House System
Aqua - Water
Head of House
Mr L Kingham
Ventus - Wind
Head of House
Mrs M Kuffour
Ignis - Fire
Head of House
Mrs M Winslade
Terra – Land
Head of House
Miss L Fryers
We are extremely proud of our House System at The Bromfords School
There are four Houses within the school which are named after the four elements; Aqua; Ventus; Ignis; Terra
At the very heart of the House System is our school vision ‘Achieve, Enrich, Prepare’. Put simply, we want our children and young people to:
- Engage in a diverse range of activities;
- Participate in healthy competition;
- Develop a sense of community cohesion;
- Show compassion for other people.
Every student and member of staff is placed in one of the Houses when they join school. Each student has a House tie that represents the House that they are in. Where possible, siblings are in the same House to foster a sense of family loyalty by being a member of the House family, students and staff are encouraged to show team spirit.
We hold regular House assemblies which are organised in a vertical fashion and are made up of students from Year 7 to Year 13. This breaks down barriers between the year groups and creates a sense of togetherness; encouraging the older students to look out for the younger ones.
Each House is led by a Head of House and they are supported by a team of student House Reps, chosen by their peers. Being a House Rep also offers them the opportunity to develop their leadership skills within the house, for example, leading charities events, organising inter-House competitions, mentoring younger students, addressing house assemblies and leading on student voice within the school.
All students have the opportunity to earn merits for their House. Merits are awarded for good work, contribution in lessons, community spirit and participation in House competitions. Students can also gain valuable merits every week for doing the right thing or going the extra mile. The House with the most merits at the end of the year receives the House Shield.
Winners for 2024 - 24 Aqua House
Congratulations to Aqua House who won their very first overall house Award last year. Aqua House, led by Mr Higgins performed well across many events throughout the year, however they narrowly lost out on first place at Sports Day by Terra House. Where Aqua House stole the show this year, was their incredible work in the classroom with a huge haul of Merits from throughout the year, being over 11,00 points higher than the next best placed house. This an amazing achievement and a testimony of the consistent great work from our Aqua Students! Well done to all of our students, as we smashed the amount of merits warded overall compared to 2023, seeing a real growth in our house System and its importance to the Bromfords Community!
Aqua 176,443
Ignis 157,222
Terra 168,684
Ventus 166,971
Winners for 2023 - 24 Ventus House
Congratulations to Ventus House who won the overall house Award in 2024. Ventus House, led by their Head of House Mrs Kuffour won a number of key events, as well as leading the charts in individual house points won by student for their performance in the classroom throughout the year. In second place Ignis House pushed the winners all the way, being only 686 points behind at the finish line. Last years House System was hugely successful, and whilst there can only be one winner, a huge congratulations to all of our students who contributed house points through the year, well done Bromfords Students!
Aqua 189172
Ignis 186961
Terra 184699
Ventus 189858
Mrs Kuffour & our Ventus Mascot (Miss Philpott as Eagle) celebrate winning the House Cup for 2023-24