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What should I bring with me?
Clothes
Casual Clothes:
Ten pairs of socks and underpants
Enough own clothes to wear in the evenings and at weekends
if necessary (but please not so much that it cannot be stored.
As a guide line five pairs of trousers, seven T-shirts, four warm
sweaters, three sets of casual sports kit including T-shirts,
shorts, sports socks)
One warm jacket and one light waterproof jacket
Two pairs of pyjamas
Three bath towels and personal toiletries
A duvet, two duvet covers and two pillow covers
Swimming trunks, goggles and swimming hat
One pair of casual shoes and one pair of trainers for sports
activities
School Uniform for Middle School (3rd - 5th Year):
Navy blue School blazer
Blue school shirts
5th year (optional) – blue/white stripe shirt
White shirt (for formal occasions)
Grey flannel trousers (with black belt)
Dark plain socks
Black plain shoes
Appropriate School tie
Navy blue v-neck pullover
School Uniform for Upper School (L6th - U6th Year):
One dark plain suit
Two pairs of plain black shoes
One navy School blazer (for use in the summer term)
Two pairs of plain light chinos (for use in the summer term)
One pair of plain brown shoes (for use in the summer term)
Ten pairs of dark plain socks
One white shirt (for formal occasions)
Seven plain light coloured shirts or with light stripe/fine check
Appropriate School tie (there are a wide variety of school ties
that are awarded to pupils. New boys should make sure they
have a house tie and a Sixth Form tie)
Navy blue V-neck pullover
Sports Kit:
Two pairs of black rugby shorts (used for a number of sports
as well as rugby)
Two school reversible rugby shirts (if you play rugby)
One school tracksuit (no other type of track suit to be worn)
Two school white polo shirts
Five pairs of white sports socks
Three pairs of school sports socks (long football sock style)
One pair of indoor training shoes – non marking sole (in
addition to the trainers mentioned above)
Sports towel
Swimming trunks, cap and goggles
Electrical equipment
We recognise that you will have lots of electrical equipment that you use in your everyday lives and as part
of your studies. It is important that you only bring what you need, otherwise there won’t be enough space
for it.
Home comforts
Many boys bring certain home comforts with them; things that help them adjust and remind them of home.
This is fine as long as you don’t bring too much stuff. It is best to pack light until you get a good idea about
how much space you will have in your room. You should know that you will not be allowed to boil water or
cook, or toast food in your room so please don’t bring any cooking equipment with you. The house kitchen
has all the necessary facilities for cooking.
Valuables
You will have many valuable items at home. Before you bring a valuable item to school you should ask
yourself whether you really need it at school. If you decide you do need it, then you need to make sure it is
kept safe. In your room you will have a lockable drawer, a lockable cupboard and a safe (operated by a
code that you can set). You can also give valuable items to your housemaster to look after. There is also a
house bank for those pupils who bring their pocket money to school. Most sixth formers have their own
bank accounts that they set up with English banks. This means that they can keep their money safe and
withdraw it when they need to. You should speak to your housemaster for help setting up a bank account.
Stationery
You will of course need stationery (pens, pencils, files, paper, calculators etc.) for your time at school. You
may choose to bring this with you. However, if you feel that you don’t have space in your luggage there are
several shops in Abingdon where you can buy stationery.
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