Only a few schools in England are purely boarding schools, and the tradition-conscious Uppingham School is one of them. Almost all students live at the school for the whole week, boarding school life is traditionally organized in houses. The 5000-inhabitant town of Uppingham is located in the East Midlands, the school and the 15 boarding houses are distributed centrally around the campus. The schooling and academic standards are of a high standard, and the final grades of the Uppinghamians are impressive.