Leigh Ware is one of our most experienced members of the boarding team and has been Deputy Head (Pastoral) as well as Houseparent of Browne House.
“I have been teaching for 17 years in total, 14 of which have been at Stamford School. I have been a boarding Housemaster for 11 years and never lost a game of table tennis on the house table. There is even a standing bet of a round of pizzas for the whole House if anyone beats me at table tennis!"
My family and I have two dogs, Hungarian Vizslas called ‘Nigel and Dillon’, and one of our happiest activities is walking in the Peak District. I love to travel and count visiting the Galapagos Islands, climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Elbrus and Stok Kangri, white water rafting the Zambezi River and completing my ski instructor qualifications in Canada, as some unforgettable life experiences."
Our boarding packages include full (seven nights), weekly (three to five nights), or flexible (one to two nights) options.
You can also book occasional nights, or a Friday/Saturday package, subject to availability. All of our boarding houses are homely and welcoming for all students.
Full Boarding
We provide a traditional boarding experience for seven days a week during term time. Our Houses are full at the weekends, with students enjoying a social life rich in after-school clubs, sports, fun-packed trips at weekends and activities tailored to their age group. Boarders can enjoy after-school clubs, social activities and weekend trips, and make use of our leisure centre and pool, or take advantage of support and advice from tutors and Houseparents during homework time.
Weekly Boarding
Boarding three, four or five nights a week can significantly reduce school commute times and gives you the option to have your child home at weekends when you have free time together.
Flexi Boarding
We offer occasional flexible boarding for day students, which can help with busy evenings, for one or two nights a week, or as your logistics require.
Students can stay on Friday nights before sports fixtures on a Saturday, or they may just want to enjoy the experience of boarding with friends for a change of scene.
Our boarding community is relatively small, with seven boarding properties, which ensures pupils and our boarding Houseparents feel part of a close-knit community, and no child is ever overlooked.
These boarding houses are age-appropriate and single-sex to ensure the need for privacy is respected and the right community atmosphere is created for our children.
Our Junior boarders live at St Michael's. This pretty and homely limestone house is located in the heart of the Junior School site and caters for children from Year 3 to Year 6.
For Senior boarders we have five Boarding Houses offering age-appropriate accommodation. Senior Boarding will predominantly be based at our St Paul's campus, with older girls closer to the St Martin's campus. Our Boarding Houses are currently in a different configuration as our Schools are single-sex until July 2023.
Sixth Form students are accommodated in four Boarding Houses that accommodate a mix of Years from 11, 12 and 13. Our girls houses are situated closer to the St Martin's campus (currently Stamford High School) and the boys closer to St Paul's (currently Stamford School.)
We aim to provide a home away from home for your child.At the weekend there are trips and activities to keep your child busy and happy; from walks to town on Saturday’s to spend pocket money, to days out to Rutland Water Aqua Park and Leicester Space Centre to name a few things.
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