Boarding at Wycombe

At Wycombe Abbey learning and living together are fundamental to our community life. We believe that the strong sense of community, created through our vibrant full boarding ethos, enables us to provide an exceptionally rich and exciting education in its broadest sense, for the benefit of each girl in our care. Day girls are called 'Day Boarders' - to reinforce everyone's commitment to the boarding ethos.

Exeats and Leaves

We have a system of FIXED LEAVES at Wycombe. This means that Half Terms and Weekends Out (known as Long and Short Leaves) are fixed and taken by the whole School, including staff. These dates are announced well in advance. Girls returning from Long or Short Leaves should not return to their House before 7.00 pm. One House only will be open to receive girls who need to return between 5.00 and 7.00 pm. If you need to bring your daughter back early, you should notify your daughter's Housemistress before the Leave starts and find out which is the 'Early House'. All girls should be back by 8.45 pm at the latest at the end of Leaves. [8.00 pm for Junior House]

Why Boarding?

 'You're always with your friends'

'Less time commuting to school and more time doing something more interesting!'

Allocation of House places

Day boarders

We have a small number of day girls (approximately 30 throughout the school in any given year). Day girls are known as day boarders to emphasise the fact that they are part of the wider boarding community and take part in most of its activities.

All day boarders are part of a House and play a full part in House activities. They occasionally sleep over in House by arrangement with the Housemistress.

Many day boarders choose to convert to full boarding but this is conditional upon a bed space being available.

The Grounds and Buildings

School Charity

Wycombe girls are tremendous charity fund-raisers and each House at Wycombe selects a charity to support. Girls organise various fund- raising activities as well as having a slot in Friday Chapel to make a 'pitch' for their particular charity and encourage other girls to give generously, thus developing their public-speaking skills and powers of persuasion as well as supporting many good causes.

School Shop

Mrs Davies cuts the ribbon!