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Homely dorms mainly two to a room for younger years (though sometimes three or four); sixth formers get individual study bedrooms A rolling refurb programme means nowhere should wait too long for a lick of paint though don’t expect five star –the carpets are well worn, some of the furniture is quite dated and one boy told us he couldn’t stand up in his shower Rooms well personalised, some tidier than others –‘only rule is that cleaners can see the floor,’ said a student Masses of praise heaped on houseparents (as well as their families and pets), along with the live-in matrons and resident tutors

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