House System
The school is divided into five Houses - a junior house and four senior houses. The houses are all either recently built or completely modernised. Each is in the charge of a resident Housemaster and several Assistant Housemasters and a majority of house staff are married. In this way we ensure that all boys are housed in comfortable, modern accommodation, with an extremely good staff / pupil ratio.
The accommodation ranges from small, comfortable dormitories which afford a considerable degree of privacy and well-equipped study bedrooms for the great majority of older boys. The school is small enough to make it possible for the Head Master to know all the boys, who have an absolute right of access to him. The Housemaster is, however, the person mainly responsible to the parents and to the Head Master for all aspects of a boy's development. We take great care to place each boy in a House which is particularly suited to his interests and talents.
The Housemaster and his assistants work to develop a boy's strength in every sphere of his life at school, in cooperation with the Head Master, the Chaplain and the teaching staff. Above all, it is the aim of the Housemaster to ensure that all boys entrusted to his care are happy and secure so that they can fulfil their potential. To this end, the Housemaster works in the closest conjunction with the boys, personal academic tutor and their parents.
Every House has its own Housemother. This continues the tradition of a female presence established by Cardinal Newman when he founded the School. Her main aim is the pastoral care of your son, included in this is helping him with his own laundry and any mending. Boys will be accompanied by their Housemother to any medical appointments they may have.
The Housemothers work closely with the respective Housemaster and his team and are on duty each weekday. If you had any questions or worries about your sons, no matter how trivial, please feel free to telephone your son’s Housemother, she is there to help you.