What to Expect When You Arrive at Marlborough

All parents are required to complete and submit the Joining Forms so we can enrol their child as a new pupil.

Before you arrive at the school your child’s Housemaster or Housemistress will write to you about the House and anything else they think you should know; what follows is general practice for the whole school.

New Pupils in the Shell

On the first day at the College you will be asked to arrive between 3.45pm and 4.00pm. Families should go straight to the House, where you will be welcomed by the Housemaster or Housemistress, the Dame and the Head of House, and shown your child’s accommodation. You will have tea in the House and at 4.45pm new parents will leave to hear the Master’s talk in the Memorial Hall. This is usually the time to say goodbye to the children.

Car Parking: After you have unloaded your child’s luggage, please use the car park marked on the map, adjacent to the Parade Ground. We respectfully ask parents not to park anywhere else, especially in Court or outside the Master’s Lodge as this will cause a traffic blockage when current pupils start arriving back later in the afternoon.

New pupils in the Lower Sixth

All new Lower Sixth pupils arrive at the College a day before everybody else at the beginning of the Michaelmas term, on Monday 5th September. They are asked to go straight to their Houses between 4.30pm and 5.30pm. The Master will talk to the parents of new Lower Sixth pupils in the Adderley (marked on the map) and parents are asked to be seated by 5.55pm. The following day is used to finalise Upper School choices and to introduce new pupils to aspects of the school.

GCSE Examination Results

In August, we will send you a form for notifying the College about GCSE examination results. It is essential that this form is completed promptly and that you include your child’s unique candidate number.