Fixed Exeat
A weekend when all boarders go home or to their guardians. There are no sporting fixtures or other activities on these weekends.
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Casual Boarding
If you are a day girl you can stay over in the boarding house for a single night and each house has a number of beds available for this. You may stay over because you have a drama production or your parents are away on business for a night or simply because you would like to stay to celebrate a friend’s birthday. For some girls it is a one-off stay and for others it is an arranged night each week. As there are only a few beds available for casual boarding, all girls wishing to stay must book in with the Registrar, giving as much notice as possible.
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Weekly Boarding
An arrangement whereby students may board during the week and go home every weekend. Since there is no Saturday school at Bruton, weekly boarders may go home on Friday night if not involved in sport fixtures and return on Sunday night or even Monday morning.
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Full Boarding
Full boarders are those girls who stay in house for weekends, except fixed exeats when all boarders go home or to their guardians. Any boarder may request permission through their parents or guardian to spend any weekend away from the house with either parents, guardians or friends and permission is granted by the housemistress.
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Prep
Prep is a homework task for completion in the evening. Also refers to the supervised sessions for day girls after school, in which they can complete their prep.
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Pre-Prep
The Pre-Prep is the Reception class and Years 1 and 2 at Sunny Hill Preparatory School.
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Nursery
The youngest pupils aged 3 and 4 at Sunny Hill Preparatory School. Very cute and often seen exploring the grounds on a ‘Welly Walk’!
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The Centenary Room
Located in the main school building, the Centenary Room is a café style room primarily used by the Fifth Form as their common room. It is also used in connection with special events such as Concerts and Drama Productions, Open Days and the Christmas Craft Fayre.
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Old House
The original school building which is now the location for the Sixth Form classrooms, study rooms and Common Room, Dining Hall, Careers Room and IT Suite.
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Form
A form is a year group. In the Senior School there are five forms and the Sixth Form has two - a Lower and Upper Sixth.
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Crush Hall
Located in the main school building behind Reception, the Crush Hall is where you will find the Stationery Shop, registers and where any notices are displayed.
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Halls
Bruton School for Girls has four Halls (or Houses) in the Senior School and Sixth Form – Hadspen, Longleat, Montacute and Stourhead. Every girl is assigned to a Hall and allegiance to the Halls extends into the Sixth Form. A wide range of Inter-Hall activities including charity events, music, drama, sport and public speaking, promotes a spirit of positive competition. At Speech Day the Hall with the most number of points is awarded the Hall Championship. The Preparatory School has Houses – Earth, Wind and Fire and they too participate in Inter-House activities throughout the year.
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Hallmarks and Honourables
Hallmarks are awarded in the Senior School to an individual student for outstanding service. Honourables are awarded for outstanding subject work produced. Hallmarks and honourables contribute to the annual Hall points.
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Tutor Group
Every girl is a member of a tutor group which meets with its Tutor every day for registration and to receive notices.
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Head of Hall
A member of staff who manages one of the four Halls. Heads of Hall oversee all tutor groups and monitor the progress of every girl.
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Old Vic
Old Vicarage, is the junior boarding house for girls from the Preparatory School and Senior School up to Form 3.
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Highcroft
The senior boarding house for girls in the Form 4, 5 and the Sixth Form.
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Coburn
The lower sports field overlooking Pitcombe and Glastonbury Tor. Used for PE, athletics, rounders, hockey, tag rugby, football and lacrosse. Also the site of our Speech Day marquee.
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Hobhouse
Named after the Hobhouse family and the location for our Drama Studio and Home Technology and Leiths kitchens.
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Mufti Day
Non-School uniform day usually held to raise money for Charity.
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Sister
Our School Nursing Sister who takes excellent care of us and always knows how to put a smile on your face when you are not feeling well!
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Bursary
The office managing the school’s financial and business matters.
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Mufti Day
