What's it all about?

It's about having fun while returning to your school days. You will wear school uniform, attend lessons and be disciplined where necessary.

How do I come to school?

First you join the Academy Club (see Admissions page), then you phone Miss Prim on the number you get with the Member's info. pack to arrange an interview. Once you've attended the interview and been accepted, you can come to school.

When is the next course?

Look in the Courses page for the dates of the next course

Do I have to eat everything on my plate at meal times?

Yes, unless you have given a letter to the Headmistress or Matron explaining an allergy.

Will I have to do all the PE?

Yes, unless you have given a letter to the Headmistress or Matron explaining an illness or medical condition.

Am I too old?

No. Providing you are over 18 years old, you can come - there's no upper limit on age.

Will I be sharing a dormitory?

Yes, at boarding courses we have separate dorms for the boys, girls and special girls. At larger courses we may have separate dorms for senior & junior pupils. Sorry, no couples rooms.

How much does Miss Prim charge per hour?

What reputable school or Headmistress charges by the hour? Fees are 'per course', and can be seen on the relevant pages on the web shop at the Academy Inc. online shop

What does the Interview cost?

The initial Interview with Miss Prim which takes several hours and involves a period in her study, with you in uniform and in role with corporal punishment. It costs £125.

Why does the Interview cost so much?

Miss Prim usually only sees one Interviewee a day, devoting 3-4 hours to the exercise, and sees only a couple of boys or girls each week. To newcomers to the scene it may seem expensive, but that is what it costs to provide the service. She is the generally acknowledged world leader in her field and you do get what you pay for.

Do girls come too?

Yes! At a typical day class we might have 50% school boys, 25% school girls and 25% special school girls. The girls come on exactly the same basis as the boys, because they want to be there. They are not paid to be there or treated any differently to the boys. The proportions vary from one course to another.

Can TVs come too?

Yes, TV's (or special girls) can attend school and are treated by everyone as "real" school girls.

Why do I have to give you an address?

For all participants' safety, we need to have a verified address for each person attending.

Why can't I book an appointment before I join?

We are a members-only club, you have to be an Academy Club member before attending interview. However, you can join and book your interview at the same time.

Why can't I just phone up and arrive?

We take great pride in our discretion and professional service. If you could just phone up and arrive, so could a reporter, or somebody totally unsuited to the situation. Without the procedures we have set up, which have proven themselves necessary time and again over the 17 years we have operated so far, we could not deliver the professional quality of service and discretion for which we are renowned throughout the world.

Why do I have to join The Academy Club?

There obviously is a cost in our providing the information you get when you join; the Prospectus, Muir Journal, Interview Guide, Member-only newsletter. Less obviously there is a significant cost, each and every week, of being in a position to offer the documents and the service they promise. We are committed to providing the best service we can.

Why do I have to pay a 50% deposit in advance?

Because before we began asking for a deposit, perhaps only one in three turned up. We will hold the deposit over if you have good grounds to postpone the interview, and/or give us plenty of notice, but missed appointments or failing to turn up waste Miss Prim's time and deny opportunities to others.

What happens at school?

What happens at any school? You do lessons, you have lunch, you play pranks on other pupils, you get whacked if you misbehave, you do what you're told by the Headmistress, Matron and other teachers, or take the consequences.

Does Miss Prim provide the uniform?

No. If you already have a school uniform you can wear that for interview and we can loan some items (see kit list). If you already have a uniform you may wear that for the first few events you attend, but if you attend regularly you will need to buy a Muir uniform, but not necessarily from us.

Waiting outside Headmaster's office

Why can't Miss Prim do the Interview by phone/email?

There are many purposes for the Interview, beyond the obvious one of weeding out the unsuitable. These include establishing the basis of mutual knowledge and trust necessary for subsequent participation at school, advice on uniforms, etc. assessing a pupil's social skills, suitability for role play and reaction to various forms of corporal punishment. Not to mention the pupil assessing their own reactions and allowing them to judge whether subsequent participation is something they seek. This has to be done in person, in Miss Prim's own study, in a similar way for every interviewee, so that their reactions can be directly compared.

If I join as a schoolgirl, can I come back as a maid (& vice versa)?

Yes, by then the mutual knowledge and trust will be there, and Miss Prim will have some knowledge of your likely reactions in the different circumstances that may arise.

There are lots of schools like yours, why is yours so special?

There are others offering experiences with a passing similarity to what we do. We would not discourage you from trying them. However there is nobody in the world who offers the range of school-scene experiences that we can offer; nobody comes close to offering a similar depth or duration of role play.

Are there any single girls?

Not all the girls who attend are in partnerships, but you cannot infer from that that they are looking for partners! We are not an introductions bureau. The chances of a boy (or special girl) meeting the partner of their dreams at school are not high. Indeed many men come here with their wives' approval, because their wife knows that there is unlikely to be any opportunity to stray, although many friendships have been made.

Is the corporal punishment bare bottom and in public?

That is normal in Miss Prim's classroom, but may vary at her discretion. If that is a problem for you, please discuss this with Miss Prim at the time of interview. There will be ample opportunity and this is exactly the kind of problem the interview is designed to discover and thereby avoid embarrassment on either side.

I want to do the spanking, not be spanked, can you help?

There are a limited number of vacancies for tutors at Muir College. If you want to apply for this position, please join The Academy Club and write to Miss Prim. Be aware that only those with an appropriate attitude, etc. can be accepted, and that an interview will be required where your skills and ability to adapt to the Muir way will be tested (on real adult school girls).

Do you provide any services other than those described?

In these web pages we describe everything that Miss Prim will do. She will not do anything that would not have been considered normal and acceptable in a 1950s British Grammar School.

What if a schoolboy's "excitement" becomes too obvious?

Miss Prim and her staff would not deign to notice. If it becomes too much of a problem for you, we suggest you raise a hand to ask permission to visit the lavatory.

Why do we have to travel so far?

Is it so far? Surely that depends on your perception of distance. We regularly have pupils who fly in from the United States in fact one boy flew in from Texas and back in one day. Pupils come from as far away as Australia, New Zealand and Japan. So 3 hours from London isn't that far really!