Houses
The school has three Houses named after past benefactors and headmasters. Members of each house are identified by different coloured stripes on the school tie, or in the case of the 6th form, the colour of their lapel pin or 6th form tie.
- Bennett – Named after Thomas Bennett, House colour Blue.
- Glegg – Named after William Glegg, House colour Red.
- Hollowell – Named after Rev. William Hollowell, House colour Green.
Up until 1994 there was a fourth house, named after Sir Alfred Paton, with yellow as its colour. Although Paton House is no more, Sir Alfred's memory is preserved in the naming of Paton Fields, bequeathed by him to the school in 1928. In the summer of 2009 however, the fields were renamed to Glasspool Fields.
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