacies and donations given for the general purposes of the School are included in unrestricted funds. Legacies and donations given for specific purposes or subject to specific wishes are included in restricted funds.

Resources expendedExpenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. The irrecoverable element of VAT is included with the item of expense to which it relates.

Governance costs are costs associated with compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. They include audit fees and estimated costs linked to the strategic management of the School. Support costs are those incurred directly in support of expenditure of the objects of the School.

Operating leasesRentals payable under operating leases are charged in the SOFA on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Tangible fixed assets

CapitalisationThe School’s buildings are listed properties; the School is responsible for keeping them in a fit and usable condition. Extensions and major improvements to the buildings are capitalised as cost of freehold property. Repair costs are charged against income as incurred. Alterations and improvements which are incorporated in the long term development plan are disclosed in the Financial Statements as “Exceptional Expenditure”. Individual ICT purchases are written off in the year of acquisition. ICT project expenditure would normally be capitalised. Assets costing less than £1,000 are not normally capitalised.

DepreciationThe freehold school land is not depreciated. In accordance with the terms of trust on which they are held, the original school buildings have to be maintained in good working order in perpetuity and are therefore considered to have an indefinite useful economic life. As such they are not depreciated, but annual impairment reviews have so far confirmed that their service potential remains undiminished. Depreciation of other assets is charged at equal annual rates to write each asset off over its estimated useful life.

The rates applicable to other assets are as follows:

Plant and machinery 20% per annum straight line

Fixtures and fittings 20% per annum straight line

Motor vehicles 20% per annum straight line

InvestmentsAll investments are shown in the financial statements at market value at the Balance Sheet date. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the unrealised net gains and losses arising on revaluation and realised net gains and losses arising on disposals throughout the year.

Pension SchemesThe Charity contributes to the Teachers’ Pension Defined Benefits Scheme at rates set by the Scheme Actuary and advised to the Committee by the Scheme Administrator. The Scheme is a multi employer pension scheme and it is not possible to identify the assets and liabilities of the scheme which are attributable to the School. In accordance with FRS17 therefore, the Scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. The Charity also contributes to a money purchase scheme for non-teaching staff. Contributions to both schemes are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable.

StockStock is shown at the lower of cost or net realisable value.

General FundsGeneral fund balances are comprised of school fees and unrestricted income and historic gifts, legacies and donations from numerous donors, for the general purposes of the School.

Restricted FundsRestricted fund balances are comprised of historic donations and legacies from numerous individual donors. The terms and conditions of the funds relate to specific requests at the time of receipt by the School.

Endowed FundsEndowed Funds are held in the Ackworth & Freshfield Educational Foundation and the incoming resources are restricted.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1. Accounting PoliciesBasis of preparationThe accounts are prepared under the Charities Act 2011, under the historical cost convention as modified by the adoption of current cost for investment assets and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities: the Charities SORP 2005.

The consolidated accounts include the results of Ackworth School Estates Limited, Ackworth School 1950 Trust, Ackworth & Freshfield Educational Foundation and Wennington School Bursary Fund which are consolidated on a line by line basis. In accordance with paragraph 397 of the Charities SORP 2005, no separate Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) has been presented for the School alone.

Going ConcernThe consolidated position of the School demonstrates that Ackworth School has cash resources and no requirement for external funding. The School Board has a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.

Fees and other incomeFees receivable and charges made for services and use of premises are accounted for in the period in which the service is provided. Fee income is stated at the full standard rate, with allowances, scholarships and other remissions granted by the School shown as an expense. Fees are deferred when they are received in advance.

Legacies and donationsLegacies and donations are accounted for in the period in which they are received or when the amount receivable is known with certainty. Legacies and donations given for the general purposes of the School are included in unrestricted funds. Legacies and donations given for specific purposes or subject to specific wishes are included in restricted funds.

Resources expendedExpenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. The irrecoverable element of VAT is included with the item of expense to which it relates.

Governance costs are costs associated with compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements. They include audit fees and estimated costs linked to the strategic management of the School. Support costs are those incurred directly in support of expenditure of the objects of the School.

Operating leasesRentals payable under operating leases are charged in the SOFA on a straight line basis over the lease term.

Tangible fixed assets

CapitalisationThe School’s buildings are listed properties; the School is responsible for keeping them in a fit and usable condition. Extensions and major improvements to the buildings are capitalised as cost of freehold property. Repair costs are charged against income as incurred. Alterations and improvements which are incorporated in the long term development plan are disclosed in the Financial Statements as “Exceptional Expenditure”. Individual ICT purchases are written off in the year of acquisition. ICT project expenditure would normally be capitalised. Assets costing less than £1,000 are not normally capitalised.

DepreciationThe freehold school land is not depreciated. In accordance with the terms of trust on which they are held, the original school buildings have to be maintained in good working order in perpetuity and are therefore considered to have an indefinite useful economic life. As such they are not depreciated, but annual impairment reviews have so far confirmed that their service potential remains undiminished. Depreciation of other assets is charged at equal annual rates to write each asset off over its estimated useful life.

The rates applicable to other assets are as follows:

Plant and machinery 20% per annum straight line

Fixtures and fittings 20% per annum straight line

Motor vehicles 20% per annum straight line

InvestmentsAll investments are shown in the financial statements at market value at the Balance Sheet date. The Statement of Financial Activities includes the unrealised net gains and losses arising on revaluation and realised net gains and losses arising on disposals throughout the year.

