Mount Kelly
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A happy, thriving, independent, co-educational #boarding and day #school for ages 4 to 18 in a stunning location, overlooking Dartmoor National Park. #Tavistock
Joined July 2011
Mount Kelly is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Collings-Barnes as the new Director of #Swimming. Read more: @HMC_Org @BSAboarding @ISC_schools @ISS_magazine @Swim_England @SwimSouthWest @sharrond62 @Sport_England @britishswimming @essaswim
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Meet Pippin, Mount Kelly's wellbeing dog! Pippin is a beautiful cockapoo who will be joining us on Monday 29 April. She will be based in the College Health Centre where she will be on hand to help develop our pupils' sense of #wellbeing #dog #puppy 🐶🐕❤️
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Our fantastic new outdoor College dining area is all ready for the start of term! #SchoolLunch #suntrap #outdoorliving
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Mount Kelly is proud to have awarded a full bursary to a bright pupil from Newham, London. Read the full news story here. #bursary #scholarship #academic #hardworkpaysoff #mounkelly @CumberlandE13 @HMC_Org @BSAboarding @School_HouseM @ISParent
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Our Year 13 leavers were applauded on their way to lunch by pupils and staff 👏
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We are delighted to announce that we have signed our first international player, goalie Calais Butts, from Edmonton, Canada to join our Girls' Performance Football Programme, in association with #ChelseaFCFoundation⚽#mountkelly #football #Soccer
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The best of luck to Matthew, Erin, Hollie, Calvin and coach Greg King-Limb as they head off to the 2022 European Junior Championships in Romania! #swimming
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We are delighted to announce that Mount Kelly has been selected as a Finalist for the 'Independent Boarding School of the Year 2019' category. @ISParent #boarding #iloveboarding @BSAboarding #ISOTY19 #BupaGlobal @HMC_Org #devon.
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Announcement of the new Head Master @Mount_Kelly. @HMC_Org @GoodSchoolsUK @BSAboarding @School_HouseM @ISParent
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We are delighted to announce another year of strong #ALevel results. 17% of papers taken were graded A*, 42% A*- A & 80% A*- C. Results are well above the national average. Nearly 70% of pupils have places at their first choice of university #alevelresults2020 #AlevelResults
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A beautiful morning! The mist nestled picturesquely over #Tavistock and we had the first autumnal frost❄️
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Wishing Year 13 Pupils the very best of luck for their A Level examination results tomorrow. #alevel2022 #alevelresults2022 #alevelresultsday #alevels
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The very best of luck to #MountKelly pupil #LeoMcCrea as he competes for Switzerland at the #Tokyo2020 @Paralympics in the S6 50m, 100m & 400 freestyle swimming. Also watch out for #alumni #WillPerry @LaurenSteadman @ClaireCashmore @keane_ellen @HRussell_96 @HMC_Org @BSAboarding
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The rain didn't stop Mount Kelly celebrating the opening of its new grounds facility shed. In November 2021 a tragic fire burnt the old shed and its contents to the ground and everything was lost. Since then the ten-strong grounds team have continued to maintain Mount Kelly's
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Congratulations to the six girls selected for the England ISFA Camp at the National Football Centre at St George's Park next week!
