What to expect at RP
Our boarding houses are small and friendly, each with its own family atmosphere. The biggest House is Edwards, our girls' House, with up to 50 boarders. The boys' boarding houses are smaller, with 20 to 30 pupils in each of the Houses.
At the end of the school day boarders go to their House to get changed before supper in the school dining room.
Boarders eat all of their main meals (breakfast, lunch and supper) in the Senior School dining room, but all Houses also have well-equipped kitchens for the pupils to use in the evenings and at weekends, where they can cook and eat snacks, make cakes and even prepare more elaborate meals should they wish.
Boarders return to House in time to start their prep at 7pm. The House Tutors on duty each evening are subject teachers and are available to help with homeworkduring prep time.
In addition, all departments run clinics throughout the week, at lunchtimes and in the evenings, for pupils to seek extra help if they need it. Prep time finishes at 8pm for Years 7-9 and at 8.30pm for Year 10 upwards.
Pupils are then free to use the House kitchens and common rooms. They may also visit other boarding houses, use the school swimming pool or fitness centre, or work in the academic departments that are open in the evenings. Bedtimes are between 9-10.30pm.