School Houses
The school is made up of 5 (sometimes 6) houses, which are represented by each year's form classes, which in turn are represented by the colour of stripes on their ties. These are named after prominent Catholics (mostly with some personal connection to Finchley): Bampfield (green), Bourne (blue), Feckenham (gold), Fisher (white), Challoner (red), More (orange) and Alban (purple). Purple is not always included, but sometimes another form is made to accommodate more pupils, typically every other year.
The forms (houses) each have their own letter, which together make up the initials of the school. This is FRCHSB, standing for Finchley Roman Catholic High School for Boys, and each letter is for a different form.
At the beginning of the 2006-07 school year, another tie colour, orange, was introduced due to a complication about the number of pupils admitted that year.
As stated by the school:
- F(inchley) is Green Tie. Bampfield
- R(oman) is Blue Tie. Bourne
- C(atholic) is Gold Tie (often referred to as Yellow - Yellow and Gold being heraldically equivalent). Feckenham
- H(igh) is White Tie. Fisher
- S(chool) is Red Tie. Challoner
- B(oys) is Purple Tie.
- A(lban) is Orange Tie.
- F, R, C, H and S are the only ties which appear in each year group. Once every 2 years, it seems a new year 7 group get purple (B).
In 2006 the applications of many of the applicants were lost in the post. After the appeals of many parents, the school decided to take an additional class of boys. As the school was celebrating its 80th anniversary, it was decided to commemorate this house to Alban hence the 'More Alban'. This event has only happened once.
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