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Our #TuckTuk launches on Mon 28 Feb! Parents will be able to buy tea, coffee & snacks 07.50 -08.30 in the car park at the College (M/W/F) & the Prep on (Tu/Th). College tuck available 10.15-11.00. In partnership with @Thomas_Franks_ this is the School's first electric vehicle!☕️
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The Mount Kelly Chamber Choir were crowned #winners of the @barnardos Senior School #ChoirOfTheYear2020 at the #RoyalFestivalHall last night! #Congratulations #MountKelly #MountKellyMusic #Choir 🎼🏆🎤🎉
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Mount Kelly have produced their best ever performance at the @Swim_England National Winter Championships winning a huge haul of 23 medals 👏. 🥇 7 Gold .🥈 8 Silver .🥉 8 Bronze .🏁 48 Finalists.⏱ 10 Open MK Records. #MountKelly #Swimming #DreamTeam #Proud #Winters #Nationals
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The Mount Kelly Maintenance Team were delighted to help out #tavistockfootballclub by mending, replacing and painting the back fencing at the away goal end of Langsford Park. @tafclambs
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Mount Kelly is very proud to announce another year of very strong A Level results with 54% of pupils gaining A* - A grades, or equivalent, in their examinations this summer. #Alevelresults2021 #alevelresultsday #alevels2021 @HMC_Org . Read more here
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Ollie Taverner has set a new British Record (15yrs) in the 50m Breastroke in 28.98 & went on to win #Gold in the Men's Junior Final #BSC
Our first Men's final of the night is the Men's Junior 50m Breaststroke Final and the winner is #OliverTaverner of @MountKellySwim!.#BSC17
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We're Cup Final Winners! ⭐🏆⭐ Our Girls' Performance Football team has won the National Final of the ISFA U18 Girls' Cup 2024. We are so proud and happy for the team. @isfafootball #CFCFoundation @ChelseaFC #ISFA #MountKelly #MountKellySport #ItsTheClimb #GirlsFootball
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Plymouth Argyle #superfan and social media influencer, #TatsukiUsi, visited #MountKelly today. He flew over from Japan for the #PlymouthArgyle match and came to meet Prep pupils and the Chelsea Performance Girls' Football Team @plymouthargyle #girlsfootball @CFCFoundation
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Congratulations to our alumni @LewisPugh on completing a 1km swim in near freezing waters to highlight issues facing the world's oceans. Fantastic!! #Antarctica2020.@HMC_Org @BSAboarding @ISC_schools
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Mount Kelly pupils have achieved outstanding results in their A Level and BTEC examinations, with a 100% pass rate in which 51% of all results were graded at A*- A and 85% A*- C. Read more: #AlevelResultsDay2022 #alevelresultsday #alevels2022
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Watch our Head Master @GuyAyling talk about being one of the first schools in England to fully re-open on the @BBCSpotlight news bulletin at 18:30 this evening or click here
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It is a lovely day for our first whole School photograph since 2018. Thank you to photographers @GillmanSoame for organising over 700 staff and pupils so efficiently!📷
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The surprise appearance of two #candyfloss machines at the College has put a smile on pupils' faces today!
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Year 13 pupil, #LeoMcCrea represented Switzerland at the #Paralympics #Tokyo & was the youngest male swimmer at the games. He finished a fantastic 5th in the 100m Breaststroke! His other results were: 400m Freestyle (11th), 200m Individual Medley (15th) & 100m Freestyle (16th)👏
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Congratulations to alumni @floraduffy who has won the Triathlon at the #CommonwealthGames2018 @GC2018, representing #Bermuda.Swim 750m, Bike 20k & Run 5k in 56:50. Watch Flora's fantastic achievement here @HMC_Org @ISC_schools @BSAboarding @GoodSchoolsUK.
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Best of luck to our girls' performance football team who are playing in the ISFA U18 Girls National Cup Final today against Rossall School, Fleetwood. Pupils and staff at the College gathered to clap them on their way this morning. #itstheclimb #mountkellysport #girlsfootball
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We are delighted to launch our Sixth Form Girls' Performance #Football Programme ⚽️ in association with the #ChelseaFCFoundation. Substantial fee discounts. Info at @CFCFoundation #girlsfootball #thisgirlcan #mountkelly @SchoolsFootball @UKFootballScho1
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We are delighted to announce another year of outstanding #alevelresults. 76% of pupils secured places at their first choice university and in #STEM subjects over 55% of papers were graded A*/A. #Congratulations #alevelsresultsday2019 #alevels2019 .
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Good luck and congratulations to our 6 girls off to the @isfafootball Girls Representative Camp in Cambridge next week. #ISFA @SchoolsFootball @CFCFoundation
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We are looking forward to the #tesISAwards this evening. @Mount_Kelly have been short-listed for 'Boarding School of the Year', 'Senior Leadership Team of the Year and 'Financial Initiative of the Year' @HMC_Org @ISC_schools @BSAboarding @GoodSchoolsUK @School_HouseM
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Many congratulations to Oliver and Harry who have been selected to represent #GB at the European Juniors this summer. We are all very proud of your achievements!
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We are delighted to announce the selection of Matthew, Erin, Hollie and Calvin for the 2022 #EuropeanJuniorChampionships which is being held in Romania in July. They will be joined by Greg King-Limb who has been selected as part of the GB coaching team.
