At Bishopstrow College, students are encouraged to be independent and self reliant, but boarding is also about having fun and making friends for life. It is a journey of discovery supported by caring boarding staff.
Boarding offers a happy and vibrant family environment where residential staff supervise and nurture students to ensure comfort and safety at all times. We exceed supervision ratios across all our residences for both pastoral care and the supervision of extra curricular activities.
The College’s five virtues are to be hard working; a team player; kind; polite; and to be organised. If students carry these five virtues with them in life, they will do well.
I look forward to welcoming all incoming students to Bishopstrow.
Alison Rigby, Head of Boarding
Accommodation
Junior and Middle College students live in Barrow House at the heart of the main campus, in shared rooms of between 2 and 8 students. Senior College students live in shared rooms of 2 or 3. Senior Girls have a suite of rooms in Barrow House and there are also three further Senior boarding houses located a short distance from the College and across the road from the main campus.
Half of all rooms have en-suite facilities in Barrow House.
The Senior Boys’ house – Aldhelms – which is located a short distance from the College, accommodates 16 students and staff and includes a common room and kitchen.
Two new boarding houses for Seniors – Mandalay House and Riverside House – were added in March and June 2018 respectively. Both are situated directly opposite the main campus. Mandalay can accommodate up to 10 students and staff, whilst Riverside can accommodate up to 12 students and staff. Both houses benefit from extensive gardens overlooking the River Wylye and are a short walk from Barrow House and the classroom building and
Electronic equipment is collected every evening to ensure a good night’s sleep.
All students have access to indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, Junior, Middle and Senior College common rooms with pool, table tennis and football table, piano, organ, quiet room, study spaces and Wi-Fi.
There is a laundry collection 3 times a week and residential staff ensure younger students always have clean clothes!
Bishopstrow College was known to all of the boarding schools that I visited before moving to the UK. It was recommended on the basis of providing a very good preparation for boarding.
Bishopstrow College helped me prepare for entry into Kingswood School, by providing exposure to a wide range of subjects, including Music, Drama and PE. The College also helped me prepare for boarding school life. I was able to get familiar with being in a boarding school, become more organised and improve my written and spoken English.
Bishopstrow College was known to all of the boarding schools that I visited before moving to the UK. It was recommended on the basis of providing a very good preparation for boarding.
Bishopstrow College helped me prepare academically for entry into Highfield School and ultimately, Winchester College. Before I came to Bishopstrow, I had limited English language skills and was unable to access any of the top schools in the UK. Now, I am studying at one of the most prestigious schools in the world. Bishopstrow College was the first of many steps required to gain entry into Winchester College.
Bishopstrow College provided Ayaka with a good start that successfully led to her studying at The Dragon with great confidence. She is showing great progress and enjoying her studies and life at The Dragon School. Mr and Mrs Nakamura wanted to express their appreciation. Thank you again. We wish you and the school a prosperous future.
