Boarding at Stamford

Hear more about our Houses from our Houseparents:

• St Michael's | Boys and Girls | Years 3 to 6

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    Welcome to St Michael’s! We are the Murphy family and we delight in providing a warm, home from home, family experience for the Year 3s to Year 6s. We all eat breakfast and dinner together, around a large family table, and have full access to all the facilities at the Stamford Schools. We have a maximum of 20 Boarders and therefore have a wonderfully healthy staff to pupil ratio; we have six resident staff, as well as two non-resident Matrons and two highly strokable dogs. We offer kindness, structure and help to all of our boarders and allow them to be individuals.

    – Andy Murphy

• St Martin's | Girls | Years 7 to 8

  • It is an absolute privilege for me and the boarding house staff team to be at the side of the St. Martin’s boarders throughout the first two years of their Secondary School experience.  St Martin’s can simply and best be described as a home from home. The Year 7 and 8 boarders enjoy a well-balanced array of creative activities on most evenings with regular weekly trips and a healthy amount of rest and relaxation to support their physical, mental and social wellbeing.  The St Martin’s boarding experience centres on nurturing a kind and caring community with positivity and fun as its essence, and a true sense of belonging at its heart.
    – Denise Smith

• Byard House | Boys | Years 7 to 9

  • Byard House provides a friendly, family based atmosphere, where our young men can flourish and thrive, to grow into successful and happy Stamfordians. Our aim is to enable each other to thrive in an atmosphere of mutual respect and to contribute kindness, humour, tolerance, acceptance and common sense to the everyday pattern of life here.

    Byardians are rightly proud of their House and of the high standards that continue to be both set, and met, by every year group. A team of dedicated and professional House staff are always on hand to provide the very best pastoral and academic care and support for all  of our boys.

    – Anneke Davies

    Photo gallery of life in Byard

• Welland House | Girls | Years 9 to 11

  • As soon as you enter Welland House there is no mistaking you are in a very special place. Whether it is the House Crest, traditional family values, warmth, energy, engagement or nurturing pastoral programs, students and staff alike, live with a sense of purpose, identity and comradery. As a non-teaching Houseparent, myself and my family, not only aim to bring the culture and ethos of boarding to life but are devoted to creating motivated, well rounded students who not only develop fundamental life skills but also the tools to navigate adolescence and the specific challenges it presents throughout their middle school years of 9, 10 and 11.
    – Franki Hall

• St Paul's | Boys | Years 10 to 11

  • St Paul’s House has a reputation for celebrating people’s individual talents and we are determined that it will continue to derive its strength from diversity. Your mid-teens are a brilliant time to work out what sort of person you want to be. We make sure that every St Paul’s boy has the space and the courage to be who they are, and who they want to become. Participation and success on a range of fronts is highly valued: whether you are a talented sportsman, an actor, a musician, an artist, a debater, an academic, some combination of all of these, or someone whose range of talents is yet to be found, you will find your niche in St Paul’s House.
    – A Kersey

• Park House | Girls | Years 12 to 13

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    Sixth Form boarders are based at Park House with their Houseparent Abby Smith, and her family. Park House provides a sense of belonging and each year new students are welcomed to the family with open arms. Being a boarding house full of young adults, there is a respect for one another, and each individual is given their independence. The house sleeps just over 20 students, and so there is always a lively atmosphere.

• Wothorpe House | Girls | Years 12 to 13

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    Wothorpe is a wonderful little 19th Century house, home to Sixth Form boarders, which offers a wonderful family feel given its smaller scale. This gives the boarders the opportunity to create a safe space which enables them to be able to relax, study and socialise in a warm and welcoming environment. The staff on duty work closely with the boarders and are always on hand to offer extra support where needed, as well as  enjoying getting involved in the weekly board games! Being part of a close little community, our boarders very much feel a sense of belonging here, making memories together to last a lifetime.

    – Amie White

• Browne House | Boys | Years 12 to 13

  • For their final years at Stamford School, students move to Browne House, our Sixth Form Boys’ Boarding House. Browne has an exceptional sense of community and house spirit, where the boys are fiercely loyal both to the house and each other. Students are able to experience a greater degree of independence whilst still fulfilling all that is required of a Stamfordian, as we encourage each boy to foster and develop their unique qualities. Here in Browne House, the students come together, with a shared sense of focus, ambition and determination to succeed as they prepare to move onwards with their lives.

    – Leigh Ware