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The Royal Alexandra and Albert
School is primarily a boarding school with over
400 pupils boarding at the school, out of a total
of 820 pupils. Set in 260 acres of glorious parkland,
the boarding school is an ideal location for young
people to live and learn.
Boarding
houses
There are eight senior boarding houses and one
junior boarding house. The boarding houses are
mostly purpose-built and provide a secure and
welcoming place to live, work and play. September
2010 will see the completion of extensions to
two of the senior boarding houses and each of
these will include 21 ensuite study bedrooms for
sixth formers.
Full Boarding
Full boarders live at the School during term time.
After Saturday lessons there is the option to
go home for the weekend and around half our boarders
take this option. They return on Sunday evening
ready and rested for lessons on Monday morning.
Flexi boarding
At this boarding school, some of our pupils are
'flexi boarders' who stay for an extended day,
often from before breakfast until after the evening
meal. They spend their non-school time in the
same houses as the boarding pupils so there is
no 'them and us' between the two groups of children.
They are at all times an integral part of the
boarding school community, eating together, doing
prep and taking part in intra and inter-house
competitions, all of which are an essential components
of Boarding School life. They sleep at School
for between seven and ten nights each year and
further nights may be available, according to
demand and subject to availability
Flexi Boarding is a growing phenomenon
in UK boarding schools because it meets the needs
of children and parents and it is the term used
in Ofsted to refer to boarders who are not full
time boarders.
Flexi boarding has replaced
'day boarding' for new pupils from September 2011.
Activities
Both boarders and flexi boarders benefit from
the many activities that are available at a boarding
school. The school has its own swimming pool and
riding stables which many pupils take full advantage
of after the formal school day has ended. They
can also take part in many other activities including
rugby, football, Scouts, dance, fishing, kayaking
or the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme, to name
but a few.
As a boarding school, the Royal
Alexandra and Albert School has a lot going for
it. Not many boarding schools can boast such a
beautiful location, steeped in history, which
provides so many opportunities for children to
learn, and achieves such great results. And not
many boarding schools can achieve this with a
state maintained school and at such an affordable
cost for boarding.
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