Discover Our Class Names

From Reception to Year 6, each class has a special name this is our class identity and helps us build a sense of belonging. Each year group has a sense of identity based upon our local area that is bespoke to WH. Below, you can find out more about what each class name means in each year group and how it makes us so special as a school.

Reception - Bluebell / Buttercup / Honeysuckle
They are all plants that grow in Britain. They may look similar in some ways, but each one has its own special flowers with different colours, shapes and sizes!
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Year 1 - Rose / Foxglove / Harebell / Snowdrop
They are all flowering plants that can grow in Britain - they are similar but their flowers are different shapes, sizes and colours!
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Year 2 - Cherry / Elder / Juniper / Lime
They are all woody plants that can grow in Britain - they are similar but they have different leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds!
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Year 3 - Beech / Hawthorn / Rowan / Willow
They are all deciduous trees found in Britain. They share the same basic needs, but each has special features that help it survive.
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Year 4 - Ascott / Blenheim / Osborne / Waddesdon
They are all large, significant houses with fascinating histories. Each is strongly connected to an important family.
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Year 5 - Chatsworth / Cliveden / Hughenden / Manderston
They are all grand country houses surrounded by large estates or gardens - these wider estates were an important part of each property, not just the building itself.
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Year 6 - Cardiff / Dudley / Warwick / Windsor
They are all castles that show how power, defence and status changed over time.
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Houses of William Harding

We believe that team work is a vital part of our school and as one of our School Values Collaboration is key to our success as a community. We encourage our pupils to be proud of their House team in which they are part of.

Houses are allocated when pupils join our school and children are awarded house points for demonstrating good attitudes and positive learning behaviours.

Children collect house points on a weekly basis and these are counted up by our pupil Trustees and the winning House is announced and celebrated in our weekly assembly.  House point totals and the winning House is displayed on our main boards in the main building and in the KS1 hall.

Children also work together as a House team during PE lessons, Sports days and other team events. The Sports Day cup is awarded to the winning House.

Our Houses are linked to our location and have a special importance to where our school is based;

  • Nightingale - This House is named after Florence Nightingale who was famous for being the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ who organised the nursing of sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale's ideas influenced healthcare. Click here to find out more.

  • Rothschild - This House is named after Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild who wanted an estate where he could escape London in the summer months to entertain family and friends. The Vale of Aylesbury is known as ‘Rothschildshire’ for the number of the houses owned by the family in the area. Click here to find out more.

  • Guttmann - This House is named after our local Stoke Mandeville Stadium and the home of the Paralympic Games. This was founded by Sir Ludwig Guttmann who was a neurosurgeon based at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Click here to find out more.

  • Hampden - This is named after John Hampden who was an important historical parliamentary figure from Thame. Click here to find out more.

To find out who the House Captains are click here.