Pension SchemesThe Charity contributes to the Teachers’ Pension Defined Benefits Scheme at rates set by the Scheme Actuary and advised to the Committee by the Scheme Administrator. The Scheme is a multi employer pension scheme and it is not possible to identify the assets and liabilities of the scheme which are attributable to the School. In accordance with FRS17 therefore, the Scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. The Charity also contributes to a money purchase scheme for non-teaching staff. Contributions to both schemes are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable.

StockStock is shown at the lower of cost or net realisable value.

General FundsGeneral fund balances are comprised of school fees and unrestricted income and historic gifts, legacies and donations from numerous donors, for the general purposes of the School.

Restricted FundsRestricted fund balances are comprised of historic donations and legacies from numerous individual donors. The terms and conditions of the funds relate to specific requests at the time of receipt by the School.

Endowed FundsEndowed Funds are held in the Ackworth & Freshfield Educational Foundation and the incoming resources are restricted.

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2. Income from charitable activities 2013 2012 £ £

School fees

Senior School 5,647,231 5,795,174

Coram House 1,030,444 1,019,643

Other fee income 224,875 185,566

6,902,550 7,000,383 Other educational income

Excursion income 230,387 135,011

Bursary income 22,307 30,491

252,694 165,502

Restricted 3. Investment income Unrestricted & Endowed 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Bank deposit interest 34,262 – 34,262 33,564

UK quoted investments 7,787 8,925 16,712 15,876

42,049 8,925 50,974 49,440

Restricted 4. Voluntary Income Unrestricted & Endowed 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Legacies – – – 21,500

Donations 10,439 23,610 34,049 27,334

10,439 23,610 34,049 48,834

5. Activities for generating funds 2013 2012

£ £

Trading income from Ackworth School Estates Limited 184,993 137,859

Rents receivable 2,305 7,525

Other income 14,850 8,060

202,148 153,444

6. Analysis of total resources expended

Staff Other Total Total costs costs Depreciation 2013 2012 £ £ £ £ £

Cost of generating funds:

Pupil recruitment commission – 184,856 – 184,856 156,884

Bank overdraft interest – 412 – 412 117

Interest on composition fees – 1,785 – 1,785 4,571

Total for School – 187,053 – 187,053 161,572

Trading costs of the subsidiary 34,286 48,610 3 82,899 52,135

Total for Group 34,286 235,663 3 269,952 213,707

Charitable activities

Teaching 3,211,989 594,984 7,623 3,814,596 3,864,350

Welfare 399,820 271,316 19,085 690,221 673,415

Premises 527,997 684,949 30,671 1,243,617 1,668,513

Support costs of schooling 369,038 207,782 2,957 579,777 599,368

School’s operating costs 4,508,844 1,759,031 60,336 6,328,211 6,805,646

Grants, awards and prizes – 711,238 – 711,238 688,192

School operating and grant making activities 4,508,844 2,470,269 60,336 7,039,449 7,493,838

Grants, awards and prizes – 2,417 – 2,417 4,133

Support costs – 228 – 228 450

4,508,844 2,472,914 60,336 7,042,094 7,498,421

Governance costs

Audit fees – 12,790 – 12,790 14,090

Auditor fees – non audit services – 1,400 – 1,400 1,234

Committee expenses – 7,771 – 7,771 6,154

Professional indemnity insurance – 998 – 998 1,023

– 22,959 – 22,959 22,501

Total group resources expended 4,543,130 2,731,536 60,339 7,335,005 7,734,629

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2. Income from charitable activities 2013 2012 £ £

School fees

Senior School 5,647,231 5,795,174

Coram House 1,030,444 1,019,643

Other fee income 224,875 185,566

6,902,550 7,000,383 Other educational income

Excursion income 230,387 135,011

Bursary income 22,307 30,491

252,694 165,502

Restricted 3. Investment income Unrestricted & Endowed 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Bank deposit interest 34,262 – 34,262 33,564

UK quoted investments 7,787 8,925 16,712 15,876

42,049 8,925 50,974 49,440

Restricted 4. Voluntary Income Unrestricted & Endowed 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Legacies – – – 21,500

Donations 10,439 23,610 34,049 27,334

10,439 23,610 34,049 48,834

5. Activities for generating funds 2013 2012

£ £

Trading income from Ackworth School Estates Limited 184,993 137,859

Rents receivable 2,305 7,525

Other income 14,850 8,060

202,148 153,444

6. Analysis of total resources expended

Staff Other Total Total costs costs Depreciation 2013 2012 £ £ £ £ £

Cost of generating funds:

Pupil recruitment commission – 184,856 – 184,856 156,884

Bank overdraft interest – 412 – 412 117

Interest on composition fees – 1,785 – 1,785 4,571

Total for School – 187,053 – 187,053 161,572

Trading costs of the subsidiary 34,286 48,610 3 82,899 52,135

Total for Group 34,286 235,663 3 269,952 213,707

Charitable activities

Teaching 3,211,989 594,984 7,623 3,814,596 3,864,350

Welfare 399,820 271,316 19,085 690,221 673,415

Premises 527,997 684,949 30,671 1,243,617 1,668,513

Support costs of schooling 369,038 207,782 2,957 579,777 599,368

School’s operating costs 4,508,844 1,759,031 60,336 6,328,211 6,805,646

Grants, awards and prizes – 711,238 – 711,238 688,192

School operating and grant making activities 4,508,844 2,470,269 60,336 7,039,449 7,493,838

Grants, awards and prizes – 2,417 – 2,417 4,133

Support costs – 228 – 228 450

4,508,844 2,472,914 60,336 7,042,094 7,498,421

Governance costs

Audit fees – 12,790 – 12,790 14,090

Auditor fees – non audit services – 1,400 – 1,400 1,234

Committee expenses – 7,771 – 7,771 6,154

Professional indemnity insurance – 998 – 998 1,023

– 22,959 – 22,959 22,501

Total group resources expended 4,543,130 2,731,536 60,339 7,335,005 7,734,629

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7. Grants, Awards and Prizes 2013 2012 £ £

Bursaries and scholarships 512,993 447,630 Family and staff concessions 200,662 244,695 713,655 692,325

2013 2012 No. No.

