New House System
We are launching a house system this year with the aim of fostering a strong sense of community, belonging, and pride. Every student and staff member is part of a house, creating a supportive environment where everyone feels valued and connected.
The system encourages teamwork, leadership, and healthy competition through a wide range of activities, from sports and the arts to academic challenges and community service. It also promotes positive relationships across year groups, helping students build friendships, develop confidence, and support one another.
By celebrating effort, achievement, and kindness, our house system helps every student find their place and thrive; both in and out of the classroom.
All houses are named after prominent places in Blessed Edward Oldcorne’s life.
Hindlip – Head of House: Mrs Ball
Blessed Edward Oldcorne, a Jesuit priest, lived and worked in secret at Hindlip Hall near Worcester for 14 years, using it as a base for his Catholic ministry during a time of persecution. The hall, owned by the Abington family, was specially adapted with hiding places to shelter priests like Oldcorne, who was eventually captured there in 1606 following the Gunpowder Plot investigation.
Holywell – Head of House: Mr Peacock
Blessed Edward Oldcorne visited Holywell, Wales in 1601 to seek healing from throat cancer at St Winefride’s Well, a site of pilgrimage known for its miraculous cures. After recovering, he returned in 1605 with around thirty others to give thanks—an event that later drew suspicion during the Gunpowder Plot investigation.
Redhill- Head of House: Mr Gittens
Red Hill in Worcester is the site where Blessed Edward Oldcorne was executed on 7 April 1606, after being captured and tortured for his Catholic faith. He was hung, drawn, and quartered there alongside his servant, Ralph Ashley, and the location is now marked by a small shrine in his memory.
House structure
All students are placed in a house according to their tutor group. Students will compete alongside their tutor group to foster a greater sense of community and teamwork within their class.
Across the year students will compete in a large variety of events. These will include weekly sports fixtures, large one-off events and charity fundraising events. As this is the first year of the House System, we will welcome the thoughts of students on what events they would like and how we can reward people of good character within the house system.
The Great Blessed Bake Off
We will be launching the house system with The Great Blessed Bake Off on Friday 3rd October. We want as many students and staff as possible to bake a cake using the theme of European Day of Languages as the inspiration for their design. All students who enter a cake will earn points for their house, and there will be a competition, judged by Mrs Taylor, to decide the best design from each year group.
Cakes to be brought to the stage in the canteen before the start of the school day.
Cakes will be sold at break time for between 50p-£1, please bring cash.