YOUr House System
"My child loves the House Points system and he says that it makes him feel proud!" Parent of current student
The House System aims to help all students, staff and the wider school community to have an increased sense of belonging; to further increase Competition and Challenge and to increase student leadership.
Current House Competitions
Pupils enjoy participating in a range of different house competitions. Some involve the whole school such as our inter-house sports competitions and Sports Days, whilst others are specific to certain year groups, for example, our much anticipated Science Fair. There are also weekly house competitions that anyone can join in, usually rewarded with a house point, chocolate and sweets for participating. So get involved and have some fun.
Our House Heroes
In September 2023, we introduced our new House ties as part of an overall upgrade to our House system, that was first introduced in 2015. As part of this upgrade, our Academy Council, who speak on behalf of all students to ensure they have a voice, expressed a desire to update the House names to a selection of individuals who are more meaningful and relevant to them. As a consequence, at the end of this academic year we will be saying farewell to a number of historical giants who have served us well over the past eight years; Einstein, Nightingale, Austen, Da Vinci, Wordsworth, Curie and Galileo. In their place from September, we welcome seven phenomenal individuals from the Twentieth and Twenty-first Century who, for a range of associated work will inspire us to do better and be better. Our new House Heroes are: Pelé, Bilquis Edhi, Alan Turing, Rosa Parks, Neil Armstrong, Frida Kahlo and Muhammad Ali. These House names now represent a new chapter in the school’s history and bring with them a host of exciting and new opportunities.
Our Pelé House
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Pelé an extraordinary footballer, ambassador for ecology and the environment and helped bring the Olympics to Rio in 2018. He said, "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do". |
Our Edhi House
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Bilquis Edhi, a nurse in Pakistan, practically helped thousands of unwanted babies and is referred to as ‘The Mother of Pakistan’. She remembers her mother giving her two pennies, “Spend one on yourself and give the other way”. |
Our Turing House
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Alan Turing is widely credited for his contribution to the start of modern computing and breaking the Enigma code, shortening World War II. He said, “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done”. |
Our Parks House
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Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat and her campaigning earned her the accolade of ‘mother of the modern day civil rights movement’. She said, “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free … so other people would be also free”. |
Our Armstrong House
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Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, serving his country with great humility as a navy fighter pilot, test pilot and astronaut. He said, “I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine”. |
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Frida Kahlo struggled with her health, but used her time spent in hospital to learn to paint, becoming one of Mexico’s greatest artists. She said, “Fall in love with yourself, with life, and then with whoever you want”. |
Our Ali House
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Muhammad Ali earned his nickname ‘the Greatest’ as a professional boxer, but willingly sacrificed all his boxing titles to stand up for what he believed. He said, “Don’t count the days, make the days count”. |
Our Winning Houses - Year by Year
| Academic Year | Winning House |
| 2024/2025 | Pelé |
| 2023/2024 | Nightingale |
| 2022/2023 | Nightingale |
| 2021/2022 | Einstein |
| 2020/2021 | Nightingale |
| 2019/2020 | Nightingale |
| 2018/2019 | Wordsworth |
| 2017/2018 | Curie |
| 2016/2017 | Austen |
| 2015/2016 | Einstein |
House Ties
New house ties were introduced in September 2023 as part of an overall upgrade to our House system, that was first introduced in 2015. As part of this upgrade, our Academy Council, who speak on behalf of all students to ensure they have a voice, expressed a desire to update the house names to a selection of individuals who are more meaningful and relevant to them. As a consequence, we said farewell to a number of historical giants who have served as well over the past eight years; Einstein, Nightingale, Austen, Da Vinci, Wordsworth, Curie and Galileo and in their place we welcomed seven phenomenal individuals from the Twentieth and Twenty-first Century who, for a range of associated work will inspire us to do better and be better.
Previous House Competitions
Previous House Competitions - click hereAny queries, please contact Mr S Barrett: sbarrett@highcrestacademy.org.uk