Bursaries and scholarships 87 67 Family and staff concessions 128 93 215 160

8. Employee details 2013 2012 £ £

Wages and salaries 3,871,891 3,933,373 Social security costs 292,716 307,442 Pension costs 378,523 389,710 4,543,130 4,630,525

The average number of employees in the year, calculated on a full time equivalent basis was:

2013 2012 No. No.

Teaching 63 67 Teaching support 13 16 Welfare 25 20 Nursery 4 3 Management and administration 13 13 Premises 33 30 151 149 Employees earning £60,000 or more per annum 2013 2012£80,001 – £90,001 1 1 £70,001 – £80,000 0 0 £60,000 – £70,000 1 1

2013 2012The number of high paid staff who accrued benefits under Company pension schemes were as follows:Defined benefit schemes 1 1 Defined contribution schemes 1 1

2013 2012 £ £Value of pension contributions in respect of high paid staff were as follows:Defined benefit schemes 12,297 12,267 Defined contribution schemes 8,927 8,927

9. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Motor Plant & Fixtures Property Vehicles Machinery & Fittings Total £ £ £ £ £

School

COST:

At 1 September 2012 4,131,041 35,579 515,909 1,049,758 5,732,287 Additions – – 53,438 2,987 56,425

At 31 August 2013 4,131,041 35,579 569,347 1,052,745 5,788,712

DEPRECIATION:

At 1 September 2012 – 14,916 465,564 967,221 1,447,701 Charge for the year – 7,116 19,539 33,681 60,336

At 31 August 2013 – 22,032 485,103 1,000,902 1,508,037

NET BOOK VALUES:

31 August 2013 4,131,041 13,547 84,244 51,843 4,280,675

31 August 2012 4,131,041 20,663 50,345 82,537 4,284,586

Consolidated

COST:

At 1 September 2012 4,131,041 35,579 515,909 1,054,875 5,737,404 Additions – – 53,438 2,987 56,425

At 31 August 2013 4,131,041 35,579 569,347 1,057,862 5,793,829

DEPRECIATION:

At 1 September 2012 – 14,916 465,564 972,334 1,452,814 Charge for the year – 7,116 19,539 33,684 60,339

At 31 August 2013 – 22,032 485,103 1,006,018 1,513,153

NET BOOK VALUES:

31 August 2013 4,131,041 13,547 84,244 51,844 4,280,676

31 August 2012 4,131,041 20,663 50,345 82,541 4,284,590

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7. Grants, Awards and Prizes 2013 2012 £ £

Bursaries and scholarships 512,993 447,630 Family and staff concessions 200,662 244,695 713,655 692,325

2013 2012 No. No.

Bursaries and scholarships 87 67 Family and staff concessions 128 93 215 160

8. Employee details 2013 2012 £ £

Wages and salaries 3,871,891 3,933,373 Social security costs 292,716 307,442 Pension costs 378,523 389,710 4,543,130 4,630,525

The average number of employees in the year, calculated on a full time equivalent basis was:

2013 2012 No. No.

Teaching 63 67 Teaching support 13 16 Welfare 25 20 Nursery 4 3 Management and administration 13 13 Premises 33 30 151 149 Employees earning £60,000 or more per annum 2013 2012£80,001 – £90,001 1 1 £70,001 – £80,000 0 0 £60,000 – £70,000 1 1

2013 2012The number of high paid staff who accrued benefits under Company pension schemes were as follows:Defined benefit schemes 1 1 Defined contribution schemes 1 1

2013 2012 £ £Value of pension contributions in respect of high paid staff were as follows:Defined benefit schemes 12,297 12,267 Defined contribution schemes 8,927 8,927

9. Tangible fixed assets

Freehold Motor Plant & Fixtures Property Vehicles Machinery & Fittings Total £ £ £ £ £

School

COST:

At 1 September 2012 4,131,041 35,579 515,909 1,049,758 5,732,287 Additions – – 53,438 2,987 56,425

At 31 August 2013 4,131,041 35,579 569,347 1,052,745 5,788,712

DEPRECIATION:

At 1 September 2012 – 14,916 465,564 967,221 1,447,701 Charge for the year – 7,116 19,539 33,681 60,336

At 31 August 2013 – 22,032 485,103 1,000,902 1,508,037

NET BOOK VALUES:

31 August 2013 4,131,041 13,547 84,244 51,843 4,280,675

31 August 2012 4,131,041 20,663 50,345 82,537 4,284,586

Consolidated

COST:

At 1 September 2012 4,131,041 35,579 515,909 1,054,875 5,737,404 Additions – – 53,438 2,987 56,425

At 31 August 2013 4,131,041 35,579 569,347 1,057,862 5,793,829

DEPRECIATION:

At 1 September 2012 – 14,916 465,564 972,334 1,452,814 Charge for the year – 7,116 19,539 33,684 60,339

At 31 August 2013 – 22,032 485,103 1,006,018 1,513,153

NET BOOK VALUES:

31 August 2013 4,131,041 13,547 84,244 51,844 4,280,676

31 August 2012 4,131,041 20,663 50,345 82,541 4,284,590

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10. Fixed Asset Investments

Consolidated School 2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Market value at beginning of the year 1,003,932 920,043 265,710 243,526 Additions 2,171 2,252 2,171 2,252 Disposals – – – – Net unrealised investment gains 128,986 81,637 32,861 19,932 Market value at end of the year 1,135,089 1,003,932 300,742 265,710

