Pastoral

Tutoring

Day pupils and boarders alike benefit from the team of tutors and a 'house mother', all marshalled by a Housemaster or Housemistress. Each pupil is given a personal tutor whilst in Lower School the role is taken by the form teacher. The emphasis, again, is on the individual. The tutor will oversee the development of the pupil in all aspects of life at Ellesmere and regular communication with parents is very much part of the scheme.

Facilities

All pupils are grouped in Houses in the Middle School and the Sixth Form and there is full integration on boarding and day pupils. There are four boys’ houses and two girls’ houses. House facilities are uniformly good with a study place for every pupil, recreation rooms, ICT provision and even, in one case, a sauna.

Communal areas include the Sixth Form Club and Thatcher Study Wing, the school Tuck Shop and the Arts Centre foyer where junior social events are held on a regular basis.

In the Lower School pupils are grouped in forms for administration purposes whilst, for all pupils, meals are taken in the Dining Hall on a cafeteria basis.