Summerfield
Housemaster: Summerfield
Charlie Harrison
Charlie was appointed Housemaster of Summerfield in 2015. He was educated at Mount St Mary’s College in Derbyshire and read Economics and Politics at Bath University. During his time there, Charlie converted his amateur passion for rugby into a career. He played for Bath, Bedford and Rotherham and achieved international recognition with England A.
He completed a graduate teacher programme at Trinity Academy School in South Yorkshire and was subsequently appointed Master in Charge of Rugby at Marlborough in September 2006.
Charlie has taught Economics, Politics and Form at Marlborough, and was RHT in C2 between 2008 and 2015. He has coached Colts 1st XI cricket since his arrival and has led several international sports tours.
Charlie is married to Emma, a prep school Art teacher. They have two children, and as a family they enjoy spending their holidays learning to surf in Portugal.
Summerfield Boarding House
Key Facts
The original Summerfield building dates back to 1875 when a teacher’s private house was extended to accommodate boarding boys. It opened as a full boarding house for boys in 1953 and, in 1970, soon after the arrival of Sixth Form girls at Marlborough, became a mixed house.
The house accommodates 60 boys and ten Sixth Form girls and enjoys its own catering facilities, extensive gardens and tennis court. Its leafy location is next to the playing fields.
Location: Hyde Lane
Gender: Mixed
Number of pupils: 68
Amanda Cook
Resident Pastoral Tutor
Amanda was a Dame and
Resident Tutor in Preshute for
many years and has a great deal of experience of pastoral care in boarding. She was also the Artist-in-Residence at the College for
a year.
Polly Boswell
Dame
Polly became part of the Summerfield Team in May 2025 and she supports the boys and girls in house, as well as managing the domestic team. Polly is married with two teenage children.