UK quoted investments 505,156 444,659 192,234 167,778 Charities Official Investment Fund 621,510 553,023 100,085 91,681 UK portfolio cash 8,423 6,250 8,423 6,251 1,135,089 1,003,932 300,742 265,710 Historic cost at end of the year 499,856 497,685 189,523 187,352

11. Stocks 2013 2012 Consolidated and School £ £

School supplies 49,947 72,135

12. Debtors Consolidated School

2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Trade debtors 568,420 338,148 519,017 319,103 Ackworth School Estates Limited – – 40,504 6,460 Other debtors 11,536 7,982 1,333 1,369 Prepayments 40,350 26,149 40,221 26,021 620,306 372,279 601,075 352,953

13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Consolidated School 2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Trade creditors 166,837 200,867 166,141 200,867 Fees received in advance 742,607 584,992 742,607 584,992 Other taxes and social security 83,691 93,121 83,691 92,956 Acceptance fees 49,025 68,908 49,025 68,908 Accruals 53,018 87,707 48,423 81,762 Deferred income 200,389 217,630 197,713 217,630 1,295,567 1,253,225 1,287,600 1,247,115

Deferred income relates to composition fees. This money may be returned in certain, exceptional circumstances. Assuming pupils will remain in school, composition fees will be applied as follows:

Consolidated and School 2013 2012 £ £

Within one year 60,558 96,998Within two to five years 76,645 120,632 Over five years 60,510 – 197,713 217,630

Composition Fees: Balance brought forward 217,630 351,853 Income received 121,430 215,029 Fees applied (144,970) (353,823)Interest applied 3,623 4,571 Balance carried forward 197,713 217,630

14. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Ackworth School 1950 Trust – – 1,799,551 1,789,526

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10. Fixed Asset Investments

Consolidated School 2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Market value at beginning of the year 1,003,932 920,043 265,710 243,526 Additions 2,171 2,252 2,171 2,252 Disposals – – – – Net unrealised investment gains 128,986 81,637 32,861 19,932 Market value at end of the year 1,135,089 1,003,932 300,742 265,710

UK quoted investments 505,156 444,659 192,234 167,778 Charities Official Investment Fund 621,510 553,023 100,085 91,681 UK portfolio cash 8,423 6,250 8,423 6,251 1,135,089 1,003,932 300,742 265,710 Historic cost at end of the year 499,856 497,685 189,523 187,352

11. Stocks 2013 2012 Consolidated and School £ £

School supplies 49,947 72,135

12. Debtors Consolidated School

2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Trade debtors 568,420 338,148 519,017 319,103 Ackworth School Estates Limited – – 40,504 6,460 Other debtors 11,536 7,982 1,333 1,369 Prepayments 40,350 26,149 40,221 26,021 620,306 372,279 601,075 352,953

13. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Consolidated School 2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Trade creditors 166,837 200,867 166,141 200,867 Fees received in advance 742,607 584,992 742,607 584,992 Other taxes and social security 83,691 93,121 83,691 92,956 Acceptance fees 49,025 68,908 49,025 68,908 Accruals 53,018 87,707 48,423 81,762 Deferred income 200,389 217,630 197,713 217,630 1,295,567 1,253,225 1,287,600 1,247,115

Deferred income relates to composition fees. This money may be returned in certain, exceptional circumstances. Assuming pupils will remain in school, composition fees will be applied as follows:

Consolidated and School 2013 2012 £ £

Within one year 60,558 96,998Within two to five years 76,645 120,632 Over five years 60,510 – 197,713 217,630

Composition Fees: Balance brought forward 217,630 351,853 Income received 121,430 215,029 Fees applied (144,970) (353,823)Interest applied 3,623 4,571 Balance carried forward 197,713 217,630

14. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year

2013 2012 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Ackworth School 1950 Trust – – 1,799,551 1,789,526

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15. Reconciliation of group net incoming resources to net cash inflow from group operations

2013 2012 £ £

Net movement on funds 236,396 (235,389) Income from investments (50,974) (49,440) (Gains)/losses on investments (128,986) (81,637) Bank interest paid 2,197 4,688 Operating surplus/(loss) 58,633 (361,778)

16. Reconciliation of operating surplus to net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities

2013 2012 £ £

Operating surplus/(loss) (note 15) 58,633 (361,778) Depreciation charges 60,339 68,527 Decrease/(increase) in stock 22,188 2,719 Decrease/(increase) in debtors (248,027) (4,368) Increase/(decrease) in creditors 42,342 (213,650) Net cash (outflow) from operations (64,525) (508,550)

17. Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net cash funds

2013 2012 £ £

(Decrease)/increase in cash in the year (74,344) (491,956) Change in net debt resulting from cash flows (74,344) (491,956) Net cash resources at 1 September 2012 325,653 817,609 Net cash resources at 31 August 2013 251,309 £ 325,653

18. Analysis of changes in net cash resources

Balance at Cash Balance at 1 Sept 2012 Flow 31 Aug 2013 £ £ £

Cash at bank and in hand 325,653 (74,344) 251,309

19. Restricted funds

Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers/ Balance at 1 Sept. Resources Expended Investments 31 Aug. 2012 gains/(losses) 2013 £ £ £ £ £

School Various Funds 807,824 29,967 (31,559) 32,862 839,094 Ackworth School 1950 Trust 868,749 4,183 (1,731) 1,070 872,271 Ackworth & Freshfield 155,400 2,077 (1,250) 18,140 174,367 Educational Foundation Wennington School Bursary Fund 60,545 17,311 (808) 7,359 84,407 1,892,518 53,538 (35,348) 59,431 1,970,139

School Various FundsThis balance is comprised of historic donations and legacies from numerous individual donors. The terms and conditions of the funds relate to specific requests at the time of receipt by the School, however, these have been lost over time.

