The educational apostolate
Education is one of the monastic works undertaken by the monks of Ampleforth and is focussed on three institutions: Ampleforth College, St Martin's Ampleforth and St Benet's Hall, Oxford.
Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College was founded in 1803 and is today the country's leading Catholic Benedictine independent school. It is fully co-educational with just over 600 students aged between the ages of twelve and eighteen. The Headmaster, Fr Gabriel Everitt, is a monk of the community appointed to his post by the Abbot. A small number of monks also work in the school, as either Housemasters, chaplains, or teachers. Further information can be found on the Ampleforth College website.
St Martin's Ampleforth
Across the valley from Ampleforth College is the prep school St Martin's Ampleforth, situated in Gilling Castle. The school is the fruit of the amalgamation in the year 2000 of St Martin's Nawton and Ampleforth College Junior School. The monastic presence in the school continues through chaplaincy work and members of the teaching staff. The Headmaster is Mr Nicholas Higham and further information can be found on the St Martin's Ampleforth website.
St Benet's Hall, Oxford
St Benet's Hall is a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford, founded in 1897 as a House of Studies for the Ampleforth monastic community. It now serves as a House of Studies for the community and for other monks and laymen. The Master of the Hall is Fr Felix Stephens. For further information visit the St Benet's Hall website.