Year Names and Demes
The Senior School is divided into three schools by age, and each year has a unique name:
| Lower School | |
| Entry | Year 7 |
| Shell | Year 8 |
| Middle School | |
| Lower Remove | Year 9 |
| Remove | Year 10 |
| Upper Remove | Year 11 |
| Upper School | |
| Transitus | Lower Sixth (Year 12) |
| Sixth Form | Upper Sixth (Year 13) |
Students in the Lower School are arranged into Houses, each named after a bird. In the Lower School, there is one form (class) per year in each house.
- Kestrel --- Blue
- Eagle --- Yellow
- Hawk --- Black
- Falcon --- Green
Students in the Middle School and Upper School are arranged into Demes, each named after a former prominent member of staff. This is similar to a school house. In the Middle School, there is one form (class) per year in each Deme, and in the Upper School there are two forms per year in each Deme. There are regular inter-Deme competitions in sports throughout the year. In the Middle School the distinctive school blazer carries a coloured school logo on the breast pocket depicting the pupil's Deme. There are currently six Demes:
- Baxters --- Blue
- Black Hawkins --- Yellow
- Evans --- Black (Pink Badge)
- Flooks --- Green
- Underwoods --- Purple
- Olders (Girls Deme, 6th Form Only) --- White
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