▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁Council , ▁opposed ▁it ▁and ▁bought ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁school . ▁An ▁extension ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁house ▁new ▁class rooms . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁Tw y ford ▁C ▁of ▁E ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁school ▁converted ▁to ▁a cademy ▁status , ▁meaning ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁independent ▁of ▁local ▁authority ▁control , ▁and ▁directly ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁De pt ▁of ▁Education . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Tw y ford ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Academ ies ▁Trust . ▁ ▁School ▁structure ▁Tw y ford ▁is ▁organ ised ▁into ▁year ▁groups ▁each ▁containing ▁seven ▁t utor ▁groups , ▁which ▁are ▁also ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁seven ▁houses : ▁Tru ro , ▁Well s , ▁York , ▁F ount ains , ▁R ip on , ▁Dur ham ▁and ▁Can ter bury . ▁Each ▁t utor ▁group ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁Form ▁Represent ative , ▁Chap el ▁Amb assador ▁and ▁Sport , ▁Enter prise ▁and ▁Ende av our ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁House ▁system ▁Each ▁pup il ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁schools ▁houses ▁at ▁Tw y ford . ▁House ▁represent atives ▁meet ▁at ▁a ▁council ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁views ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁each ▁house ▁and ▁year . ▁ ▁H ouses ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁famous ▁c athed r als ▁or ▁ab be ys ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁each ▁is ▁associated ▁with