One of the key considerations when joining Rossall is whether to be a boarder or day pupil.

If you live close enough to be a day pupil, the beauty of a school such as Rossall is that the boarding option is always there as a possibility. As you move up the School perhaps you want to free up additional time for study or give you increased levels of independence as preparation for leaving home and university life.

We offer a range of boarding options to suit the individual requirements of each family.

Flexi Boarding

Allows pupils to board between one and three night each week. This is convenient if attending a regular weekly club, study period or sporting commitment.

Weekly Boarding

Ideal for pupils who want to take advantage of everything our extensive co-curricular programme has to offer.

Full Boarding

Delivers the whole boarding experience, thus enabling pupils to enjoy weekend activities and social occasions with friends.

Rossall awards a wide variety of scholarship awards each year to current and new pupils to the School. Means-tested bursaries can be offered to further supplement these awards.

We encourage all applicants to consider Rossall, regardless of whether they think they can afford the full tuition fees. We do our best to admit and support a wide variety of students from many diverse backgrounds.

To make an enquiry about scholarships please click here.

Our boarders are woken at 7.15am on school days and head down for a nutritious breakfast in our Harry Potter-esque wood-panelled Dining Hall.

After registration, lessons begin promptly at 8.35am. Each lesson lasts for 55 minutes and there are six lessons per day.

Students in Years 7-9 enjoy an eclectic mix of subjects, including English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and Modern Foreign Languages including Mandarin. They also take turns in Design Technology, Drama and Food Studies, which are allocated to groups on a rotational basis every term.

Students in Years 10 and 11 will study the subjects they have chosen for GCSE. Mandatory subjects include English, Maths, Science and one Foreign Language, with optional subjects including Art, Drama, PE and Design Technology.

Sixth Form students will study either the IB, A Levels or a mix of A Levels and BTEC. In their study periods when they do not have a lesson, students are expected to work independently in the Sixth Form Centre, Library or an academic department of their choosing.

All students will participate in a games afternoon once a week. There is a wide range of sports available to our students including basketball, hockey, netball, football, Zumba and badminton.

Classes finish at 4.30pm. Students must then either take part in an activity or work independently within the boarding house, Library or Sixth Form Centre.

The School Day ends at 5.25pm.

In the evening, the boarders have tea (dinner) at 5.30pm. They then have registration at 6.25pm before completing two hours of prep (homework), which is supervised by a teaching staff member.

At 8.30pm the Senior boarders have free time in which they can visit their friends in other houses or shower and relax in their own houses.

Year 9-11 students must be back in their own houses by 9.30pm. For Sixth Form students, they have a curfew at 10.00pm.

The full fees list can be found here.

All fees are payable termly in advance, on or before the first day of each term. Payment may be made by direct debit, cheque, bank transfer or by debit / credit card.

DIRECT DEBIT

If you wish to pay by Direct Debit please contact Lisa Guest at: l.guest@rossall.org.uk

BANK TRANSFER

Rossall’s bank details are as follows:

Account name: Corporation of Rossall School

Account Number: 05008204

Bank: National Westminster Bank

Branch: Victoria Square, Thornton-Cleveleys

Sort Code: 60 08 26

IBAN Code: GB65NWBK60082605008204

SWIFT Code: NWBKGB2L

The pupil’s name and account code (shown on the fees invoice) must be quoted on the bank transfer document.

DEBIT/CREDIT CARD

Debit/credit card payments can be accepted by email or in person at the Finance Office. Please note a 1.5% charge is added to credit/debit card transactions. There is also an option to pay via the online school portal. Amex is not accepted.

CHEQUE

Cheques can be sent by post or taken in person to the Finance Office at the following address:

Lisa Guest, Bursary Department, Rossall School, Broadway, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8JW

Please make cheques payable to The Corporation of Rossall School.

Please note, cash cannot be accepted.

The food at Rossall is superb! Breakfast is a tempting array of cooked and fresh options accompanied by cereals, yogurts, muesli, fruits, juices and hot drinks.

At lunchtime, there is even more choice with hot main dishes, a vegetarian option, pasta bar, baked potatoes, homemade soup and salad bar followed by a selection of desserts. 

In the evening, pupils enjoy a light supper in the Dining Hall, again with an element of choice in the sweet and savoury dishes. In the Senior houses, students have access to snacks such as toast and fruit.

A normal lunch menu might look like this:

• Traditional cottage pie

• Broccoli, carrots, roast potatoes

• Salad bar

• Pasta and jacket potato bar

• Apple pie with custard

• Fruit

• Hot and cold drinks

All dietary requirements will be catered for.

The menu changes daily and is on a 3-week rotation to ensure variation.

For students who live within striking distance of Rossall, there is the option to become a weekly boarder. This enables students to go home any weekend they wish, but during the week to fully immerse themselves in school life.

Many students see this as a ‘best of both worlds’ option with the ability to concentrate on their studies, extra-curricular activities and friends during the week, then spend a day or two with their family at the weekend.

With the frequent and reliable train service from nearby Poulton-Le-Fylde station, many of our weekly boarders are able to travel to and from school independently.

There are eight Houses for Senior boarders with three for girls:

• Rose

• Wren

• Dolphin

and five Houses for boys:

• Maltese Cross

• Mitre Fleur de Lys

• Spread Eagle

• Pelican

• Dragon

All Houses have triple, double and single bedrooms, a common room, a large games room, a kitchen for snacks and weekend baking and a library with computer workstations and internet access.

We are extremely fortunate to have such an excellent on-site Medical Centre. Staffed by Two Registered Nurses, with a daily surgery with the School doctor, students, staff and visitors to the School are able to access medical advice or treatment throughout the School day.

Our Medical Centre also provides links to further specialists as required, for example counselling services or physiotherapy.

BOARDING ESSENTIALS

• Casual/smart clothes (trousers, jumpers, fleece, shirts, T-shirts etc.)

• Underwear

• Nightclothes

• Dressing gown

• Slippers

• Washing bag and toiletries

• Shoe cleaning kit, polish and spare laces

• Suitcase/holdall

• Towels (shower and sports)

• Duvet, pillow, duvet cover and pillowcase (OPTIONAL)

• Laptop

• Pencil case with HB pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, coloured pencils, fountain pen and ballpoint pen (black or blue ink only)

• 30cm ruler

• School bag

• Glue stick

• Scissors

• Sticky tape

• Scientific calculator (as recommended by the Maths Department)

We offer an extensive school bus service that covers the Fylde Coast and beyond.

Our school bus routes are listed below, however, if there is not a stop close to your house and you are interested in your child using the school bus service, please contact Mrs M Schwab (m.schwab@rossall.org.uk) and we will advise the closest stop on the route that will be suitable for your child.

Spaces on the bus are limited, to manage this we offer weekly full day or half day (morning or afternoon) passes. Infrequent or one-off travel can only be accommodated if there is availability on the requested route.