{"id":38,"date":"2019-06-25T14:31:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T13:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abingdon.prod.twkmedia.eu\/prep\/school-life\/school-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:57:22","slug":"school-life-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/school-life\/school-life-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"School Life Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"intro intro--with-bg\">School life at Abingdon Prep revolves around form teachers, pupils&#8217; houses, Other Half activities and the Pre-Prep, Middle and Senior Sections. There is also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/school-life\/parents-association\/\">Parents&#8217; Association<\/a> &#8211; known as the JPA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All pupils are divided, according to year group, into the three sections, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/school-life\/pre-prep-life\/\">Pre-Prep<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/school-life\/middle-section-life\/\">Middle<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/school-life\/senior-section-life\/\">Senior<\/a>. Please follow the links for further information about each section. 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