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Senior Girls' Boarding House - Wilberforce House
Wilberforce House is named after an Oxford Bishop who worked closely with the school’s founder, Philip Egerton, in the 1860s.
Whilst it is now a girls house, when it opened 100 years ago it housed only boys. It moved to its current building in the 1960s, and is centrally located and overlooks Jubilee Court.
Wilberforce is a home from home for its 60 female residents who arrive in the Third Form or Lower Sixth. Third Form girls share two dormitory bedrooms and some double rooms. Fourth Formers either share a double room or are in a room of four. Most Fifth Formers have a shared study bedroom and, by Upper Sixth, the girls have single study bedrooms. The room allocations are decided each term, ensuring everyone experiences different types of rooms, and has different roommates each academic year.
This year, Wilberforce House Captain is Tabby Cunningham.
House contact details
Housemistress - 01295 724312
Matron - 01295 724359
You can follow Wilberforce House on Twitter: @BloxWilberforce
Housemistress
Sarah Lafford will be joining Bloxham School in September and is excited to become Wilberforce Housemistress. She will be joining us from Wycombe Abbey where she was the Head of Junior House. Sarah has two Italian greyhounds and is a keen equestrian. We look forward to welcoming her to Bloxham.
Assistant Housemistress
Lisa Manning has been at Bloxham School since 2012 and has been a Lower School tutor for two years. She will be joining Wilberforce as the Assistant Housemistress this September. She is the Head of Netball and loves all things sports. Ms. Manning is also a keen photographer and a part of the Chapel Choir. She is also a huge fan of Star Wars.
Wilberforce Tutor Team
On joining Bloxham, each student is assigned a tutor. Tutors mentor and guide their tutees, monitoring and supporting their academic, spiritual, social, and physical development. They are in regular touch with a student’s home, to share with parents and guardians how the student is developing, passing on information and sharing ideas about how each individual can be helped to mature and grow.
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Wilberforce Housemistress
Miss Sarah Lafford
Call 01295 724312
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Assistant Housemistress
Ms Lisa Manning
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Wilberforce Matron
Jennie Wilby
Call 07901914183
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Assistant Matron
Sarah Goodman
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Wilberforce Tutor
Dr Claire Evans
Head of Careers & UCAS, Geography teacher.
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Wilberforce Tutor
Ms Sara Swann
School Librarian
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Wilberforce Tutor
Mrs Rachel Lehmann
Art teacher.
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Wilberforce Tutor
Ms Catherine Rumsey
Head of EAL, Netball and Tennis coach.
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Wilberforce Tutor
Miss Laura Smith
Head of Hockey.