Prep Boarding

King's Ely BOARDING

Prep Boarding

Our family-orientated Boarding Houses provide a close bond between parents and the House teams.

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Our staff work hard to create a home-from-home environment in which our students can feel settled and at ease.

Priory House - Prep Girls Boarding 
Walshingham House - Prep Boys Boarding 

King’s Ely Prep is home to approximately 40 boy and girl boarders who enjoy two spectacular buildings as their term-time homes. 

Each House is run by a Housemistress who lives in the building with her family and offers a close-knit and caring environment for our youngest boarders.

Some of our boarders live locally to Ely, some travel quite a distance from other regions to attend the school as boarders.  The King’s Ely Prep International programme sees children travelling from across the globe to enjoy all that the school has to offer.

We encourage any family who are considering boarding to visit and for the children to enjoy a taster of boarding ahead of admission.

Priory House

It is hard to deny the magic of the House. Our youngest boy and girl boarders tell us that coming to Priory House made them feel like they had arrived at Hogwarts!

Priory House dates back to the mid-12th century, and has been modernised to offer our young boarders comfortable and homely accommodation in the heart of the former monastery in Ely. 

Priory is very much a home-from-home, thanks to the range of activities, special trips and treats organised by the Housemistress, her family, Matron, and the Tutors.

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Walsingham House

Walsingham House is home to boys aged 8 to 13, some of whom are Cathedral Choristers. 

Built in the early 14th century, and surrounded by early medieval buildings, the boys have a short walk to the Cathedral for services. Facilities include tailor-made practice rooms for all musicians and dedicated spaces to play after a busy day at school. 

The house and garden provide a friendly atmosphere where the boys have a chance to relax and play.

The Houseparents and Tutors take the boys on visits during the choir’s special out-of-term-time stay-overs and support the Choristers in their essential instrumental practice and theory.

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A JOURNEY THAT IS

Uniquely King's

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  • PURPOSE
  • PRACTICE
  • PLACE
  • PEOPLE

To prepare each individual to live positive, productive, successful and fulfilled lives, for the betterment of themselves and the world around them.

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To ensure every child feels that they are known, and receives an excellent academic education that inspires curiosity and intellectual adventure. 

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To give a sense of place and belonging to all our pupils, and to celebrate our unique environment and make the most of its ecological, historical, artistic, spiritual and economic resources.

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To create a genuinely diverse community, outward and forward-looking and with a shared purpose. To bring into this community the best teachers, pastoral and support staff and students, and to be a source of friends for life. 

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