Our boarders are woken at 7.15am on school days and head down for breakfast in our Harry Potter-esque wood-panelled Dining Hall.
After registration, lessons begin promptly at 8.35am. Each lesson lasts for 55 minutes and there are six lessons per day.
Students in Years 7-9 enjoy an eclectic mix of subjects, including English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and Modern Foreign Languages including Mandarin. They also take turns in design technology, drama and food studies, which are allocated to groups on a rotational basis every term.
Students in Years 10 and 11 will study the subjects they have chosen for GCSE. Mandatory subjects include English, Maths, Science and one Foreign Language, with optional subjects including Art, Drama, PE and design technology.
Sixth Form students will study either the IB, A Levels or a mix of A Levels and BTEC. In their study periods when they do not have a lesson, students are expected to work independently in the Sixth Form Centre, Library or an academic department of their choosing.
All students will participate in a games afternoon once a week. There is a wide range of sports available to our students including basketball, hockey, netball, football, Zumba and badminton.
Classes finish at 4.30pm. Students must then either take part in an activity or work independently within the boarding house, Library or Sixth Form Centre.
The School Day ends at 5.25pm.
In the evening, the boarders have tea (dinner) at 5.30pm. They then have registration at 6.25pm before completing two hours of prep (homework), which is supervised by a teaching staff member.
At 8.30pm the Senior boarders have free time in which they can visit their friends in other houses or shower and relax in their own houses.
Year 9-11 students must be back in their own houses by 9.30pm. For Sixth Form students, they have a curfew at 10.00pm.
