Our Houses
Each of our houses has a comprehensive pastoral team – House Parent, assistant House Parent and Matron – extending into the broader school community to include pupils’ academic tutor, our medical centre staff and Chaplain. Parents may contact any one of their child’s pastoral care team to discuss any aspect of their child’s school life. Each House also has its student leadership team (House Prefects and Head of House), who work closely with our staff and listen, support and represent the student voice in daily school life.
All pupils in the 1st and 2nd Forms will be part of Queen Mary House, fondly known as QMH, which provides a safe, nurturing, environment in which our youngest pupils build their relationships.
From 3rd Form to Lower Sixth Form all QMH students, along with new boarding and day pupils from ages 13 to 17, are assigned to one of the six, single sex, senior houses (Edward, Grafton, Ridley, Wakefield, Tudor and Elizabeth) with our house’s names linked to key figures in King Edward’s and the Bridewell Foundation’s rich heritage. All Upper Sixth form students come together in our newest house, Jubilee, opened in 2022.
House accommodation for boarders includes two and four bed rooms for 3rd – 5th formers and a number of single en-suite bedrooms for lower sixth form pupils. Each house has its own dedicated space for study, relaxation and TV and games, with additional storage lockers and a changing area for day students.
Our girls and boys houses are generally linked via a communal area where our pupils can come together to share their free time and mixed sex siblings will be assigned to paired houses to ensure they can enjoy family time whilst at school. Our boarders enjoy a wide range of weekend activities, both arranged by house and larger trips for all pupils, including Go Karting, trips to local attractions, attending local or national sporting events, day trips to London and house based entertainment with BBQs, pizza or film nights. Inter-house activities and competitions are keenly contested.
