House System

House System
Every scholar will be a member of a House. The system divides scholars into small communities within the wider community and embodies our school values:
· Ambition – fosters a sense of pride
· Growth – encourages participation and contribution
· Fellowship – builds and maintain positive relationships
· Scholarship – encourages healthy internal competition
The four houses are known as Harrison, Nightingale, Sancho and Waugh. Each house is named after a role model within Greenwich community. The form group, your child is allocated to, indicates their house e.g. 7N will mean your child belongs to Nightingale.
Harrison |
Nightingale |
Sancho |
Waugh |
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John Harrison invented the marine chronometer which can be found in the Royal Observatory in Greenwich | Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing and worked in Greenwich | Ignatius Sancho was a notable black civil rights campaigner from Greenwich | Benjamin Waugh was the founder of the NSPCC, also from Greenwich |
Behaviour points equate to house points, which means scholars compete against other houses and as a whole school. House winners are announced in termly celebration assemblies. Equally, attendance is also announced by house winners.
Year 7-10 have a drop-down day dedicated to house competitions and throughout the year there is a series of inter-house competitions such as:
- Debating
- Chess
- Creative Writing
- MFL
- Maths
Each form also elects their House Captain who is the rep for their form and works with the student leadership team and participate in student led student voice.