Welcome from the Headmaster

It is an enormous privilege to be the Headmaster of Ampleforth College and part of this wonderful community.

Families from all over the UK and the world come to our beautiful valley in North Yorkshire, passing other good schools along the way. They come because we offer something unique: we educate the whole child, mind, body and soul, enabling them to flourish to the full at school and in life beyond.

Our focus is on providing an excellent and vibrant education which challenges and inspires pupils to actively participate in the richness of all that we offer and enthuse them with a love of learning.

We live in a time when the transformative nature of St Benedict’s teachings provide a notably contemporary response to the needs of our young people. They are encouraged to have the highest expectations of themselves in a world that too often values the superficial and the easy path. They learn to give of themselves, to listen to and serve others, to reflect, and to seek the truth.

Our Benedictine ethos and mission is at the very centre of all that we do. Our strength comes from the whole Ampleforth community, working together and appreciating and encouraging everyone’s unique talents and contributions.

All staff share the wonderful responsibility of forming our students, developing in them an understanding of what it means to live a life of service, inspiring them to go and make a positive difference to the world. What we do is of infinite value and impact and provides a compass for life.

I am proud to lead such an illustrious school and look forward to welcoming you very warmly to this special place with its compelling vision of what constitutes a great and transformative education.  

Jon Mutton
Headmaster, Ampleforth College

Pupils are happy, courteous, resilient and they try to be the best that they can be. They strive to reach the high expectations that leaders and staff set for them, academically and personally

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