Kingswood School - Organisation

Organisation

Like other public schools, Kingswood pupils are divided into Boarding Houses for both living convenience and sporting competitiveness. Each boys house is paired with a girls house (Upper with School, Hall with Fonthill and Middle with Summerhill), this is mainly for social events and unisex sports fixtures (e.g. sports day). Families tend to have strong 'house allegiances' going back generations.

Pupils are sorted into one of six houses in Year 9:

Boys

• Upper (day boys), house colour is yellow.
• Middle (day and boarding boys), house colours are green and white.
• Hall (day and boarding boys), house colour is maroon.

Girls

• School (day girls and sixth form girl boarders)
• Summerhill (day and boarding girls)
• Fonthill (day and boarding girls)

Junior House

• Westwood (day and boarding for boys & girls in years 7 and 8), the largest house with approximately 170 day children and 30 boarders.

There is a hierarchy of student leadership within the school. The head boy and girl, the deputy head boy and girl and the heads of all six houses are incorporated into a body known as the 'PR' - a name which is believed to have originated from the 'Prefect Room' where they were once based. They are allowed to wear a black tie with the school's crest on the front. Under the PR there are 'Senior Prefects' which usually total around 20 members of the upper sixth. They are allowed to wear a silver tie with the school's crest on the front. Lastly there are the house prefects which make up most members of the upper sixth, they wear a silver tie with a wyvern symbol pattern on the front.

In keeping with tradition Chapel attendance is compulsory at least once a week.