Houses
Horsenden Primary School has four Houses: Syon, Osterley, Pitzhanger and Chiswick.
All children from Reception through to Year 6 are assigned a house in the hopes of gaining valuable house points over the course of the year.
Our Houses
By being associated with a House team, it will help foster an even better sense of team spirit within the school and make children feel more engaged and more included in their House community.
Our houses are based on local stately homes in the local London area.
These consist of Syon (RED), Osterley (BLUE), Pitzhanger (YELLOW) and Chiswick (GREEN) and the children have the chance to learn about the history of these houses over the course of the year.
Additionally, for the winning house that manages to collect the most house points over the year we will try to visit the establishment in the summer term and help build their cultural capital of knowing and understanding the history of the local area and see an impressive feature of architecture.
Why we use House Points
Fosters Team Spirit: House systems encourage a sense of belonging and teamwork among students. Being part of a house gives students a chance to connect with peers from different year groups, fostering a supportive and inclusive school community.
Recognition: House points allow schools to recognise and reward students for their efforts and achievements. This recognition can boost students' self-esteem and motivation to excel academically and behaviourally. It allows pupils to receive individual praise and points, but is aimed at benefitting a house overall.
Healthy Competition: House competitions can create a healthy competitive spirit among students. This competition can extend beyond academics to include sports, arts, and other extracurricular activities, encouraging students to develop their skills and talents.
Leadership Opportunities: House competitions can create a healthy competitive spirit among students. This competition can extend beyond academics to include sports, arts, and other extracurricular activities, encouraging students to develop their skills and talents.
Inclusive and Fair: House points can be awarded for a variety of reasons, including to start with for achieving our HORSE code ensuring that students of different abilities and interests have the opportunity to earn points. This inclusivity can motivate a wider range of students to participate and excel.
House Points can never be deducted, so every single point that is earned will help contribute towards the overall house total.
House Captains
Each House has two Year 6 House Captains.
At the beginning of the Autumn term , Year 6 candidates prepare and deliver speeches to their Houses, sharing their ideas and explaining why they would make great leaders.
After the speeches, each child has the opportunity to vote for their chosen candidate. House Captains are then announced and their hard work begins for the year.
