A HEALTHY BALANCE

Repton’s award-winning pastoral care earned us the title Happiest Boarding School* . Every young person is valued, listened to and included, each having a strong sense of purpose in our tight-knit community.

PASTORAL CARE as the supportive individuals like your Houseparent, Matron, House or Academic Tutors, School really put a focus pastoral wellbeing so I that if there is anything to talk about then members of the pastoral are always on hand.”

Steer Tracking Data confirms that Reptonians have considerably greater trust in themselves and others as a result of the sport that is interwoven into the curriculum, which builds skills such as collaboration and the ability to work as part of a team.

“As well individuals Houseparent, Tutors or the School on pastoral know that I need to members team are Alex, Pupil.

Every pupil, whether day or boarding, is part of a boarding house. Pupils return to House at lunchtime for a formal meal with their Housemaster or Housemistress, Tutors, teachers, visitors and their peers. This tradition gives our Houses a warm familiarity unique to Repton.

All our academic and key pastoral staff are accommodated within the village which is crucial both for total pastoral care and maximum availability for any extra help that may be required out of hours.

Repton sits comfortably among the top co-ed boarding schools for academic achievement and shines particularly brightly for value-added. But now, more than ever…teachers are heavily praised for being ‘happy to go over anything that is not understood in class – they are very open to children who perhaps do not get it the first time round.’

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In-House dining is fundamental to Repton’s character. It makes everything here much more personal. We get to know what makes a person tick rather than simply what they do. The result is that, in the House, none of us is as important as all of us. There is an openness.

The thing that a House at Repton shares with your home is that the care is unconditional. It is like a giant version of a family, perfectly set up to support each person. There is always someone in the House who will have gone through the same thing you are going through and will help. It is also where you find your balance. The readiness of the House Parents and Tutors to be there for you is without question.

If you need help, you will receive help, always. We are encouraged to have the maturity to know when we can sort things out amongst ourselves and when to seek intervention.

Every teenager, at some point in a five year period, is going to need some extra attention. Everybody does. And they will get that extra help, often unobtrusively and at times without even being aware that it is happening.

That is the House at its best. It is this support that allows us to branch out and do a lot. That makes for all-rounders, and all-rounders equals balance.