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Clothes
You must make sure that all
your clothes are named and
that Jo (the house matron)
is informed of any clothes
that are new or unnamed.
This is important in order
to sort your clothes in the
laundry and to make sure
your clothes are not lost or
given to the wrong pupil.
There is only a limited
amount of storage space
available to you so you
should not exceed the
recommendations below.
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 single 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 (years 3-5):
• 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 Sixth
Formers (years 6-7):
• 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 with
chinos)
• 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 every day lives and
as part of your studies. It
is important that you only
bring what you need,
otherwise there wont be
enough space for it. It is
also important that you
keep valuable electrical
equipment locked away in
your lockable cupboard or
drawer. There are locks for
laptops provided by the
house. You should also be
aware that looking after
your valuable electrical
items is your responsibility.
All electrical equipment that
you bring to school will be
safety tested (PAT tested )
by our staff.
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. Then
you can bring more things,
if there is room.
Often boys bring food with
them. 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. Cooked food
should only be eaten in the
house kitchen. You will also
only be allowed as much
additional snack food as can
be stored in your locker or
tuck box.
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. Mr Kendry runs 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 Mr Kendry 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. You will be
shown where these are and
given time to buy what you
need, before school starts.
What should I bring with me?