Kit List

Essential Kit

Please find below a list of equipment that is essential for all pupils to have at the start of Term. It would be extremely helpful if, where possible, all items are labelled with the pupil’s name.

• Backpack (can be any design or colour, but it must be suitable for carrying books and a laptop)

• Pencil case containing the following, all of which can be purchased at our Book Store at very competitive prices:

1. Blue or black pens (at least two)

2. 2B Pencils

3. Coloured pencils (at least four colours)

4. Pencil sharpener

5. Rubber

6. 30cm ruler

7. Highlighter

8. Scientific calculator

9. Pair of compasses

10. Protractor

11. Scissors

12. Glue stick

13. Board pen and eraser

• An electronic device which has a keyboard and access to a web browser (not a mobile phone or tablet) for classroom use - see page 20 for details.

• Study planner (these will be issued to pupils by tutors)

• A water bottle

Pupils will also be expected to bring the following items based on their timetable:

• Exercise books and/or folders and A4 lined paper (these will be issued by class teachers at the start of term)

• Textbooks

• PE/Games kit

• A reading book

Art Kit

Please see the lists below for items to purchase for Art.

Years 7-9

Apart from the Essential Kit (which includes a 2B pencil, glue stick and scissors), our Art Department will supply all other required items, to ensure quality and suitability.

Years 10 - Upper Sixth

Pupils studying Art may wish to purchase their own basic sets of media such as watercolour paints, acrylic paints and respective brushes etc., to use outside of school/ lessons. All specific media and resources required for practical work during lessons will be provided, along with sketchbooks and portfolio folders.

GCSE and A level Art pupils will also be able to access Photoshop on their own laptops (subject to compatibility) via a school license for this software. Additionally, for the duration of their A level Art course, Sixth Form pupils will each be loaned a materials storage box. For certain ‘final piece’ items such as canvases/boards or photographic prints there may be an additional charge to a pupils’ school bill, depending on scale and/or cost.

Boarders’ Items

Boarders need to bring additional items. Please see our Boarding Handbook for details.

Music Kit

All Years 7-9M, GCSE and A level Musicians should have:

• a pair of wired 3.5’’ minijack headphones or earbuds (no Bluetooth or other wireless types please)

• a device compatible with a type-A USB midi keyboard (the standard USB ports found on Chromebooks and other laptops).

It is also recommended (though not essential) that these pupils have:

• a midi keyboard (follow this link for recommended options) to allow pupils to complete their homework at home

• a windows or MacOS based platform to make use of our School software

• All Music Technology pupils will require their own pair of quality headphones. We recommend Superlux HD668B Headphones (@£30.00), which are available on Amazon and other online retailers. These headphones are also stocked in the School Book Store

• Pupils are also strongly advised to purchase a USB pen drive so that they can back up their coursework.