HOUSE SYSTEM

Every student and member of staff is assigned to one of four Houses when they join Arbor School. Through House events, activities and competitions, students work alongside others from across the school and contribute towards their House throughout the year. 

Students can earn House points through participation in clubs and activities, academic achievement and positive behaviour. Regular House events provide opportunities to compete, collaborate and represent their House, with points contributing towards the House Cup, awarded at the end of the summer term. 

Student Leadership 

Each House has two House Captains who represent students throughout the year. They help coordinate House teams, organise activities and events, and represent their House at relevant meetings. 

House Captains also work alongside the School Council, giving students opportunities to contribute ideas, represent their peers and take an active role in school life. 

Our Houses 

Reflecting Arbor’s ecological ethos, our four Houses are named after environmentalists whose work has contributed to our understanding of and response to the natural world: 

Sir David Attenborough – Naturalist and broadcaster

Isatou Ceesay – Environmental activist, known as the ‘Queen of Recycling in The Gambia’

Ken Yeang – Eco-architect and ecologist 

Jane Goodall – Scientist and conservationist 

Students are encouraged to take an active role in their House, whether through events, competitions, leadership, clubs or their everyday contribution to school life.