The majority of Leysians are boarders and while they live in one House, school-wide activities will find them mixing throughout the day in lessons, sport, after-school activities and social time, ensuring school friendships are widespread.
The Leys campus thrives on community life, each House having a strong sense of identity and unity, yet healthy inter-house competition enriches the pattern of daily life, especially in the sporting, arts and debating fora. The boarding day starts at 7:30 am with breakfast; at 6:00 pm boarders have supper then return to their House for evening prep, and participate in a wide range of evening activities on campus.
In addition to the conventional option of full boarding, The Leys offers Home Boarding, giving pupils from local families the best of both worlds: pupils participate in boarding routines, eating supper in school, completing homework and taking part in evening activities, before going home at around 8.30pm.
They are, to all intents and purposes, boarders and fully fledged members of the boarding houses, balancing busy school lives with quality family time. For Home Boarders the school day starts at 8:20 am with house registration, and ends between 8:15 and 9:00 pm.
All Home Boarders are required in school from 8.20am for Registration. Pupils in Years 9-11 can leave at 8.15pm and those in the Sixth Form stay until 9pm*.
Home Boarders are guaranteed:
*Pupils can be permitted to leave early for out-of-school commitments or for Pastoral reasons. Examples include sport commitments, family celebrations, to catch public transport, or for other Pastoral reasons at the discretion of the Housemaster/Housemistress.
**Overnight stays are free of charge when relating to a school commitment (e.g. production rehearsals) and otherwise chargeable at the per night rate.
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