Girdlestoneites

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Girdlestoneites – commonly known as 'Duckites' – is located in a beautiful building in the centre of the School, close to the teaching facilities and the central café Oak, where the girls and boys have their meals.

Girdlestoneites is a coeducational House as part of a phased conversion to a girls' only House from September 2026. Over the coming few years, both boys and girls benefit from the experience of a coeducational boarding environment with some shared amenities and common rooms alongside the girls' and boys' only areas.

Frederick Girdlestone (Old Carthusian) founded the House in 1874. He was affectionately known as the ‘Duck’, because of his peculiar gait (hence the commonly used name of the House: Duckites).

Head of House

Mr Charlie Sparrow

I am delighted to be Head of Duckites at this exciting time of coeducational boarding before becoming a girls’ House from September 2026.

I approach my role with empathy, energy and enthusiasm in order to establish a House in which pupils feel valued, confident and secure – a base from which they can thrive in all areas of school life, taking responsibility for their own progress along the way.