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WELCOME
Mount Kelly is an independent school located in Tavistock, Devon, UK. We are a co-educational school for children aged between 4 and 18 offering day, weekly, flexi and full boarding.
The Mount Kelly education stands apart in the values and attitudes of its young men and women. Compassion, tolerance, kindness, integrity, generosity of spirit and a commitment to service underpin a determined dedication to academic excellence.
Mount Kelleians are nurtured by a sensitive rigour in which they are expected to take the risk of being more than what they may think they are, to pick themselves up, and others too, when things do not go their way and in so doing to learn the true nature, joy and responsibility of success.
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% 1ST CHOICE UNIVERSITY
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% A LEVEL & BTECA* - B GRADES
Nature At Mount Kelly
SWIMMING
Mount Kelly has an internationally recognised Performance Swimming programme, managed by Emma Collings-Barnes. There are three pools on our campus including a 50m, 8 lane Olympic Legacy swimming pool.
GIRLS' FOOTBALL
Our established Girls’ Performance Football Programme is run in association with Chelsea FC.
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#MOUNTKELLY
Last week, we were making the most of the glorious sunshine for our formal photographs! ☀️
A lovely moment to capture, from our House photographs to our Leavers’ pictures.📸
#MountKelly #MK #SchoolLife #TeamMK #SchoolCommunity #Leavers #HouseSpirit
Introducing the Mount Kelly Sports Captains 2026-2027. Congratulations to you all!
#MountKellySport #MKSport #Captains #MountKellyValues #Leadership #Mentors #MountKelly #Sport
Our Year 8 pupils rose brilliantly to the challenge in their Design Challenge, developing their own business models, products and eye-catching displays.
From an infinity mirror and natural skincare products to beautifully crafted wooden boards and a Mount Kelly skateboard, there was no shortage of creativity and ingenuity on show! ✨
A fantastic celebration of original thinking, problem-solving and entrepreneurial spirit. Well done to all our pupils for bringing such imaginative ideas to life!
#DesignChallenge #Creativity #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #MountKelly
Best of luck to our five MK swimmers heading to Sheffield this weekend to compete at the Swim England National County Team Championships!
Dorset - Sadie & Talei
Yorkshire - Amelia
Warwickshire - Issey
Devon - Flavia
This weekend also marks the first racing opportunity of the season for the majority of MK Swim, with 110 swimmers heading to Winchester and a further 50 competing in Plymouth.
Best of luck to everyone racing this weekend. 💙
#MountKelly #MountKellySwimming #SwimEngland #CountyChampionships #Swimming #TeamMK #PupilSuccess
To celebrate National Poetry Day and mark Mount Kelly’s 150th anniversary, our Prep Academic Scholars delivered a special recitation of `To Victor` by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
A wonderful celebration of poetry, performance and literary excellence, bringing together National Poetry Day and a very special milestone in Mount Kelly’s history. ✨
#Mountkelly #NationalPoetryDay #MountKelly150 #Poetry #LiteraryExcellence #ThinkingSchool
We are asking for donations from Prep and Lower Prep parents for our Harvest Festival. We are proud to be supporting the Tavistock Food Bank! 🍂🌰
It is a wonderful chance to come together, celebrate the season and give back to our community. 🧡
#HarvestFestival #CommunitySpirit #TavistockFoodBank #Charity
Please add a red accessory or red jumper to your school uniform on Wednesday 14 October to show your support for the national anti-racism day, ‘Wear Red Day’
#WRD26. Show Racism the Red Card ❤️
Get ready for the much-loved Mount Kelly Inter-House Steeplechase and vibrant Colour Run. The afternoon will be full of fun, laughter and friendly competition! 🏃🎨✨
📍 Prep School Grounds
🕑 Tuesday 6 October at 14:00
👨👩👧👦 All parents welcome to come and cheer!
#MountKelly #ColourRun #Steeplechase #HouseSpirit
We’re delighted to once again be hosting our Business Breakfast on Tuesday 13 October between 08:00 and 10:00 in the College Library.☕
Parents, governors and members of the local business community are warmly invited to join us for an informal morning of networking, sharing ideas and making new connections.
It’s also a fantastic opportunity for our Sixth Form pupils to meet professionals, explore career pathways and gain valuable insights into the world of business.
Sign up to secure your place today!✨
#MountKelly #BusinessBreakfast #Networking #DevonBusiness #SixthForm #Careers
Freddie W produced a fantastic result at the Sportsshoes Podium 5K in Cardiff over the weekend, competing in the elite men’s race, which also doubled as the Home Nations 5K Championships.
He finished 34th overall with a brilliant net time of 14.52:14, finishing as the first U17 athlete and becoming the first U16 to run the 5K in under 15 minutes.
An incredible achievement, congratulations Freddie! 👏
#MountKelly #Athletics #Running #5K #HomeNations #PupilSuccess #SportingExcellence #teammkcanada
Some of our College boarders enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of pony trekking on the moors over the weekend.
For some of our new pupils, it was a chance to explore the beautiful local landscape and discover the nature right on our doorstep. For others, it was simply a great opportunity to get outdoors, spend time with friends and enjoy a different kind of weekend adventure. 🌿
📸More photos from the weekend trip can be found on our Facebook page.
#MountKelly #BoardingLife #PonyTrekking #Dartmoor #OutdoorAdventures #SchoolLife
Well done to our U16 Girls’ Football team, who took on Chulmleigh Community College yesterday afternoon!⚽
A brilliant afternoon of football and a great opportunity for the team to put their skills into action. Well played, everyone! 👏
@mountkellyfootball
#GirlsFootball #SchoolSport #TeamMountKelly #MountKelly
