Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit the Houses section of the website under Senior School to view information on our boarding provision and the individual houses.

Please contact the Admissions Manager at admissions@greshams.com  or call 01263 714500.

Parents are always welcome at the school and there are lots of opportunities to come and see your child participate in a range of sports fixtures, concerts, plays and other school events. Full details of all the school events taking place each term are available in your school diary.

Your child’s education is a joint endeavour, and close contact is encouraged between you and the School – in particular between you and your son’s/daughter’s Housemaster or Housemistress.

With pupils having a school laptop, mobile phone and a school email account, pupils use these for keeping in touch with home. The rules on mobile phone use are issued to pupils, displayed in house and available to parents on request.  Parents will also be asked to sign a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) form to enable their child to access the school internet on their phone.  The form will be available on the parent portal.

All pupils are allocated a school tutor who should introduce themselves to you at the start of term and provide you with the relevant contact details. After this you may also contact the Housemaster/Housemistress of the house your child attends.

Yes, the majority of boarders stay at the school over the weekend. We are flexible in our approach and pupils may go home on Saturday evening and return Sunday evening or Monday morning if they wish.

There are three Home Weekends each year where there is no Saturday school. Boarders go home to parents or guardians on Friday night after class, to get a well-earned break.  Some pupils may decide to stay in school and others will choose to stay with friends, with parental permission. Details of all Home Weekends are published in the school diary or you can view the term dates here.

Boarders ideally return the night before the start of term apart from at the start of the academic year when all pupils arrive on Induction Day.  Please refer to the School calendar for timings as these may vary termly and ensure your Housemaster/mistress always knows when to expect your child. Pupils should not leave before the stated end of term.

The school is closed during the holidays, however the Admissions Office remains open with the school reception being staffed part-time.

Yes. It is advised to try and book your flights/trains as far as possible in advance of the term dates to help plan the transfers more economically. Parents are asked to use the transport booking form on the parent portal if you require the Transport Coordinator to arrange transfers to and from school.  The cost of transfers is dependent on the number of pupils sharing and the type of transfer booked.  Arrangements should be discussed with your Housemaster/Housemistress in the first instance.

Pupils who travel from overseas to go to school in England will have additional requirements above those who attend from the UK.  As a result, a dedicated International pupils’ co-ordinator arranges to see the new international pupils both on Welcome Day and within the first week of term.  Alongside the Housemaster/mistress the co-ordinator will help with any issues and arrange social event to ensure pupils settle quickly and easily.

All pupils will have a device provided by the school. Please click here for details

All boarding pupils require an Educational Guardian.  Please refer to our policy here for further details. 

Each new pupil will be provided with a full school uniform list prior to starting Gresham’s. A full list can be found by clicking this link to our website page.

The School Shop sells all of the school uniform and sports clothing for pupils. There is also a second-hand shop. Both are located in Cairn’s. Visit the school website uniform page for further details.