Houses
Aldenham has six senior houses and one junior house. The three oldest houses – McGill's (gold), Beevor's (red) and Paull's (sky blue) – are each named after their first Housemaster. They were joined in 1962 by Kennedy's (orange). Today McGill's, Beevor's and Kennedy's accommodate boarding boys. Leeman's (pink) and Riding's (blue) were created in 1991 from the Evens and Odds parts of the former School House to cater for day boys. Since the school became coeducational in 2003, Paull's (sky blue) has been the house of all senior girls, whether day or boarding. All pupils in years 7 and 8 belong to Martineau's (green), which is divided into six tutor groups: Beck, Elliot, Griffin, Mason, Neale and Swayne.
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