Our house system comprises four distinct houses:
Attenborough, Turing, Pankhurst, and Ali.
All members of the RFSS community, including students and staff, are assigned to one of these houses upon joining the school. The house system serves as a platform for fostering teamwork, promoting our RFSS values, and instilling a strong sense of community.
Click on a house logo to find out more about your House and Head of House:
The house system was established in September 2022. Students and staff collaborated to compile a list of house names. Through a voting process, students and staff selected those individuals they believed best exemplified the values of RFSS. As a result of this collective effort, our four houses were established, each representing the embodiment of RFSS values. Every house has a designated charity that was selected through a voting process by house members. This chosen charity holds a prominent role during our annual charity day and remains a central focus for various fundraising events throughout the year.
Throughout the academic year, Heads of House organise a range of exciting events, competitions, and challenges in which all houses participate. These events include sports tournaments, art, writing, Maths, English and Science challenges, charity initiatives, sign language, photography, sign language, gardening, debating, and many more. Participating in events not only offers an avenue for personal development but also contributes to the overall success of each house. Every event earns house points, which are accumulated throughout the year. These points are tallied to determine the house champion at the end of the academic year. By engaging in these activities, both staff and students have the opportunity to showcase their talents, learn new skills, and build lasting friendships across different age groups and departments. Each house has a student House Leader, and each tutor group has a student House Captain. This helps to boost communication of house activities but also provides leadership opportunities for approaching fifty students.
In 2025, Pankhurst made it a hat-trick by lifting the house trophy for the third consecutive year. This year, Turing, Ali, and Attenborough houses are all eager and determined to claim the house trophy for themselves. The winning house is rewarded with a day trip, but students who have contributed strongly for the other houses are also invited to go on this reward trip.