Introduction to the House System
We operate a pastoral house system of four Houses, Garrett, Hockney, Mason and Palin. Form groups within each house are divided by year group.
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The benefits of the house system are as follows:
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The Houses
House names have been selected from famous Yorkshire persons related to the arts.
Each House annually has nominated one boy and one girl House Captain and one boy and one girl Vice Captain.
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Benedict Shield
Each term all house points are aggregated and the top scoring house wins the Buttery Shield which is presented at the end of Term assembly. At the end of the summer term points from the termly Buttery Shield are added together and the winning house receives the Benedict Shield at the end of year assembly.
House Points are gained from Class Chart rewards, 100% attendance, taking part in school productions, playing sport for the school, good behaviour and going the extra mile. Points are deducted for being late to school, incorrect uniform, using mobile phones in school and poor behaviour.
Current positions
Benedict Shield
| Garrett | Hockney | Mason | Palin | |
| 2024 | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| 2023 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2022 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2021 | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2020 | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| 2019 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
| 2018 | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2017 | Joint 3rd | 1st | 2nd | Joint 3rd |
| 2016 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2015 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
| 2014 | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd |
| 2013 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2012 | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
Buttery Shield
| Academic Year |
Term | Garrett | Hockney | Mason | Palin |
| 2023-2024 |
Summer Term 2024 | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 4th |
| Spring Term 2024 | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | |
| Autumn Term 2023 | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | |
| 2022-2023 | Summer Term 2023 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Spring Term 2023 | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | |
| Autumn Term 2022 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| 2021-2022 |
Summer Term 2022 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Spring Term 2022 | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | |
| Autumn Term 2021 | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | |
| 2020-2021 |
Summer Term 2021 | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd |
| Spring Term 2021 | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Autumn Term 2020 | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | |
| 2019-2020 | Summer Term 2020 | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| Spring Term 2020 | Lockdown: rolled into summer results | ||||
| Autumn Term 2019 | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |
| 2018-2019 | Summer Term 2019 | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th |
| Spring Term 2019 | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | |
| Autumn Term 2018 | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | |
| 2017-2018 | Summer Term 2018 | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd |
| Spring Term 2018 | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 4th | |
| Autumn Term 2017 | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | |
| 2016-2017 | Summer Term 2017 | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th |
| Spring Term 2017 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| Autumn Term 2016 | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | |
| 2015-2016 | Summer Term 2016 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Spring Term 2016 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| Autumn Term 2015 | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | |
| 2014-2015 | Summer Term 2015 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
| Spring Term 2015 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| Autumn Term 2014 | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | |
