Giggleswick School

Giggleswick School is a public school (a fee-charging independent boarding and day school) in Giggleswick, near Settle in North Yorkshire, England. It originated as a chantry school whose existence is documented by 1499, and was granted a royal charter by Edward VI in 1553, making it one of the older endowed schools in England. It occupies a hillside site above the village and is coeducational, educating about 460 pupils aged 2 to 18. For much of its history the school sent a steady stream of pupils to Christ's College, Cambridge. Its alumni include the theologian William Paley, the nonconformist educator Richard Frankland, the Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels, and the television presenter Richard Whiteley. The school's grade II* listed domed chapel, given by the local landowner Walter Morrison and designed by T. G. Jackson, is a noted architectural landmark. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. In 2023 it was rated "excellent" in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Two of its masters made the first recorded round of the Yorkshire Three Peaks in 1887, and its pupils have helped operate the manual scoreboards at The Open Championship golf tournament since 1987.

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