Woodhouse Grove boarding community celebrates traditional values.
When a student joins Woodhouse Grove as a boarder they become a member of a caring family community that enjoys many of the benefits of living at a school with a home from home ethos. The Woodhouse Grove boarding community celebrates traditional values, while embracing a tolerance and understanding of the world around us. Young people today face increasing pressures to compete at top universities and rewarding careers. Academic qualifications alone are not sufficient to guarantee success in the wider world. Maturity, confidence, versatility, self-discipline and self-motivation are all qualities needed to achieve their full potential and boarding at Woodhouse Grove can provide a unique environment in which to develop these qualities. Our boarders are confident and motivated, study hard, are comfortable expressing their opinions, take an active part in School life and have a keen interest in the wider world.
Boarders at the Grove are constantly provided with stimulating and challenging experiences. They may choose to play and practise music; research in the library; use the latest multi-media facilities; rehearse a play for public performance; play Sport for the School or local team; participate in one of our many exchange programmes; join a theatre or concert trip; work out in the wonderful fitness suite; swim lengths in the Jubilee pool or just relax and drink hot chocolate with friends in the House kitchens. These are just a few activities that represent the diversity and richness of boarding at Woodhouse Grove School and it is this, coupled with our strong academic standards that attract people from all over the world.
Full and varied Weekday Evening Activities Programme, Weekend Boarding Activities Programmes and Sunday Trips are organised for all our boarders.
Weekends also allow boarders to make their own plans with friends, along with taking up opportunities to visit local amenities, events and clubs. Although there is only 1 Exeat weekend a year, boarders can arrange leave to visit parents or friends via their Houseparent. Visitors and overseas parents are always welcome at the Grove. You and your children will find plenty to do and see within and around our school.
We ensure that there is plenty to choose from every weekend for our boarders to join in with. These activities are arranged to give breadth and choice and there is no additional cost to our boarders. If boarders want to join in with a Sunday trip, there is a cost associated to participating in the activity and this is always included in the details of the advertisement for sign-up.
Each term concludes with a celebratory event referred to as a “Grove Weekend”. The Christmas Ball, Easter Banquet and Summer Silly Olympics are all large-scale formal events where boarders come together with other invited members of our community to celebrate boarding life. Fair rides, chocolate fountains, disco’s, BBQ’s and fireworks are regular attractions at Grove Weekends.
Boarders flourish in the homely atmosphere of Miller and Brodwell House.
They receive all the individual attention they need whilst being given enough space to mature rapidly, form close friendships, take on responsibilities and discover new talents. Each of the Houses has WiFi and modern homely comforts and has a unique character whilst sharing key values. A caring and secure environment is maintained by resident House staff and all boarders have their own personal House Tutor to whom they are able to turn for guidance and support. Each House also offers modern amenities, kitchens for snacks and drinks, well-appointed bedrooms and relaxing common rooms.
Brodwell House is the Boys’ house. Bedrooms in Brodwell House are twin rooms and each room has its own en-suite.
Bedrooms in Brodwell House are twin rooms and each room has its own en-suite.
Brodwell’s ground floor has social areas with an X Box, computers linked to the school network, two television rooms (one with SKY TV), a games room with pool table and a kitchen. The Houseparents live on this floor. The 1st Floor has 9 bedrooms, a kitchen, a communal work room, the housekeeper’s room and a Boarding Tutor’s flat. The 2nd Floor has 11 bedrooms, a kitchen, a TV lounge, a bathroom and a Boarding Tutor’s flat.
Miller House is a thirty-eight bed Girls house. South Floor has a social area with computers linked to the school network and a television with DVD player. South Floor also has a kitchen along with 1 twin en-suite bedroom, 2 twin rooms, 1 triple room, 3 singles and 2 connected junior bedrooms for up to 6 boarders – plus a bathroom with shower cubicles, toilet facilities and wash basins. The Assistant Housemistress lives on this floor.
Macreanor Floor has a large common room with a pool table, two computers linked to the school network and Sky TV. Macreanor has 5 single bedrooms and a bathroom with shower cubicles, toilets and washbasins. A Boarder Tutor’s flat is within Macreanor Floor along with a kitchen for the boarders to use. Warburton Floor has a Boarding Tutor’s flat and 5 single bedrooms, a common room with Sky TV, newly fitted kitchen and a bathroom with shower cubicles, toilet facilities and wash basins.
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