Ackworth School 1950 TrustThis relates to various restricted donations lent to the School for specific use. During the year the Trust lent the School money to refurbish the meeting house, this has now been spent. Since the money has been spent on the appropriate project these funds have now been transferred to unrestricted.

Ackworth & Freshfield Educational FoundationThe provision of special benefits for Ackworth School with the residual being applied for the awarding of bursaries and providing financial assistance to those pupils going into further education or travelling.

Wennington School Bursary FundThis fund is for the provision of financial support to those under 25 attending or about to attend Ackworth School through the provision of scholarships and bursaries.

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15. Reconciliation of group net incoming resources to net cash inflow from group operations

2013 2012 £ £

Net movement on funds 236,396 (235,389) Income from investments (50,974) (49,440) (Gains)/losses on investments (128,986) (81,637) Bank interest paid 2,197 4,688 Operating surplus/(loss) 58,633 (361,778)

16. Reconciliation of operating surplus to net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities

2013 2012 £ £

Operating surplus/(loss) (note 15) 58,633 (361,778) Depreciation charges 60,339 68,527 Decrease/(increase) in stock 22,188 2,719 Decrease/(increase) in debtors (248,027) (4,368) Increase/(decrease) in creditors 42,342 (213,650) Net cash (outflow) from operations (64,525) (508,550)

17. Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net cash funds

2013 2012 £ £

(Decrease)/increase in cash in the year (74,344) (491,956) Change in net debt resulting from cash flows (74,344) (491,956) Net cash resources at 1 September 2012 325,653 817,609 Net cash resources at 31 August 2013 251,309 £ 325,653

18. Analysis of changes in net cash resources

Balance at Cash Balance at 1 Sept 2012 Flow 31 Aug 2013 £ £ £

Cash at bank and in hand 325,653 (74,344) 251,309

19. Restricted funds

Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers/ Balance at 1 Sept. Resources Expended Investments 31 Aug. 2012 gains/(losses) 2013 £ £ £ £ £

School Various Funds 807,824 29,967 (31,559) 32,862 839,094 Ackworth School 1950 Trust 868,749 4,183 (1,731) 1,070 872,271 Ackworth & Freshfield 155,400 2,077 (1,250) 18,140 174,367 Educational Foundation Wennington School Bursary Fund 60,545 17,311 (808) 7,359 84,407 1,892,518 53,538 (35,348) 59,431 1,970,139

School Various FundsThis balance is comprised of historic donations and legacies from numerous individual donors. The terms and conditions of the funds relate to specific requests at the time of receipt by the School, however, these have been lost over time.

Ackworth School 1950 TrustThis relates to various restricted donations lent to the School for specific use. During the year the Trust lent the School money to refurbish the meeting house, this has now been spent. Since the money has been spent on the appropriate project these funds have now been transferred to unrestricted.

Ackworth & Freshfield Educational FoundationThe provision of special benefits for Ackworth School with the residual being applied for the awarding of bursaries and providing financial assistance to those pupils going into further education or travelling.

Wennington School Bursary FundThis fund is for the provision of financial support to those under 25 attending or about to attend Ackworth School through the provision of scholarships and bursaries.

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20. Endowed funds

Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers/ Balance at 1 Sept. Resources Expended Investment 31 Aug. 2012 gains/(losses) 2013 £ £ £ £ £

Permanent Endowed Funds

Ackworth & Freshfield 88,556 1,304 – 11,087 100,947 Educational Foundation

Total for the group 88,556 1,304 – 11,087 100,947

Ackworth & Freshfield Educational FoundationMonies held for the generation of income to support the provision of scholarships for Ackworth School with the residual being applied for providing financial assistance to those pupils going into further education.

21. Unrestricted funds

Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers/ Balance at 1 Sept. Resources Expended Investment 31 Aug. 2012 gains/(losses) 2013 £ £ £ £ £

Undesignated funds – General reserve 1,408,235 7,187,083 (7,212,567) 102,190 1,484,941

School 1,408,235 7,187,083 (7,212,567) 102,190 1,484,941 Ackworth School 1950 Trust 1,402,790 15,482 (4,191) 58,468 1,472,549 Non charitable trading funds 13,265 185,008 (82,899) (102,190) 13,184 Total for the group 2,824,290 7,387,573 (7,299,657) 58,468 2,970,674

22. Analysis of net assets between funds

The net assets are held for the various funds as follows: Net Current Tangible Assets/ Long Term Fixed Assets Investments (Liabilities) Liabilities Total £ £ £ £ £

Unrestricted funds 3,434,448 489,982 (876,136) – 3,048,294 Restricted funds 846,228 545,464 500,827 – 1,892,519 Endowed funds – 99,643 1,304 – 100,947 Total for the group 4,280,676 1,135,089 (374,005) – 5,041,760

