Weekly boarding
Weekly boarding is full boarding during the week, with the same qualities and opportunities, except that every weekend students go home either on a Friday evening or after academic and sporting commitments on a Saturday. Some families choose weekly boarding because both parents have demanding careers. They realise that the time spent with their children at the weekends gives the opportunity for talking and being active together ­ something that is not possible during the week.

Others choose this option because the nature of daily journeys to and from school and for any out-of-school activities means that an inordinate amount of time is spent sitting in a car. Many families have done their sums and acknowledge that boarding, both full and weekly, is a better option, in terms of both the family budget and in the use of time.

Flexi-boarding
The newest form of boarding is flexi-boarding, where students and their families may opt for boarding almost on an ad hoc basis. Flexi-boarding enables parents to be away overnight, secure in the knowledge that their child is in a safe and caring environment in which they can continue their academic and extracurricular interests.

Forces Children
We welcome children of service families as boarders. We is in a good position to know the things that concern Forces families where you can be moved at little or no notice. Forces wives have to keep the home together while husbands are on unaccompanied postings. Having your children in a school where the Head fully appreciates modern Forces life can help tremendously.

Sixth-form boarding
A growing number of young people choose to board in the sixth form as a positive choice for pre-university preparation. Our sixth-form houses are a pre-university environment where house parents can concentrate their energies on helping sixth-formers prepare for university and where young people have to be more reliant on their own abilities.

Boarding in the sixth form develops good study habits, especially self-motivation, time management and management of self in terms of domestic demands. The quality time in our sixth-form houses also means there can be in-depth and ongoing discussions about careers and university applications. There is significant evidence from universities that those who boarded in the sixth form have made better progress through their university career. As a 17-year-old boarder confirmed in a survey, 'Boarding in the sixth form is a great preparation for university.'