Campus life
Life beyond the timetable
Rowing at dawn, rehearsals after lunch, an evening in the observatory. Every afternoon at Corvin has something worth staying for.
A typical day
What a Tuesday looks like for a fourth year
Lessons finish at 3.40pm, but most students stay on. Here is one real shape of a day, from registration to the late bus.
8.15
Tutor time
Registration and a ten minute check-in with the form tutor.
8.30
Morning lessons
Three one-hour lessons, with a 20 minute break for fruit and conversation.
12.30
Lunch and clubs
Lunch together in the dining hall, then debating, chess or choir practice.
1.40
Afternoon lessons
Two lessons, often a double for science practicals or art.
3.50
Activities
Sport, music, drama, service or a society, chosen at the start of each term.
5.15
Supervised prep
An hour of homework in the library with teachers on hand. Late bus at 6pm.
Activities
More than sixty ways to spend an afternoon
Every student takes part in at least two activities a week, one physical and one creative or service based.
Music
14 ensembles
Orchestra, chamber choir, jazz band and individual lessons in 20 instruments.
Art and design
Open studio
Painting, printmaking, ceramics and digital design in the coach house studios.
Outdoor education
All years
Camping, navigation and expeditions in the hills, from the first year onwards.
Sport
18 teams
Rowing, hockey, football, netball, tennis, athletics and swimming.
Science societies
Weekly
Robotics, astronomy and the medical society, with visiting speakers each term.
Service
Community
Reading partners at local primary schools, conservation days and fundraising.
Rowing
Chamber choir
Robotics
Debating
Ceramics
Astronomy
Hockey
Theatre
Rowing
Chamber choir
Robotics
Debating
Ceramics
Astronomy
Hockey
Theatre
Rowing
Chamber choir
Robotics
Debating
Ceramics
Astronomy
Hockey
Theatre
Rowing
Chamber choir
Robotics
Debating
Ceramics
Astronomy
Hockey
Theatre
Boarding
Four houses, each with its own family feel
Around 180 students board from age 13, weekly or full time. Each house has a resident housemaster or housemistress, a matron and a team of tutors.
Shared and single rooms
Younger boarders share with one or two others; sixth formers have single study bedrooms.
Weekend programme
Trips, sport fixtures, cooking evenings and quiet Sunday mornings for full boarders.
Health and wellbeing
An on site health centre staffed every day, and a counsellor available to every student.
Admissions for 2027
Come and see a normal school day
Open mornings run every few weeks during term. Meet the Head, sit in on lessons and tour the campus with two of our students.