The House System
City has a relatively new house system which consists of four houses. Each girl is allocated a house when they enter the school. There is a variety of inter-House competition, including drama, music, quiz and at Sports Day. The School encourages good natured competition.
The four houses are:
- Fleet - after Fleet Street
- Tudor - after Tudor Street
- St. Bride - after St. Bride church on Fleet Street,
- Ward - after William Ward, the founder of the school.
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