Easter Gathering 2026
Ackworth School Easter Gathering is one of three key touchpoints for Old Scholars during the school year (along with Founders Day and Celebration Day (previously known as Open Day)). All Old Scholars, retired staff and families are welcome to stay in school for the long weekend, visit for a day or just a couple of hours.
Easter Gathering 2026 runs from lunchtime on Friday 3rd April to after breakfast on Tuesday 7th April.
Please use the booking form below to book your place by 31st March.
Photo credits: Elspeth Moore
Easter Gathering has been taking place in school for close to 150 years. It is a time to relax, meet up with old friends and make new ones. Old Scholars, partners, their children and grandchildren appreciate being back in school’s beautiful surroundings, take part in long-established events (including Quaker Meeting, Quiz, Pop, Music Concert, running the Badsworth), eat (very!) well and just hang out together. There are many families who return every year and others who return alone or with family a few or many years after leaving school.
It can be daunting coming back after a long time, but it is a really friendly atmosphere and a lot of those returning have been encouraged to do so for the first time because of a formal or informal reunion for their school year. This can be at any time, but is particularly encouraged for years ending in a zero or a five!
In 2026, we encourage those who left five or ten years ago to talk to their contemporaries and come back together. Contact Sal Wright, Easter Secretary (aosaeaster@yahoo.co.uk), or Rachel Belk, Development and Engagement Manager (alumni@ackworthschool.com), to discuss your questions or ideas.
Our AOS President this year, leading the weekend, is Trudy Seed (1970 – 1977). She took over as president at Easter 2025 from Jeffrey Swales, our previous Deputy Head, who retired to Wales just a couple of years ago.
You can download the booking form by clinking here or on the image below. Please complete the form and either post a hard copy or email a scan/photo to Sal. Bookings must be made by 31st March 2026.
Where will you be in 2029? Will you join us at Ackworth? Save the dates:
Easter Gathering 250
(30.03.29 – 03.04.29)
Celebration Day 250
(date to be confirmed)
Founder’s Day 250
(18.10.29)
Take a look at our Development page and please consider how you can help Ackworth thrive for the next generation, as it nurtured and shaped you.
We are delighted to announce that the restoration of our West Wing Cupola is nearly complete. On Thursday 24 April, it will be lifted back into place above The Green, returning a much-loved feature to our historic School buildings.
