Boarding in the Sixth Form

Year 12 and 13 boarders live together in our beautifully furnished Sixth Form boarding house with the care, guidance and support of highly experienced residential house staff. Gloucester House is the boarders’ home away from home and is comprised of a fantastically strong and diverse community of overseas and UK based students.

At Sixth Form, boarding offers great benefits in preparing girls for life beyond school and we consider the house to be a stepping stone to university and beyond. It is a house based on trust and respect where we encourage independence, self-motivation and organisation, and we build in as much flexibility as possible to enable our boarders to live a full and active student life, both within the whole school community and the fantastic city of Bath.

However, the students benefit from the safety net of twenty-four-hour access to staff whose number one priority is the health, happiness and overall wellbeing of the boarders. House staff know each girl as an individual and, by working closely with the Head of Sixth, subject teachers and the Sixth Form tutors, we support the girls’ personal development in all areas.

House staff also develop and encourage good links with boarding parents to provide a crucial link between home and school.

Boarders learn to get on with a wide range of people, to respect those whose views are different from their own and, from time to time, to compromise on their own preferences, as well as standing up for their own beliefs. These are all skills that stand our students in good stead as they move on.

Put simply, RHS boarders benefit from the opportunity of living in a thriving international community before embarking on their journey into the working world.

Flexible Boarding

We offer flexible boarding options through the school, alongside full and weekly boarding. This includes regular one or two night a week stays, as well as longer blocks of time. Please note that there are not always spaces available but we will always try to accommodate girls. If this is something you are interested in, please do contact Abbi Pullen, who heads up Gloucester House, to talk through options and arrange a visit.