Ashford School

Ashford School has a high standard of both sporting success and a tradition of students achieving high academic standards, a tradition that we are keen to uphold and develop, to offer more young and talented athletes’ opportunities as they embark on a difficult balance of academic study and sporting success.

Elite pupils are selected to be part of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS). This unique project will help to establish a scientifically informed support structure for young talented athletes whilst they are in compulsory education. It works to bring the best out of our School’s most exciting young talent. The project will focus on providing opportunities for young talented athletes aged between 16 and 18 years old who currently perform sport at a minimum of county standard.

Our philosophy is that we want to maintain and enhance our support for young athletes as they manage their extensive training and academic workload. We want to ensure they leave us with excellent academic qualifications to support their future sporting careers which we know can be short or unfortunately at times fraught with injury.