Beginning in the 2003 to 2004 academic year through to the 2017 to 2018 academic year, Sharnbrook introduced
vertical tutoring, a pastoral system in which each tutor group has students from each year group, from Year 9 to Year 13 (Upper Sixth). This was initially stopped for Years 12 and 13 (Sixth-Form), when Sharnbrook became a secondary school. Vertical tutoring was ended completely when the
COVID-19 pandemic started, as when the school returned for the 2020 to 2021 academic year, the tutor groups were split horizontally. In June 2022, a new house system was announced consisting of five new houses as well as the return of vertical tutoring for Years 7-10. Year 11 initially remained horizontal, however this was stopped beginning in the 2023-24 academic year. This was introduced at the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year. The new names are Cygnus, Delphinus, Pegasus, Phoenix, and Ursa. The previous houses were Grange, Colworth, Templar, Parentines, Loring and Ouse, named after
medieval manors of Sharnbrook village. To accommodate the new vertical tutor groups, a
House system was devised, comprising six houses, one of which every student is a member. Most of the staff are also assigned to a house. Each house contains fourteen
tutor groups and is led by a
Head of House and an
Assistant Head of House, titles which are sometimes abbreviated to HOH and AHOH, respectively. Traditional
Heads of Year still exist, although their role has greatly diminished with the arrival of
Heads of House. When the school went to horizontal tutoring in 2020, the houses were retained. ==Facilities==