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Exciting to see the installation of #solarpanels on our 50m swimming pool roof! ☀.@TamarEnergyComm #ZLCEnergy #TamarEnergyCommunity #future #SustainableEnergy #ActOnClimate
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We are delighted to welcome our new Head Master, Guy Ayling, and his family to @Mount_Kelly. He began the term by applauding the hard work of staff and the achievements of our pupils, he stressed that the pursuit of academic excellence will remain our priority. @HMC_Org
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Watch our Director of Swimming Emma Collings-Barnes on @itvwestcountry news and Greg King-Limb on @BBCSpotlight tonight. They will talk about Federico Burdisso's success at the #Tokyo #Olympics. Fede won a Bronze medal 🥉 in the 200m Butterfly swimming event!.#Mountkelly.@HMC_Org
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Congratulations to Maisie on her offer from Murray Edwards College at the #University of Cambridge to study Mathematics. A tremendous achievement at a time when competition for places is fiercer than ever!
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A 3-2 victory for our girls' #football team in a very tight match against #Blenheim Chelsea at @ChelseaFCW. Well done to all involved. @CFCFoundation #GirlsFootball @MountKellyFooty #MountKelly
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The sun shone for the return of the Mount Kelly #CoxTorWalk. 400 pupils, staff and their families walked from the College to the peak of Cox Tor and back! Some of our pupils continued the long-held tradition of carrying a stone or rock to place on the cairn at the top of the tor.
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Mount Kelly boarders attended a moving and thought-provoking Remembrance Service on Sunday. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2020
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Congratulations to Amalie and Archie for progressing to the regional final of the #RotaryYoungWriterCompetition on this year's theme of the #environment.
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Mount Kelly pupils are delighted to receive this special message of encouragement from New Zealand @AllBlacks, @MaaNonu1982 #keepgoing. Ma'as brother Palepoi Nonu has joined Mount Kelly as our Head of #Rugby 🏉
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Pupils at the Prep attended an Act of Remembrance this morning. #RemembranceDay2021 #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem
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Congratulations to the 1st XI Girls who won their @isfafootball national Quarter Final against Ardingly College in a great game of #football.
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Mount Kelly are delighted to announce our best GCSE results for over 5 years with 53% of all papers graded at 7 or above. Read more:.#gcses2022 #gcseresultsday2022 #gcse2022 @HMC_Org
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Year 3 pupil, Filly has donated her hair to #TheLittlePrincessTrust, the #charity which provided her with a wig during her chemotherapy. She is raising money for two wigs for children who are sad about losing their hair. Read more at @LPTrustUK
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We are delighted to have installed our footbridge over the River Tavy which will link the College and the Prep together as one campus. The bridge be ready to use in a few weeks.
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Mount Kelly pupils have received an outstanding set of #GCSE results. 50% of all grades awarded were 9-7, almost twice the national figure, and over 99% of all candidates were awarded 9-4. Almost 20% of our pupils scored 8 or 9 in 5 or more subjects #gcseresults2020 #GCSEResults
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Our grounds staff are all working hard to get everything ready for the start of term next week. #unsungheroes #shipshape #beautifulgrounds
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We are all sad to say a last goodbye to the Head Master's dog, Elvis, this week. He will be truly missed by all, especially at breakfast when the sausages are being dished out.
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Pupils and staff lined the Parade Ground to applaud our Leavers on their way to a fabulous afternoon tea with their parents on School House lawns. #UpperSixth #Leavers #LeaversDay
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We are looking forward to welcoming you back to school for the Lent Term.
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All of our pupils in Year 7 and above have begun live online lessons today, delivered by their teachers and following their usual timetable. #livelessons #onlineteaching
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Another outstanding set of #GCSE results! Over 40% were awarded 7-9 (almost twice the national figure) and over 90% were awarded 9-4. 20% of pupils scored 8 or 9 in five or more subjects. 66% of science papers were a 7 or above. #GCSEResults2019 #GCSE2019 #Congratulations
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Congratulations to #alumni @LaurenSteadman (07-11) and @ClaireCashmore, MBE (04-06). They have both been selected onto #TeamGB for the #Tokyo #Paralympics this summer to compete in the #triathlon. It will be Claire's 5th and Lauren's 4th Paralympics. We wish them both well.
