St Edward's Prospectus 2024

Boarding and Day Arrangements

Teddies Coaches Teddies Coaches bring pupils back to School on Sunday evenings from Dulwich, Battersea, Putney, South Kensington, Shepherd’s Bush, Maidenhead and Beaconsfield, with the routes also operating in reverse at Leave Weekends and Exeats. Leave Weekends and Exeats A formal Leave Weekend occurs in each half term starting on Thursday after sport or lunchtime on Friday (depending on the term) and ending at 9.00pm on Sunday evening. Half Term weeks (Exeats) generally run from Friday at 1.00pm until 9.00pm the following Sunday. Exeat during the longer Autumn Term runs for a week and a half. Day Pupils Day pupils have their own space alongside boarders in Houses and are as much part of the school community as their boarding peers. ‘It’s fantastic. Teaching staff have no idea whether my son is a day boy or a boarder. I think it’s really wonderful — they are so well integrated that it makes no difference. This is unusual.’ PARENT Day pupils may leave School at 6.30pm during the week if they have no school commitments but many choose to stay on until 9.00pm for supervised prep, extra-curricular activities, to enjoy the evening talks programme or to spend leisure time with their friends. On Saturday afternoons, day pupils go home after sport or other commitments.

Founded in 1863, St Edward’s is a co-educational boarding and day school for children aged 13 – 18. Weekends Typically around a third of our boarders choose to stay in School at weekends. Pupils enjoy the varied weekend programme, which features everything from headline comedy acts, rock groups and DJs – often major names on the circuit – to informal BBQs, cinema trips and House dinners. The opportunity to spend Sunday afternoons relaxing with friends in the cafés, shops and cinemas of Oxford is a further and considerable attraction. The full weekend schedule may be viewed on the website or requested from the Admissions Department. Weekly and Full Boarding Boarders who prefer to spend some time at the weekend at home have a choice. They may go home on Saturday afternoon after sport or other commitments; or, if they stay in School on Saturday night to enjoy the evening’s activities, they may go home or out with their parents at any point on Sunday. Whichever option they choose, they must be back in School by 9.00pm on Sunday. ‘An exuberance of riches is on offer in the form of clubs, societies and boarders’ weekend activities.’ THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE

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