23. Pension schemes

The School participates in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) (“the TPS”), for its teaching staff. This is a multi-employer defined benefits pension scheme and it is not possible or appropriate to consistently identify the liabilities of the TPS which are attributable to the School. As required by FRS17 “Retirement Benefits”, the School accounts for this scheme as if it were a defined contribution scheme. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the TPS of £303,119 (2012 – £309,413). At the year end £40,679 (2012 – £40,156) was accrued in respect of contributions to this scheme.On 4 July 2012 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury confirmed that the Government would be taking forward legislation based on the reformed scheme design for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to be introduced in 2015 as set out in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme – Proposed Final Agreement (“the TPS Agreement”). The TPS Agreement sets out the main parameters for both the provision of future pension benefits and the structuring of the future contributions to the TPS including the basis for increasing average employee contribution rates up to 2015.On 31 January 2013, the Department for Education published the outcome of the consultation on further contributions increases that will apply to members of the TPS in the financial year 2013-14 as well as the removal of provisions governing scheme valuations and cap and share arrangements. A revised eight tier salary and employee contribution rate structure has been introduced from 1 April 2013 with employee rates varying between 6.4% and 11.2%. Employer contributions will continue for this period at the current rate 14.1%.On 25 April 2013 the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 was enacted and provides the arrangements for managing the future TPS costs, including a requirement for scheme regulations which must set an employer cost cap which will be required to be in accordance with Treasury directions.In light of the new arrangements for setting contribution rates the Government has concluded that there is now no need to carry out the currently suspended TPS actuarial review or the cap and share processes.The School also contributes to defined contribution schemes for non-teaching staff who have more than six months service. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the schemes of £75,404 (2012 – £80,297). The total costs of contributions to these pension schemes is shown at note 8 above. At the year end £11,360 (2012 – £39) was accrued in respect of contributions to these schemes.

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20. Endowed funds

Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers/ Balance at 1 Sept. Resources Expended Investment 31 Aug. 2012 gains/(losses) 2013 £ £ £ £ £

Permanent Endowed Funds

Ackworth & Freshfield 88,556 1,304 – 11,087 100,947 Educational Foundation

Total for the group 88,556 1,304 – 11,087 100,947

Ackworth & Freshfield Educational FoundationMonies held for the generation of income to support the provision of scholarships for Ackworth School with the residual being applied for providing financial assistance to those pupils going into further education.

21. Unrestricted funds

Balance at Incoming Resources Transfers/ Balance at 1 Sept. Resources Expended Investment 31 Aug. 2012 gains/(losses) 2013 £ £ £ £ £

Undesignated funds – General reserve 1,408,235 7,187,083 (7,212,567) 102,190 1,484,941

School 1,408,235 7,187,083 (7,212,567) 102,190 1,484,941 Ackworth School 1950 Trust 1,402,790 15,482 (4,191) 58,468 1,472,549 Non charitable trading funds 13,265 185,008 (82,899) (102,190) 13,184 Total for the group 2,824,290 7,387,573 (7,299,657) 58,468 2,970,674

22. Analysis of net assets between funds

The net assets are held for the various funds as follows: Net Current Tangible Assets/ Long Term Fixed Assets Investments (Liabilities) Liabilities Total £ £ £ £ £

Unrestricted funds 3,434,448 489,982 (876,136) – 3,048,294 Restricted funds 846,228 545,464 500,827 – 1,892,519 Endowed funds – 99,643 1,304 – 100,947 Total for the group 4,280,676 1,135,089 (374,005) – 5,041,760

23. Pension schemes

The School participates in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales) (“the TPS”), for its teaching staff. This is a multi-employer defined benefits pension scheme and it is not possible or appropriate to consistently identify the liabilities of the TPS which are attributable to the School. As required by FRS17 “Retirement Benefits”, the School accounts for this scheme as if it were a defined contribution scheme. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the TPS of £303,119 (2012 – £309,413). At the year end £40,679 (2012 – £40,156) was accrued in respect of contributions to this scheme.On 4 July 2012 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury confirmed that the Government would be taking forward legislation based on the reformed scheme design for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to be introduced in 2015 as set out in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme – Proposed Final Agreement (“the TPS Agreement”). The TPS Agreement sets out the main parameters for both the provision of future pension benefits and the structuring of the future contributions to the TPS including the basis for increasing average employee contribution rates up to 2015.On 31 January 2013, the Department for Education published the outcome of the consultation on further contributions increases that will apply to members of the TPS in the financial year 2013-14 as well as the removal of provisions governing scheme valuations and cap and share arrangements. A revised eight tier salary and employee contribution rate structure has been introduced from 1 April 2013 with employee rates varying between 6.4% and 11.2%. Employer contributions will continue for this period at the current rate 14.1%.On 25 April 2013 the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 was enacted and provides the arrangements for managing the future TPS costs, including a requirement for scheme regulations which must set an employer cost cap which will be required to be in accordance with Treasury directions.In light of the new arrangements for setting contribution rates the Government has concluded that there is now no need to carry out the currently suspended TPS actuarial review or the cap and share processes.The School also contributes to defined contribution schemes for non-teaching staff who have more than six months service. The pension charge for the year includes contributions payable to the schemes of £75,404 (2012 – £80,297). The total costs of contributions to these pension schemes is shown at note 8 above. At the year end £11,360 (2012 – £39) was accrued in respect of contributions to these schemes.

