The Boarding Houses and Staff

The Boarding Houses

Our Boarding Community consists of two houses: a boys house and a girls’ house. Our houses, although located in different areas of the main school building, are very much united and part of the Ratcliffe boarding family. There are three senior house staff for each boarding house, two Matrons, three Medical staff and six Graduate Assistants.

Our community is based around support, encouragement and trust, cherishing our family ethos and atmosphere where we all grow and learn together. We all eat together in the main School Refectory and we have the Boarder’s Lounge and Activities Room as well as the Snack Shack as shared communal spaces. We have no exeat weekends: we never close in term time and we guarantee a lovely and varied weekend programme. Houses do close during the holidays, so boarders are expected to return home or stay with guardians. The School of course provides and organises transport services to airports whenever necessary.

Girls’ Boarding

Mrs Lisa Webster is the Housemistress of the girls’ boarding house and she runs the House with the Resident Assistant Housemistresses. Our House is full of laughter, dancing, studying, biscuits, tea, giggling and determination. We believe in striving for success and helping each other achieve our individual goals: when one succeeds we all succeed.

We take pride in pushing ourselves to excel in and out of the classroom and we love nothing more than celebrating what someone has achieved. Shakespeare’s Hermia is an inspiration for us in girls’ boarding, ‘Though she be but little she is fierce’ – we are a small, intimate community who should never be underestimated.

Boys’ Boarding

Mr Gilchrist is the Housemaster and is assisted in the running of the House by two Resident Assistant Housemasters, Mr Turner and Mr Edwards. Essential to any boys’ boarding house is Matron and we have a special one in Mrs Riley, who helps the boys in many different ways, especially keeping them all supplied with goodies after school and at weekends. The House is a hive of activity throughout the day and night, with boys enjoying all the Co-Curricular activities on offer, while others love a chat in the office with a cup of tea and a biscuit.

In the evenings there are plenty of activities on offer utilising our amazing facilities, alongside opportunities to watch a film, play on the PlayStation and of course, watch our beloved Leicester City Football Club. We pride ourselves on being able to help each and every boy become the best all-rounded person they can be by providing the platform to follow their dreams. ”A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work” – Colin Powell.

The Boarding Staff

Girls Boarding

Image	Name
	Mrs L Webster Senior Housemistress
	Miss J Truman Non-Resident Senior Housemistress
	Miss V Breward Residential Boarding Assistant
	Mrs S Lees Matron
	Miss K Taylor Boarding Assistant Sport Graduate Assistant
	Miss C Thompson Boarding Assistant Sports Graduate Assistant
	Miss L Rifflard Boarding Assistant Language Graduate Assistant

Boys Boarding

Image	Name
	Mr M Edwards Resident Senior Housemaster (temporary)
	Mr D Turner Resident Assistant Housemaster Prep School Class Teacher
	Mrs L Riley Matron
	Mr J Atkins Boarding Assistant Sports Graduate Assistant
	Mr H Stamper Boarding Assistant Sports Graduate Assistant

Boarding Staff

Image	Name
	Sister Debs School Nurse
	Sister Caroline School Nurse
	Sister Helen School Nurse