Day Houses
We have had two sons, different in nature and outlook, through the prep and senior school and both have been given the opportunity to thrive at Barnard Castle School.'
Simon and Kim Bainbridge
There are two day girl houses (Bowes and Marwood), and three day boy houses (Tees, Durham and Dale). Each house is run by a Housemaster or a Housemistress supported by a team of tutors. Every pupil sees his or her individual tutor at least twice a day when they meet for morning and afternoon registration.
Tutors and Houseparents play a vital role in pupils’ lives, not least when they receive their regular assessments for their performance in class and homework. Tutors are more than happy to liaise with teachers and parents, and constant sharing of information in this way means that we can offer pupils extra support where necessary.
Pupils are proud of their houses. Each term they compete for the much prized Chairman’s Trophy for the house with most academic merits, and every week there are a variety of inter-house competitions often run by the seniors. As well as matches in all the major sports there are music, art and other competitions – last term even saw the first inter-house cake icing activity!
