Houses

Each student belongs to one of five Houses of Atwell, Hunt, Knott, Nicholson and Sebastian, in which they take part in games and competitions. All students wear uniform; in the Junior Years the coloured edging to a student’s blazer indicates his House.  The house colours are as follows:

Atwell - Green

Hunt - Yellow

Knott - Blue

Nicholson - Lilac

Sebastian - White

When the students are allocated to Forms, 11+ scores are used to achieve an academic balance between the classes. Where there are a number of students transferring from the same school, the Head of Year 7 seeks advice from year 6 teachers to ensure the division of students across the Forms promotes the ‘best’ combination of personalities; there is a chance to consolidate relationships, make new friends and enjoy a new start.

As we believe that one of the major changes the students have to face is travelling from home to school, groups of students who travel from the same direction are placed in the same Form.

At the New Parents' evening we encourage parents to identify, through tutors, those whose children will have the same transport requirements. On the induction afternoon students are encouraged to meet those students and exchange phone numbers. This is regularly followed with get-togethers arranged by parents in the summer holiday preceding entry to Skinners’.