Boarding is an integral part of life at Abingdon. The three boarding houses are located in or close to the main school buildings, and have been extensively refurbished and modernised. Boarders at Abingdon enjoy an excellent standard of accommodation, readily available educational and sporting facilities and the chance to enjoy all the opportunities of school life to the full. Perhaps the most important of these opportunities is the time spent building friendships which will hopefully endure throughout their five years at Abingdon and their lives beyond it.
We have weekly and full boarding from the age of 13.
Each of the boarding houses aims to foster a culture of support for the boys in the house, which we hope will enable them to make the most of school life through a daily routine and programme of activities which are designed to give a balance between work, play and broader cultural education. Boarders are encouraged to have their say on their lives at school in house meetings and through official councils such as the Boarders' Council.
The boarding accommodation has been extensively and continuously developed to provide comfortable, practical rooms with as much privacy as can be expected in a boarding house.
The Boarding Houses
There are three Boarding houses:
- School House
- Crescent House
- Davies' House in Waste Court
Each boarding house is run by a resident housemaster, with a housematron to manage the house's domestic arrangements and resident tutors to support in the boys' pastoral care.
For any further information or to arrange a visit please contact the Registrar.
Rules and regulations for boarders
We try to keep these to a minimum but obviously they are necessary to maintain good order!
The most important 'rule' of boarding is that everyone maintains a respect for each other (their property, person, views, privacy, race etc.) and for the boarding house itself.
A few examples of regulations applying to boarders include:
- Like day boys, boarders may go into Abingdon on weekday afternoons or into Oxford at the weekend. Prefects only are allowed into town in the evenings.
- Boys leaving the house in the evening need to sign out.
- Boys are expected to keep their rooms tidy, and make their beds in the morning.