House System
A House System was introduced in 2005 with the school being divided up into six houses, one for each form in each year. The houses are named after places in the surrounding area of the school.
The houses are:
- Debden - Mascot: Dragons - Colour: Red
- Abbey (after Waltham Abbey) - Mascot: Angels - - Colour: Blue
- Valley (after Roding Valley) - Mascot: Lions - Colour: Yellow
- Epping - Mascot: Tigers - Colour: Orange
- Nazeing - Mascot: Shark - Colour: Purple
- Theydon (after Theydon Bois) - Mascot: Phoenix - Colour: Green
The first initials of each house spell out D, A, V, E, N, T; which are the letters that make up the school's name - Davenant (minus the repeated letters). Each house has a member of staff as head of house, a house colour and mascot. They also all have sixth form house prefects. However, the House system is taken seriously by students (particularly on sports day)
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