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Giggleswick School
Giggleswick School
Giggleswick School
Giggleswick School
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335 pupils, ages 11-18
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Giggleswick School

This school in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales is one to watch. Numbers are growing and families far and wide are taking note of its unique offering – a nurturing setting that celebrates the individual and has some of the UK’s best outdoor pursuits on its doorstep. It’s no wonder it’s seeing both a drift from local schools and an interest from parents further afield. Giggleswick’s #throwyourselfin campaign really sums up the ‘let’s go for it’ spirit which is seen everywhere from the classroom to the sports field. Located on the edge of Giggl...
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School Updates

  • RSC Schools' Analyst Competition

    Year 12 Chemistry students participated in the national Schools Analyst Competition run by the Royal Society For Chemistry which incorporated a number of tasks over 4 hours.
    RSC Schools' Analyst Competition
  • Cambridge offers for Sixth Form pupils

    Congratulations to Year 13 students, Jemimah and Eleanor, who have been offered places at Cambridge University (Magdalene College) to study Classics and Medicine respectively.
    Cambridge offers for Sixth Form pupils
  • Chemistry Olympiad success

    Chemistry Olympiad success
  • Giggleswick shortlisted in prestigious TES School Awards

    We are delighted to announce that Giggleswick has been shortlisted for ‘Best Use of Technology’ in the TES School Awards 2023.
    Giggleswick shortlisted in prestigious TES School Awards
  • Giggleswick is a Microsoft Showcase School

    Giggleswick is a Microsoft Showcase School
  • Students win National Minecraft Education Competition

    Students win National Minecraft Education Competition
  • Community effort ensures successful English Schools Fell Running Championships 2022

    Community effort ensures successful English Schools Fell Running Championships 2022
  • Giggleswick School launches bus service from York

    Giggleswick School, one of the North’s leading independent day, boarding and flexi-boarding schools, has launched a bus service from York which will run weekly. This will enable pupils from the York area to return home once a week while taking advantage of all the opportunities boarding provides.
    Giggleswick School launches bus service from York
  • Kayaking Champion takes on new challenge at Giggleswick School

    Giggleswick School has announced a British Champion as its new Head of Outdoor Education. Pete Keron has been teaching Maths at the day and boarding school for ten years, is a Housemaster and an instructor in climbing, kayaking, mountaineering and mountain biking but he will now lead on the Outdoor education provision.
    Kayaking Champion takes on new challenge at Giggleswick School
  • Giggleswick School pupils ready to follow their passion after GCSEs

    Pupils from Giggleswick School, North Yorkshire are celebrating their GCSE results after being the first cohort to sit formal exams since 2019.
    Giggleswick School pupils ready to follow their passion after GCSEs
  • Exam performance sets Giggleswick students up for next steps

    Exam performance sets Giggleswick students up for next steps
  • See Giggleswick School in our All-through Schools Guide.

    See Giggleswick School in our All-through Schools Guide.
  • See Giggleswick School in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.

    See Giggleswick School in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.
  • Wellbeing at the heart of academic achievement at Giggleswick School

    How we look after our pupils at Giggleswick is equally important as academic achievement.
    Wellbeing at the heart of academic achievement at Giggleswick School
  • Much Ado About Nothing

    A cast made up of Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 pupils performed Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing over two nights in the Richard Whiteley Theatre.
    Much Ado About Nothing
  • Seven teachers selected as Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts

    Seven teachers selected as Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts

Essentials

Address
Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire BD24 0DE

Contact
enquiries@giggleswick.org.uk
01729 893000

Website
giggleswick.org.uk

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Open Days

Open days and how to visit View Open Days Register for open Day

Senior School & Sixth Form Open Day
14 October 2023


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