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SCHOOL’S SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013

2013 2012

£ £ £ £

INCOME

Fees 6,902,550 7,000,383 Rental and estates income 172,791 134,109 Other income 14,850 8,060 Other School income 252,694 165,502 7,342,885 7,308,054

Investment income 8,814 12,031 Interest receivable 34,247 33,549 TOTAL INCOME 7,385,946 7,353,634 EXPENDITURE

Costs of charitable activities

Teaching 3,814,596 3,804,303 Welfare 731,568 720,204 Scholarships and bursaries 711,238 688,192 Management and administration 764,633 759,209 Premises 1,145,873 1,184,739 Interest payable 2,197 4,688 Governance costs 22,809 22,351 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 7,192,914 7,183,686 OPERATING SURPLUS BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEM 193,032 169,948

Exceptional maintenance and upkeep (124,694) (534,839) OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) AFTER EXCEPTIONAL ITEM 68,338 (364,891)

Legacies and donations 6,776 14,005

6,776 14,005Unrealised gain on investment assets 32,862 19,932 NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 107,976 (330,954)

24. Other financial commitments

As at 31 August 2013 the School had annual operating lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows: 2013 2012 Other plant and equipment £ £

Within two and five years 23,408 23,408 23,408 23,408 Maintenance contractsWithin two and five years 37,566 –Over five years – 37,566 37,566 37,566 60,974 60,974

As at 31 August 2013 the School had future contract commitments for the completion of the following projects:

2013 2012 £ £

Meeting House 39,467 49,388 Sports facilities 23,706 26,980 63,173 76,368

25. Trustees remuneration and expenses

No remuneration is paid to trustees. During the year 16 trustees claimed £7,771 in total for out of pocket expenses for travelling to meetings and training costs (2012 – £6,154.) The School has arranged indemnity insurance cover for trustees at a cost of £998 (2012 – £1,023).

26. Related party transactions

4 (3 – 2012) members of the School Committee (trustees) have children who receive education at the School. Fees are payable on the same terms and conditions available for all other parents/guardians at the normal arms length rate.At 31 August 2013 one member, Mr. S. Green, owed the School £26,600 in respect of school fees for the 2012/13 academic year (2012 – £28,061). Interest will be paid on the outstanding balance at 8% p.a. from 1 November 2012. The Treasurer, Christopher Rengert, is a director of the School’s Investment Advisors; C. Rengert & Company Limited. The company receives trail commission on the School’s investments of approximately £1,500 per annum.

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SCHOOL’S SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013

2013 2012

£ £ £ £

INCOME

Fees 6,902,550 7,000,383 Rental and estates income 172,791 134,109 Other income 14,850 8,060 Other School income 252,694 165,502 7,342,885 7,308,054

Investment income 8,814 12,031 Interest receivable 34,247 33,549 TOTAL INCOME 7,385,946 7,353,634 EXPENDITURE

Costs of charitable activities

Teaching 3,814,596 3,804,303 Welfare 731,568 720,204 Scholarships and bursaries 711,238 688,192 Management and administration 764,633 759,209 Premises 1,145,873 1,184,739 Interest payable 2,197 4,688 Governance costs 22,809 22,351 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 7,192,914 7,183,686 OPERATING SURPLUS BEFORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEM 193,032 169,948

Exceptional maintenance and upkeep (124,694) (534,839) OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) AFTER EXCEPTIONAL ITEM 68,338 (364,891)

Legacies and donations 6,776 14,005

6,776 14,005Unrealised gain on investment assets 32,862 19,932 NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 107,976 (330,954)

24. Other financial commitments

As at 31 August 2013 the School had annual operating lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows: 2013 2012 Other plant and equipment £ £

Within two and five years 23,408 23,408 23,408 23,408 Maintenance contractsWithin two and five years 37,566 –Over five years – 37,566 37,566 37,566 60,974 60,974

As at 31 August 2013 the School had future contract commitments for the completion of the following projects:

2013 2012 £ £

Meeting House 39,467 49,388 Sports facilities 23,706 26,980 63,173 76,368

25. Trustees remuneration and expenses

No remuneration is paid to trustees. During the year 16 trustees claimed £7,771 in total for out of pocket expenses for travelling to meetings and training costs (2012 – £6,154.) The School has arranged indemnity insurance cover for trustees at a cost of £998 (2012 – £1,023).

26. Related party transactions

4 (3 – 2012) members of the School Committee (trustees) have children who receive education at the School. Fees are payable on the same terms and conditions available for all other parents/guardians at the normal arms length rate.At 31 August 2013 one member, Mr. S. Green, owed the School £26,600 in respect of school fees for the 2012/13 academic year (2012 – £28,061). Interest will be paid on the outstanding balance at 8% p.a. from 1 November 2012. The Treasurer, Christopher Rengert, is a director of the School’s Investment Advisors; C. Rengert & Company Limited. The company receives trail commission on the School’s investments of approximately £1,500 per annum.

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SCHOOL’S DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013 2013 2012 Income £ £ £ £

Fees 6,902,550 7,000,383 Rental and estates income 172,791 134,109 Other income 14,850 8,060 Other school income 252,694 165,502 Investment income 8,814 12,031 Interest receivable 34,247 33,549 TOTAL INCOME 7,385,946 7,353,634 RESOURCES

Teaching

Salaries and wages 3,211,989 3,286,333 Books and other educational expenses 543,244 460,921 Marketing 39,461 42,006 Minibus and van expenses 9,514 8,606 Clubs/societies/house amenities 2,765 (1,267) Depreciation 7,623 7,704 3,814,596 3,804,303 Welfare

Salaries and wages 422,109 416,382 Catering provisions 248,780 244,340 Other catering costs 32,319 24,065 Medical provision 2,048 4,707 Laundry 7,227 8,879 Depreciation 19,085 21,831 731,568 720,204

Bursaries and scholarships 711,238 688,192 Balance carried forward 5,257,402 5,212,699

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SCHOOL’S DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Balance brought forward 5,257,402 5,212,699

