The Garden

The Garden was designed specifically as a girls house in 1993, and therefore has a very modern feel about it. The relaxed, friendly atmosphere encourages a very loyal and bonding house spirit that can be found in all aspects of the house in all year groups. This leads naturally into sporting successes and positions of responsibility that Garden girls have achieved within the school. The younger years naturally see the role models within their own house & see what can be achieved. The house has had excellent academic success, which is on an equal footing to produce an all-round, personable individual who will succeed on all levels at Repton and beyond. 

The structure of the house is that we have 25 single bedsits, 5 double bedsits and 5 four-bedded rooms. Boarders in B and A Blocks (Years 9 and 10) sleep in the four-bedded rooms with a study space in one of the rooms on the ground floor. O Block (Year 11), usually sharing in pairs, study in their bedrooms and the sixth form have university-style single study bedrooms. 

House Parents

Mrs Jane P Mitchell B.A.
Housemistress

Jane Mitchell, Housemistress of The Garden, joined the staff from Christ’s Hospital, West Sussex in August 2008 where she was Assistant Housemistress for 3 years, taught French and German and coached Girls' Tennis. Here she teaches French and German, but also speaks Spanish and coaches U15 tennis. Jane’s main interests revolve around training her young dog Daisy, playing tennis with her children, photography, travelling and keeping fit! Her husband Matty, who runs his own company, takes on a full supportive role in The Garden. They have two children; Joel is now at Repton and Zoe is enjoying life in Year 7 at Foremarke. The whole family get involved in Garden events and their Cabaret fund-raising dinners are becoming legendary with Matty leading the band on guitar!