Many schools offer some form of flexi boarding provision, but no others do so in a dedicated building under the shadow of Canterbury cathedral, with the ability to book at short notice, and a dedicated pastoral care team to look after your children. We are delighted to be launching flexible overnight boarding provision exclusively for our Day families from late September 2025 onwards.
Flexi Boarding for Day Pupils
Pupils can be booked into the flexi boarding accommodation on any night during term time (with the exception of fixed exeats) provided that there is availability in a room assigned for their age and gender, which will vary according to demand.
Pupils will remain in their normal day house until 7pm when they can enter the accommodation and benefit from supervised prep time. Later in the evening they will have opportunities to socialise with pupils in other boarding houses and enjoy the recreational facilities in ‘New House’ (which is the day house adjoining the accommodation) where pupils can relax in lounges, watch TV or play games ahead of normal school bedtimes. Pupils will then attend breakfast the next day before returning to their day houses by 8:20am.
A different programme will run on Saturday evening, Sunday during the day, and on Sunday evening, depending on the requirements of those booked in to stay on those evenings.
The accommodation will be led and supervised by a dedicated Head of Flexi Boarding and another member of resident staff.
The pricing schedule is set out below, and reflects the fact that for those staying on Saturday night there are greater supervision requirements during the day on Sunday when normal school activities are not running.
Nights can be booked in any variety of combinations, from a single one-off night, through to a block of an entire half term or a regular weekly night which a pupil takes up throughout the year.
For further details and booking enquiries, please contact flexi@kings-school.co.uk as availability is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Exeat Accommodation for International Boarders
We are also pleased to offer on-site accommodation for the four annual fixed exeats from the start of the new school year. These weekends exist to give the entire school community a break in the middle of a busy term, and the boarding houses are closed, meaning that pupils often have to travel away from Canterbury to guardians, friends or family.
For some pupils it would be preferable not to travel away from the city, and the ability to book into the flexi boarding accommodation therefore offers a great opportunity to stay in the school from when school finishes at lunchtime on a Friday until 5pm on a Sunday when boarding houses reopen.
There will be 30 beds available each fixed exeat weekend, with care provided by the Head of Flexi Boarding and a team of academic and pastoral staff. Pupils will be able to rest and work, making full use of the facilities in ‘New House’, our newly equipped day house.
The package will include all meals on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 2 nights accommodation, as well as an optional group activity.
We will be in touch soon with further details and a link to the booking system. In the meantime, please send any questions or early expressions of interest to Matt Thornby, Assistant Head (Boarding) mjt2@kings-school.co.uk
