Houses & Tutor Groups

At Nailsea School, pastoral support is firmly imbedded in a strong House system – there are four Houses, each led by a Head of House and an Assistant Head of House. Each House is structured with eight tutor groups containing a mixture of students from years seven to eleven, this Vertical Tutor Group system creates a familial atmosphere, allowing friendships to flourish across the year groups.

During tutor time students take part in a range of activities, as well as bi-weekly House Assembly. Activities include quizzes, reviewing House Points, planning their House Charity Week, class discussions and Student Voice.

We aim to work together to try and help each other achieve our very best. Our collective ethos is to ‘celebrate effort, success and achievement at all levels and across all areas of the school’. This also includes any effort, success and achievement made outside of school.

During recent discussions students felt that their House identity could be made more apparent and unique. After lots of surveys and feedback – each House has come up with their own identity, including a House ethos, House song, House motto, and House heroes.

In relation to this, 2025 sees the launch of our House Challenge Programme – which culminates in our House Championship rewards event at the end of the year.

Contacting Your Child’s Tutor

For general student enquiries please contact your child’s tutor – you can do this by emailing our reception team and marking your email for the attention of the child’s tutor. Tutor groups and their names are listed below.