School Life
The structure of our day allows our students more freedom to develop the personal and academic attributes they will need to succeed in the next stages of their education.
Our school day is longer than that of most state schools, lasting from 08:40 until 17:00 (15:45 on Fridays). This means that, alongside a high level of contact time with their teachers, our students also have ample opportunity for a wide range of co-curricular activities as well as independent study, collaborative study, academic intervention or extension and enrichment activities.
Boarders also benefit from additional contact time with academic tutors in the evenings and from a full evening and weekend activity programme.
Another unique feature of the school is that the whole school community sits down to eat their lunchtime meal together. Students can choose from a wide range of hot and cold options and eat in the College refectory with the staff and with their friends. Students are not permitted to bring in packed lunches.
The College day
| Boarding morning routines | 7.15am to 8.30am |
| Registration | 8.40am to 9am |
| Period 1 | 9am to 9.45am |
| Period 2 | 9.45am to 10.30am |
| Period 3 | 10.30am to 11.15am |
| Morning Break | 11.15am to 11.35am |
| Period 4 | 11.35am to 12.20pm |
| Period 5 | 12.20pm to 1.05pm |
| Lunch | 1.05pm to 2pm |
| Registration | 2pm to 2.15pm |
| Period 6 | 2.15pm to 3pm |
| Period 7 | 3pm to 3.45pm* |
| Afternoon Break | 3.45pm to 4pm |
| Period 8 | 4pm to 5pm |
| Boarders Return to House | 5pm |
| Dinner | 6pm-7pm |
| Enrichment: Eton Societies, In-House Activities, Prep, Gym, Free Time | 7pm-9pm |
| Boarding bedtime routines | 9pm onwards (varies by year group) |
*We finish at 3.45pm on Fridays
“The extended day – 8.30am to 5pm for all pupils, boarding and day – is the school’s secret sauce.”
