What the day looks like after four o’clock.
Two houses, boys and girls, four to an en-suite room, with a house parent living on site and a resident nurse on campus every night of term.
The houses
There are two boarding houses, one for boys and one for girls. Each has a house parent living on site, and rooms of four with their own bathroom. Boarding is available from Basic 7.
House names. Photographs on file show a house parade with named houses (Red House, Yellow House) under the old school name. Confirm whether those houses continue, and under what names, before this page is published.to confirm
Pastoral care
Every boarder has a house parent and a tutor. The point of a small school is that a child who goes quiet is noticed within days rather than at the end of term, and the staff are expected to act on it.
A nurse is resident on the campus every night of term, and the site is closed and gated with security present overnight.
Food
Catering arrangement, sample menu, and how dietary requirements and allergies are handled. Parents ask this before almost anything else.to confirm
A boarder’s day.
The shape of an ordinary weekday in term.
- 6.00am
- Rise, wash and tidy the room
- 6.45am
- Breakfast
- 7.30am
- Assembly
- 8.00am
- Lessons begin
- Afternoon
- Lessons, then sport, music or clubs
- Evening
- Supper, then supervised prep with a member of staff present
- Night
- House time, then lights out by year group
These timings are a working draft. The Head of Boarding should confirm or correct them.to confirm
Sport, music and the arts.
Inside the timetable rather than around it, so that every pupil does something other than sit an examination.
Sport through the week
Football, basketball and athletics, with inter-house competition through the year.
Brass and wind ensemble
Music taught to the Trinity College London syllabus, with an ensemble that performs at school events.
Studio and exhibition
Fine art with studio time, and work exhibited at the end of each year.
Questions parents ask.
The ones that come up at every Open Morning.
From what age can a child board?
From Basic 7. Pupils in Basic 1 to Basic 6 attend as day pupils.
How many pupils share a room?
Four to an en-suite room, with a house parent living on site.
What medical cover is there?
A resident nurse is on campus every night of term. The referral hospital and the arrangement with it need confirming.to confirm
When may parents visit?
Visiting days, exeat weekends and the phone policy all need confirming with the Head of Boarding.to confirm
What may a boarder bring?
The kit list and the rules on phones and laptops. These should be published here and sent with the offer letter.to confirm