Houses
- Colbourne House - mixed boarding house
- Dickson House - mixed day house
- Walters House - mixed day house
The original house system was replaced in 2003–2004 with form centres. Whilst the house system was kept by name only, the main social function of the house system was lost. Many OKWs still refer to the original house names. Colbourne house was the boys boarding house with School house being the girls boarding house. School house is situated in the main school, where the female boarders reside and are still referred to as the School house girls, but are now a part of Colbourne house.
Original houses
- Hunt house - day boys' house (now occupied by the 5th Form Centre)
- Raglan house - day boys' house (now occupied by the 6th Form Centre)
- Barrow house - day girls' house
- Wilson house - boarding boys' house
- Colbourne house - Boarding boys' house
- School house - Boarding girls' house
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