Editing Ampleforth College (section)

{{short description|Public school in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox school
 | name                    = Ampleforth College
 | logo                    = Coat of Arms of Ampleforth College.svg
 | logo_size               = 150px
 | image                   = Ampleforth from air.jpg
 | image_size              = 250px
 | caption                 = Ampleforth and the Valley from the air
 | motto                   = {{lang|fr|Dieu le ward}}<br />([[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norman]] for ''God the protector'')
 | established             = {{start date and age|df=yes|1803}}
 | type                    = [[Public school (United Kingdom)|Public school]]<br />[[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] [[Boarding school|boarding]] and [[day school]]
 | religion                = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Benedictine]])
 | head_label              = headmaster
 | head                    = Jon Mutton
 | chair_label             = 
 | chair                   = Edward Sparrow
 | city                    = [[Ampleforth]]
 | county                  = [[North Yorkshire]]
 | country                 = England
 | coordinates             = {{coord|54.2018|-1.0839|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100 |format=dec|display=inline,title}}
 | mapframe-zoom           = 12
 | postcode                = YO62 4ER
 | local_authority         = North Yorkshire
 | dfeno                   = 815/6006
 | urn                     = 121735
 | staff                   = 
 | enrolment               = 609~
 | gender                  = [[Mixed-sex education|Co-educational]]
 | lower_age               = 11
 | upper_age               = 18
 | colours                 = {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#800000}} Black and red
 | free_label_1            = Former pupils
 | free_1                  = Old Amplefordians
 | free_label_2            = 
 | free_2                  = 
 | free_label_3            = Diocese
 | free_3                  = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough|Middlesbrough]]
 | website                 = {{URL|https://www.ampleforthcollege.org.uk/college}}
}}

'''Ampleforth College''' is a co-educational [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|fee-charging]] boarding and day school in the English [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] tradition. It opened in 1803 as a boys' school. It is near the village of [[Ampleforth]], [[North Yorkshire]], England,<ref name="inspect2013">{{cite web|url=https://www.isi.net/reports/view?t=c&r=GRT6197_20130122.pdf&s=6197&si=6197&fn=QW1wbGVmb3J0aCBDb2xsZWdlIC0gSW50ZWdyYXRlZCAyMDEz|title=AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE = Integrated Inspection|publisher=INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS INSPECTORATE|date=2013|accessdate=12 July 2024}}</ref> on the grounds of [[Benedictine]] [[monastery]] [[Ampleforth Abbey]]. The school is in a valley with sports pitches, wooded areas, and lakes. The school has the oldest purpose-built school theatre in the United Kingdom, a dedicated student pub, and its own infirmary. It has received national attention for significant [[Sexual abuse scandal in the English Benedictine Congregation|safeguarding failures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/inquiry-reveals-there-were-serious-past-safeguarding-concerns-at-ampleforth-college-and-abbey|title=Inquiry Reveals There Were Serious Past Safeguarding Concerns at Ampleforth College|publisher=UK Government|accessdate=29 December 2024}}</ref>

St Laurence Educational Trust and the Ampleforth Abbey Trust are responsible for running Ampleforth College.<ref name=adams/> Boarding fees were £46,740 for the school year 2024/2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ampleforthcollege.org.uk/private-boarding-school-admissions-yorkshire/fees|title=Fees|publisher=Ampleforth College|accessdate=12 July 2024}} Updated annually.</ref>