Boarding School in Devon, South West England

Plymouth College Preparatory School, Plymouth:
Welcome to Plymouth College, one of the South West's leading independent day and boarding schools for boys and girls aged 3 to 18, with boarding facilities for Senior School students aged 11 to 18. Our school is based in the bustling maritime city of Plymouth in the south-west of England. As well as boarders from the UK, Plymouth and the surrounding area, we welcome pupils from all over the world including Europe, the Far East, Asia and the Americas.

- Boarding at Plymouth College caters for boys and girls at the Senior School aged 11 to 18+. As well as boarders from the UK, Plymouth and the surrounding area, we welcome pupils from all over the world including Europe, the Far East, Asia and the Americas.

- In our boarding community, staff and boarders respect and value each other. We encourage our boarders to be happy, healthy and successful individuals with a mature and responsible attitude towards their studies, and with the life-skills necessary for their futures. Our philosophy is that consideration for others is of paramount importance. We achieve this with dedication, compassion and sensitivity to the needs of our young people.

- Junior & Senior School Day Programme (Ages 3-18+)
- Boarding Program for Senior School students (Ages 11 to 18+)
- Kindergarten
- Reception
- Preparatory School
- Lower School
- Senior School
- Sixth Form

Core academic subjects include English, Maths and Science. We also offer a wide range of creative subjects and sports such as drama, dance, music, ballet, fencing and sketching.

Extra-curricular Activities:
Activities include team practices for sport (both competitive and non competitive) as well as clubs for ballet, modelling, computing, gymnastics, modern dance and more. We have a strong community spirit in which every child combines a desire to achieve with an awareness of the importance of tolerance and consideration for others.

College House:
College House is situated within the grounds of Plymouth College. The boarding accommodation consists of a row of villas dating from the mid-nineteenth century. The Head of Boarding and his family live in the central house of the terrace. Boys are accommodated in three houses on one side of the Head of Boarding's home and girls are accommodated in the three houses on the other side. All the houses are interconnected. The co-educational structure of College House allows us to create a family atmosphere with boys and girls encouraged to socialise together in the common rooms.

Captain´s House:
Boarding swimming scholars are accommodated together in the specialist residential facility, which is beneficial for those who are committed to the swimming programme and the lifestyle that goes with it. Swimming scholars are enabled to develop their personal responsibility, performance, motivation and consideration for others. The accommodation is situated 2 miles away on the site of the Plymouth College Preparatory School.

Transportation:
A regular minibus service transports swimming scholars door-to-door between the boarding house, the pool and school as necessary. Boys are accommodated on the ground floor and the girls on the first floor. The boarding staff are experienced in the training and needs of elite athletes. Regular communication between boarding staff, teaching staff, parents, coaches, the school nurses and the boarding athletes themselves is essential.

- There are a variety of common rooms within the houses where boys and girls are encouraged to socialise together, including, TV and video rooms, music practice rooms, computer rooms, and games rooms. There is a sports hall session each evening during the week for College House boarders with a variety of activities on offer.

- Boarders also have access to the school field and hard areas during evening and weekend free times. All meals are provided in the school-dining hall although each house has a kitchen where drinks and snacks can be prepared. We have an in-house laundry system, which operates on weekdays.