Owens House
Welcome to Owens House
House history
Owen’s House takes its name from Dr. Thomas Owen, one of the key founders of Kimbolton School in 1600. A scholar and clergyman, Dr. Owen shared the vision of providing education and moral guidance to the young people of the parish at a time when learning was a privilege for few.
As a man of faith and intellect, Owen helped to ensure that the school’s earliest students received not only academic instruction but also a strong foundation in character and values. The original school, which Dr. Owen helped to establish, was first based within St Andrew’s Church.
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House system
The house system at Kimbolton was introduced in 1940 by then Headmaster, William Ingram, for pastoral care and competition purposes.
The Senior House names reflect both the school’s founders (Balye and Dawson) and key figures in its leadership (Ingram, Gibbard, Owen).
In Prep, different Houses reflect the history of Kimbolton Castle ownership (Fitzpiers, Montagu, Stafford, Wingfield). This connects pupils to both the heritage of the Castle and the history of the school.
Every House enables pupils to:
- Feel part of a wider community
- Be known as an individual
- Benefit from supportive tutors
- Access a breadth of opportunities
- Gain leadership experience