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Our Head Master @GuyAyling met with Helen Hart from @Chamber_Devon. We are delighted to have signed up for membership with the Chamber. #devonandplymouthchamber
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Our Upper Prep girls were first in the outdoor pool this year for a #WaterPolo match this afternoon!
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2022 National Arena League Champions 🏆.Mount Kelly stormed to an emphatic victory in the National A Final in Cardiff. The team were flawless and our spirit shone bright and loud. Sign up for our Swimming Scholarship Assessment Day at 💙❤️ #ItsTheClimb
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At the recent English Schools National Relay Swimming Championships Mount Kelly claimed 5 National Titles and set a new National Record in the Intermediate Girls Medley Relay 🏆 #MountKelly #Proud #ThisTeamCan #EnglishSchools #Team #Relay #Swimming
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We are delighted to announce that the @Mount_Kelly Chamber Choir 🎼🎤 has reached the #finals of both the #songsofpraise #YoungChoirOfTheYear (televised) and the .@barnardos #SchoolChoirOfTheYear competitions! finalists .@BBCSoP #talent @BSAboarding @HMC_Org @GoodSchoolsUK
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Mount Kelly is flying the flag for Diversity and Inclusion. As part of School Diversity Week, pupils were also invited to wear a piece of clothing to mark Rainbow Day today #schooldiversityweek2021 🌈
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We are delighted to be featured in the #GoodSchoolsGuide 'A complete guide to the UK's best boarding schools'. Read our new 2020 reviews at (College) & (Prep).@GoodSchoolsUK #iloveboarding #Devon #boardingschool #MountKelly #school
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The Mount Kelly Chamber Choir was the star of the show at last night's fundraising Gala for @barnardos at the @RoyalAlbertHall. The choir was invited to perform with a specially commissioned accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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We were so excited to cheer on the #TourofBritain2021 today as the cyclists passed right outside the Prep! 🚵♀️
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Congratulations @MarkOrmrod on winning your #silvermedal in the rowing @InvictusToronto and good luck for your #swimming @WeAreInvictus
@WeAreInvictus @InvictusToronto Prince Harry first met Mark in 2008 in Headley Court and tonight had the honour of awarding him a silver Invictus Games medal.
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Welcome to the start of the Lent Term. We hope all of our families have had a wonderful break. This lovely photo of the #Prep was recently taken by Iona in Year 10.
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Meet the pets who live at #MountKelly 🐾.#Animals #Instapet #Pets #Dog #Cat #petlife #IndependentSchool #BoardingSchool #Tavistock #Devon #x
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We are delighted to congratulate Adam on his offer from #PembrokeCollege, #Oxford to study Arabic and Islamic studies. Adam has made a great contribution to the School, leading Politics Society discussions, arranging lectures by eminent speakers and leading the inter-school quiz.
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Huge congratulations to the MK team all made it to Westminster @DWcanoerace thank you @MountKellyExped for everything.
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We are helping the local community by working with .#tavistocklocalshelp, @WestDevon_BC, #tavistockfoodbank and @Morrisons to deliver food parcels to local households that need support. If you can #donate or #volunteer contact #StaySafe #tavistock
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Tune in to @itvwestcountry tonight at 18:00 to watch Coach Greg King-Limb talk about our pupils and alumni who are competing in the #Tokyo #Olympics and #Paralympics
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Delighted to be shortlisted for 3 #tesISAwards Boarding School of the Year, Senior Leadership Team & Financial initiative @BSAboarding
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The pedestrian crossing has now been installed! Pupils and visitors to the @MountKellyPool can now cross the A386 more safely!
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The newly refurbished #DiningHall at the Prep looks fantastic! The maintenance team has worked hard over the Easter break and pupils have enjoyed eating lunch in there.
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Congratulations to our fantastic Mount Kelly paddlers for completing the @DWcanoerace. They have raised over £2k for DEC Ukraine Appeal - sponsorship page is still open! #DW #DW2022 #ItsTheClimb
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Good morning from @Mount_Kelly. Its beautiful, bright and frosty today in #Tavistock #Devon @BSAboarding @School_HouseM @ISParent
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Congratulations to our 1st XI football girls who have made it through to the ISFA semi final. #itstheclimb
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We are proud to be involved with the Prestigious Schools Programme at @CumberlandE13 School in Newham and delighted to announce that four of their pupils have been awarded #scholarships to attend Sixth Form at Mount Kelly via our Bursary programme
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