Ashton Park School

The Ashton Park School site consists of the School, Sports Centre and the South West Post 16 Centre. All facilities are in the school complex between Blackmoors Lane (BS3 2JL) and Parklands Road. With Parklands Road giving access to SW Centre.

Blackmoors Lane is heavily congested with traffic at certain times, particularly when the school finishes in the afternoons, approx 3 to 3:30pm.

Ashton Park School was built in the 1950's in the grounds of Ashton Court Estate, the photo shows what was previously the main entrance to Ashton Court from Bristol. Before the Clifton Suspension Bridge was built (completed in 1864) it was called the Town Gate.

The Clifton Lodge/Clifton Bridge route avoided the crossing at Rownham Ferry and post 1864 it was known as the Lawn or Garden Gate, now disused. The photo is from outside the school with the (usually) very busy Brunel Way in the foreground.

Ashton Park Schools web site's school history page gives more details about the lodge and the Giant Sequoia that was due to be cut down when the school was built.

P.S. The Sequoia is still there!

Ashton Park School

• Ashton Park: School web site.
• Ofsted Last Report: October 2006.

School Clubs & Activities

The regular events page has details of these with an Arts School also shown on the commercial page.

I am sure there are more than are shown on those pages. If you want a free link or a mention, use the contacts page.

Twinned to: Inspirations School in Shiku Dabu, Kenya. Shiku Dabu is about 5 miles from Mombasa.

• The school site is: Inspirations expeditions to Kenya.

Ashton Park Sports Centre

• Ashton Park Sports Centre.

Shows contacts information, activities, adult fitness classes and more ...

South West Post 16 Centre

• South West Post 16 Centre.

Note that the SW Post 16 centre is accessed directly from Parklands Road.

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