Abingdon Boarding Prospectus

Our boarding houses There are three boarding houses: School House, Austin House and Crescent House. Roughly three-quarters of our boarders are full boarders with the remainder weekly boarders. Our boarders come from the local area, London and much further afield with a wealth of nationalities represented, providing a truly global environment. All boarding houses also have a significant number of day boys belonging to the house. Day boys and boarders are fully integrated within the houses and are indistinguishable within the school. All boarding houses have study bedrooms, a kitchen and a games room. They have a distinctive ‘family home’ feel to them and offer a range of entertainments, including table football, pool and table tennis. Boarders also have full access to the School’s stunning facilities including outdoor five-a-side pitches, tennis courts and the sports centre with its 8-lane 25m swimming pool, gym, ergo suite, multi-activity sports hall and studio. There is Sky TV and Wi-Fi available in all the boarding houses. Take a virtual tour of a study bedroom and a boarding houseroom . Symbolic of the importance placed on the connection between boarding and home life are the clocks on the wall in School House. Each clock shows the time from the capital city closest to a boarder’s home, from Sydney to Beijing, Moscow to Nairobi.” A parent Through boarding I have been able to get to know people of many different nationalities; my understanding of varied cultures has risen and my grasp of different languages has grown.” A boarder