Scott House is named after former headmaster Charles Russell Scott (1898-1979), whose full length portrait can be seen in the foyer of the house. Appointed headmaster very young in 1929, Scott built up the school and its reputation with great success in the 1930s. His most remarkable years, however, were during the Second World War, when his bugle was the school's warning system for Doodlebug raids. Scott was the headmaster until 1959; he was an administrator of exceptional energy and ability who also showed great kindness in helping individual boys.

Scott House opened its doors in 1962 and was originally for the younger boys in the school, then aged 11 to 13. With the welcome arrival of girls at Cranbrook, it became the first girl's boarding house 1973.

Scott House accommodates 45 girls and is set in its own grounds, a short walk from the school. The house provides a friendly, homely environment where all girls are made to feel welcome and encouraged to achieve in everything that they do. To improve social skills we organise lots of events, including house BBQ's in the summer, theatre trips, meals cooked by the girl's in the house, and trips to restaurants. Annual events are organised to help foster good relationships between staff, parents and girls.

The accommodation at Scott is all on one level which helps to integrate the girls. Year 9 sleep in two large dorms, year 10 and 11 have double studies and in the sixth form the vast majority of girl's are housed in single rooms. The house has a number of communal areas comprising of a large common room, which is primarily for the juniors but is usually filled with girls across the years enjoying a chat, watching TV or playing pool on our full size pool table. There is a junior kitchen with full cooking facilities and the sixth formers have their own common room, which also has its own kitchen. There is a large study area which houses our three computers, all with internet access, a laser printer and a scanner. The house is also set up to provide wireless internet access in many of the studies and communal areas. A new purchase for the house is a state of the art running machine which will be much used as we train for the interhouse sports this year.

Staffing and Academic Tutors

Head of House: Mrs Kirsty Burnett, Year 13

Year 12 - Mrs Saunders, Year 11 - Mrs Payne, Year 10 - Mrs Ledsham, Year 9 - Miss Dudley
Live-in Tutor: Mrs Jacqui Smith
House MAC: Mrs Parson
Deputy MAC: Mrs Field


There are 44 students in Scott this year and the following girls have responsibilities in the House:

House Captain: Tilly Waterworth;  Deputy House Captain: Vicky Locking

Sports Captain:  Charlie Wodehouse;  School Council Rep:  Natalie Bacon


Summary of Scott House Review, December 2007
It is clear that the house is in very good hands and is a thriving and happy house.The girls clearly recognise that Mrs Young Min has brought stability to the house and is a very significant 'visible presence and is easily approachable'.  The staff in general are very popular and it was good to read that the girls felt it was 'the best house to be in'.  Their views are supported by the very positive responses to the pastoral questionnaires.  Girls new to the house feel warmly about their introduction and the buddy/mentor system significantly helps with this.

Staff responses were very positive indeed; so too the response from parents where 100% of questionnaires completed agreed or strongly agreed that 'care for boarders is good and I would recommend to other parents'.

Areas for improvement or review included arrangements for prep, effectiveness of house assembly and tutorial and parent communication.

Mrs Young Min and her team are to be congratulated on her excellent review.  Clearly the girls feel happy, safe and well cared for. 

P Sorensen, December 2007