Sopwell
Offley
Brocket
Knebworth
Ashridge
Hatfield
Sopwell
Offley
Brocket
Knebworth
Ashridge
Hatfield
Heads of House
Each house has two members of staff as its heads of house. These staff support their respective house captains with the different events in the year and they take house assemblies every half term.
House Captains
Two students from each house in Year 13 are appointed house captains for the year. They are responsible for the day to day running of their house. They specifically organise their house in the premier events.
House Tutor Captains
Each tutor nominates four students to be captains, they choose a sports captain, a music captain, a drama captain and a charity captain to help in the organisation of events. They meet with the overall house captains and help with choosing teams, promoting events and giving feedback to tutor groups.
Heads of House:
Mrs L Fox,
Miss G Hawker
Mrs J Hall
House Captains:
Hayden Cable
Daniel Rowe
Ashridge is an estate set in 190 acres of gardens situated in the Chiltern Hills. The estate is currently owned by the National Trust and includes an area of woodland known as Ashridge Forest. The history of Ashridge dates back over 700 years and has long been a place of learning, originating as a monastic order called the ‘College of Bonhommes’. Ashridge has been a royal residence of the young Queen Elizabeth 1, a private house, a hospital during the great wars and a ladies finishing school. In 1959 Ashridge was completely re-launched to provide management training, and is now Ashridge Business School. The house and gardens are open to the public for guided tours.
Heads of House:
Miss F Smith
Mr P Harris
House Captains:
Holly Deacon
Allyna Farrell
Brocket Hall is a regency stately home which now boasts luxury accommodation and provides an exclusive venue for corporate events, weddings and parties. As it is known today, Brocket Hall was built by architect James Paine for Sir Matthew Lamb in 1760, although an original hall was built in 1239. Brocket Hall is one of the most intriguing great houses in Britain today and is well known for its decorated suites, paintings and antiques. The grounds now offer two championship golf courses and a five star restaurant in the former hunting lodge at the water’s edge.
Heads of House:
Mr Minion
House Captains:
Gihan Ramdani
Lucy Paris
Hatfield House is the home of the 7th Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and their family. The estate has been in the Cecil family for 400 years. The house is well known for its Jacobean craftsmanship and beautiful gardens. The deer park surrounding the house and the older building of the Old Palace had been owned by Elizabeth’s father, Henry VIII, who had used it as a home for his children, Edward, Elizabeth and Mary. It was while she was living in the Old Palace, in 1558, that Elizabeth learned of her accession to the throne. The house and gardens are open to the public and hosts outdoor music events and an annual firework display.
Heads of House:
Miss E Bowen
Ms K McLean
House Captains:
Alfie Kerr
Caitlin Maciver
Knebworth house has been the home of the Lytton family since 1490. The house has a distinctive Tudor gothic style and has been used as a back drop in many films and TV programmes. The estate is well known for holding rock concerts within the grounds and hosts many different events throughout the year. The house and gardens are open to the public on selected days throughout the year and the house and 16th century barns offer hospitality for corporate events, weddings and parties.
Heads of House:
Mr D Norris
Mr R Hobson
House Captains:
Courtney Collins
Katarina Krajnovic
Offley Place is a 17th century manor house originally built for Sir Richard Spencer. The house is set on the edge of a small deer park and includes an old walled garden amid 27 acres of countryside. The house was rebuilt in 1810 but retained its Tudor porch and a 17th century wing. The same family kept ownership for 350 years when it was sold in 1929. Since then it has been sold twice more being a teacher training college and now a country house hotel offering accommodation and hospitality. The current owners have lovingly restored this old manor house back to its former glory.
Heads of House:
Mrs G Elliot
Miss M Bowen
House Captains:
Ganga Jayamohan
Harry Cross
Sopwell House is an historic Georgian country house, and now a 128 room luxury hotel. It has gained fame as the gathering place for the England national football team before international football events. Though mention of buildings on the site goes back to 1604, it was not developed as a country house until the master mason Edward Strong built his home here in the eighteenth century. The house was extended in Victorian times and in 1900 was leased to Prince Louis of Battenberg, an Admiral of the Royal Navy who made it his family home. His four children grew up here: Alice Mountbatten, Louise Mountbatten, George Mountbatten and Louis Mountbatten. The home passed to the Verulam family after World War II and was sold to become a hotel in 1969.
17th – 21st February
Half Term, school closed
25th – 27th February
Year 11 Mock Exams
25th February
Post 18 Evening, online
26th February
Year 7 Author Visit
28th February
INSET Day, school closed to students
Lemsford Lane
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6YR
Tel: 01707 321755