Management and Administration Salaries and wages 369,038 374,555 Telephone 14,760 14,881 Printing, stationery and postage 32,148 42,956 Computer costs 11,122 21,894 Other administration costs 23,538 26,772 Pupil recruitment commission fees 184,856 156,884 Professional fees 38,134 24,369 Travel and subsistence 7,137 4,432 Bad debts 59,176 68,766 Credit card costs 3,283 3,506 Bank charges 8,484 5,237 A.O.S.A. funding 10,000 12,000 Depreciation 2,957 2,957 764,633 759,209 Premises Salaries and wages 539,996 553,253 Rates and water 85,521 83,983 Light and heat 226,448 173,537 Insurance 67,191 65,901 Repairs and maintenance 88,414 151,542 Domestic and house 84,052 88,260 Health and safety 2,722 4,527 Estate 18,881 23,858 Swimming pool 1,977 4,619 Depreciation 30,671 35,259 1,145,873 1,184,739 Balance carried forward 7,167,908 7,156,647

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SCHOOL’S DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013 2013 2012 Income £ £ £ £

Fees 6,902,550 7,000,383 Rental and estates income 172,791 134,109 Other income 14,850 8,060 Other school income 252,694 165,502 Investment income 8,814 12,031 Interest receivable 34,247 33,549 TOTAL INCOME 7,385,946 7,353,634 RESOURCES

Teaching

Salaries and wages 3,211,989 3,286,333 Books and other educational expenses 543,244 460,921 Marketing 39,461 42,006 Minibus and van expenses 9,514 8,606 Clubs/societies/house amenities 2,765 (1,267) Depreciation 7,623 7,704 3,814,596 3,804,303 Welfare

Salaries and wages 422,109 416,382 Catering provisions 248,780 244,340 Other catering costs 32,319 24,065 Medical provision 2,048 4,707 Laundry 7,227 8,879 Depreciation 19,085 21,831 731,568 720,204

Bursaries and scholarships 711,238 688,192 Balance carried forward 5,257,402 5,212,699

ACKWORTH SCHOOL

SCHOOL’S DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Balance brought forward 5,257,402 5,212,699

Management and Administration Salaries and wages 369,038 374,555 Telephone 14,760 14,881 Printing, stationery and postage 32,148 42,956 Computer costs 11,122 21,894 Other administration costs 23,538 26,772 Pupil recruitment commission fees 184,856 156,884 Professional fees 38,134 24,369 Travel and subsistence 7,137 4,432 Bad debts 59,176 68,766 Credit card costs 3,283 3,506 Bank charges 8,484 5,237 A.O.S.A. funding 10,000 12,000 Depreciation 2,957 2,957 764,633 759,209 Premises Salaries and wages 539,996 553,253 Rates and water 85,521 83,983 Light and heat 226,448 173,537 Insurance 67,191 65,901 Repairs and maintenance 88,414 151,542 Domestic and house 84,052 88,260 Health and safety 2,722 4,527 Estate 18,881 23,858 Swimming pool 1,977 4,619 Depreciation 30,671 35,259 1,145,873 1,184,739 Balance carried forward 7,167,908 7,156,647

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SCHOOL’S DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 August 2013 2013 2012 £ £ £ £

Balance brought forward 7,167,908 7,156,647

Interest payable

Bank overdraft interest 412 117 Interest on composition fees 1,785 4,571 2,197 4,688

Governance costs

Audit and accountancy fees 14,040 15,174 Committee expenses 7,771 6,154 Professional indemnity insurance 998 1,023 22,809 22,351

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 7,192,914 7,183,686 NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 193,032 169,948

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FIVE YEAR STATISTICS

For the year ended 31 August 2013

2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2008/09 No. No. No. No. No.

PUPILS IN SCHOOL

Boarders 108 124 118 94 105 Day 234 254 266 274 274 Coram House 125 124 143 145 166 467 502 527 513 545

£ £ £ £ £

FEES

Boarding 21,597 19,635 18,882 18,348 17,817 Day 12,102 11,760 11,535 11,208 10,884

Coram House: Rec – Y2 7,518 7,305 7,164 6,960 6,759 Y3 – Y6 7,734 7,515 7,368 7,158 6,951 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s

INCOME

Fees 6,903 7,000 6,959 6,378 6,426 Bursary Fund 22 30 24 28 30 Other Operating Income 461 324 317 259 285 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 7,386 7,354 7,300 6,665 6,741

EXPENDITURE

Operating Costs 7,193 7,184 7,148 6,571 6,697 OPERATING SURPLUS 193 170 152 94 44

The Annual Report and Accounts for the undermentioned bodies are available from the Bursar on request:

Ackworth School Estates Limited Ackworth School 1950 Trust

Ackworth and Freshfield Educational Foundation Wennington School Bursary Fund

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THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

(As at December 2013)

2010/2014

KATHARINE NAPIER Sheffield CAROL RAYNER Lofthouse MICHAEL PLAYFORTH Pontefract

2011/2015

DAVID COOK Newark STUART McWILLIAM Salisbury

2012/2016

DAVID BUNNEY Ackworth CHRISTOPHER JONES Ackworth ANDREW DUCKER Badsworth AIDAN MORTIMER Great Milton STEPHEN FIELD Cumberworth

2013/2017

ZEPHYRINE BARBARACHILD Lancaster DAVID DITCHAM Newark ERICA DEAN Leeds ADRIAN SHARP Thaxted

Co-options 2013/2014

MICHAEL McROBERT Redcar NICK SMITH Bedale

The addresses of the above members of the School Committee are available, if required, from:

The Bursar, Ackworth School, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF7 7LT

Treasurer:

CHRISTOPHER RENGERT, C/O Ackworth School, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF7 7LT

Clerk to the Committee:

ADRIAN SHARP, C/O Ackworth School, Ackworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF7 7LT

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Telephone: 01977 611401 Fax: 01977 616225Email: [email protected] Website: www.ackworthschool.com

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