Westonbirt enjoys a rich boarding heritage and vibrant boarding community that benefits day students and boarders alike. Full and weekly boarding is available, as well as flexi (in three night blocks of Sunday/Monday/Tuesday or Wednesday/Thursday/Friday). Following the successful launch of boys’ boarding in 2021 and growth within our boarding community, we offer additional boarding houses for girls and boys, along with a newly refurbished off-site Year 13 Boarding House to help prepare our students for the transition to university and greater independence. Boarders enjoy a full programme of evening and weekend activities and access to our fully equipped fitness suite, swimming pool and 9-hole golf course.
Our students’ health, wellbeing and safety is of paramount importance and pastoral care is embedded throughout all aspects of the School and boarding system. We have a Health and Wellbeing Centre to provide medical and nursing care, with access to doctors, counsellors and a physiotherapist.
Find out how friends can become family when boarding at Westonbirt in the video below.
“It is the sense of community, extended family and the beauty of the house we occupy, that makes boarding at Westonbirt such a magical experience. Routines are established in the boarding environment that enable teenagers to form successful habits and learn to manage their time, and ultimately their studies, more effectively.”
Following the successful launch of boys’ boarding at Westonbirt in 2021, we have expanded our boys’ boarding. This includes junior and senior boarding houses for boys, plus offsite university-style living for Year 13 students.
Badminton House – Junior Boys’ Boarding, Years 7 – 9
Boys from Years 7 – 9 will board in Badminton House where they can enjoy spacious dorms with magnificent views across the back lawns of the school. Badminton House boasts a cosy common room with table tennis and modern technology for evening games and film nights once prep is complete. Head of Key Stage 3, Miss Lisa Allen, is the main house parent for Badminton.
Beaufort House – Senior Boys’ Boarding, Years 10 – 12
Boys from Years 10 – 12 will board in Beaufort which is a standalone, contemporary boarding house enjoying university-style study bedrooms, near the courtyard at Westonbirt. Beaufort House also enjoys its own kitchen facilities and communal inside and outdoor spaces. Beaufort boys will be in the care of House Parent, Mr Giles Cuddy, who joined us in September 2022 from Stowe.
Flexi, weekly and full boarding is available within the Beaufort House. Please contact Admissions to book a personal tour.
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Dorchester House – Girls’ Boarding, Years 7 – 11
With many years of experience in pastoral care at Westonbirt School, Sally Gould creates a ‘home from home’ environment running Dorchester House with her spaniel, Strumble. Sally is assisted in the girls’ boarding houses by an Assistant Housemistress and our school chaplain, Reverend Alice.
Dorms are bright and cosy and students can decorate their spaces with pictures and personal effects. There is also a spacious and comfortable common room where students can enjoy movie nights and social time once prep is complete.
Gloucester House – Senior Girls’ Boarding, Year 12
Due to growth within boarding at Westonbirt, Gloucester House returned for September 2022. Year 12 girls will enjoy individual university-style study bedrooms as an exciting stepping stone before moving to our offsite Year 13 boarding accommodation in their final year. Gloucester Girls will be in the care of house parent, Miss Morris, who has been working in Dorchester House for the past year.
Flexi, weekly and full boarding is available within Girls Boarding. Please contact Admissions to book a personal tour.
Click to view a 360° image of a boarding bedroom
Click to view a 360° image of a University-style study bedroom
September 2022 saw the opening of a new off-site Year 13 Boarding House, set within 9 acres of orchards and gardens, on the outskirts of Tetbury and just a mile from Westonbirt. The Year 13 House offers approx. 30 ensuite bedrooms, a substantial common room and the opportunity for students to prepare for university living or professional life in their final year at Westonbirt.
Deputy Head Pastoral, Mrs Barnes and Mr Slowik, who joined Westonbirt from Cheltenham College, are the house parents in the Year 13 House. There is a regular shuttle bus running between the Year 13 House and Westonbirt.
Please contact Admissions to discuss the opportunities for boarding in our Year 13 House
