College Life
Boarding provides the highest octane of College life and offers an inclusive environment where the unique backgrounds and perspectives of boarders are shared and celebrated, and lifelong friendships are made. Our vibrant boarding community thrives on shared experiences and meaningful connections which develop from living together in our welcoming ‘home away from home’ boarding houses.
Our Boarding Experience
Boarding with us is wonderful preparation for what you will encounter in life after school. We recognise the significance of independence and provide a structured yet flexible environment that encourages self-reliance and personal responsibility, all under the nurturing guidance of our friendly staff.
There are four welcoming Senior School boarding houses on our campus. Two for boys; Robert Pearce House and Rowe House and two for girls; Trotman House and Young House.
Full boarding
Seven nights a week
Full boarding is particularly suited to those pupils who live abroad or UK pupils who want the opportunity to enjoy a full boarding experience. Free weekends take place each term so pupils can return home or stay with guardians if they wish.
Weekly boarding
Five or six nights a week
Weekly boarding is particularly popular with families where parents are working long hours and regularly travel for work, or for families who live a little distance from the College.
Weekly boarding enables pupils to stay at the school during week and return home on weekends, therefore providing an ideal balance between school life and family time.
It allows pupils to develop independence and self-reliance, in a structured, supportive environment. By boarding during the week, they can focus on their academic studies, take advantage of the wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer in the evenings, and before school, whilst becoming adept at managing their own time and responsibilities. Weekly boarding, and the gradual increase in independence it brings, offers the perfect preparation for the next step into higher education.
Pupils weekly boarding five nights a week can do so between Sunday and Thursday or between Monday and Friday.
Weekly boarders wishing to board for six nights, can do so, without the need to become a full boarder.
Flexi boarding
Between one and four nights a week
Flexi boarding is particularly suited to families where parents work varied hours, who live some distance from the College, or for pupils who regularly take part in College evening events or activities. Flexi boarding is offered subject to availability in the boarding houses.
“Boarding at the College is like having a second family.” Lower Fifth (Year 10), Full Boarder
“Boarding at the College is like having a second family.”
Discover our boarding houses and the welcoming boarding community that awaits you.
