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Elite private school pupils robbed by 'parent' who was paid to supervise boarders

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Carlin, S. (2026, November 1). Elite private school pupils robbed by 'parent' who was paid to supervise boarders. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16255727/Elite-private-school-pupils-robbed-parent-paid-supervise-boarders.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Jack Martin-Harley, a 33-year-old house parent at d’Overbroeck’s, an elite private school in Oxford charging £37,000 per year, stole thousands of pounds worth of students' belongings over four months. He admitted to nine counts of burglary and was based at Westway House where he oversaw about 50 sixth-form boarders. Parents received minimal information about the theft from the school, which stated only that Martin-Harley had left his position without disclosing the reason for his departure or the extent of the crime.

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Jack Martin-Harley, a 33-year-old "senior boarding assistant" at d'Overbroeck's, an elite private school in Oxford, has been caught stealing thousands of pounds worth of belongings from pupils, including cash, jewelry, and electronic goods over a four-month period ending this April. Martin-Harley admitted to nine counts of burglary at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. The school informed parents only that Martin-Harley was no longer employed there without disclosing the reason. Parents are outraged by the incident and frustrated with the lack of information provided by the school. Not all stolen items have been returned to their rightful owners, adding to the distress among students and parents.

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A house parent paid to supervise boarders at an elite private school stole thousands of pounds worth of belongings from their dorms. asserted

parent → pay → dorms

Jack Martin-Harley, 33, used his privileged access at £37,000-a-year d’Overbroeck’s in Oxford to help himself to pupils’ cash, jewellery and electronic goods in a four-month spree. asserted

Harley → use → spree

He has admitted to nine counts of burglary at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. asserted

He → admit → Court

Parents were given little information by the school about the case, receiving only a letter saying Martin-Harley was no longer a staff member – with no mention of his crimes. asserted

Harley → give → crimes

A school source told The Mail on Sunday: ‘Parents at the school are outraged – it’s been very difficult for everyone involved. asserted

it → tell → everyone

It’s an obscene amount of money and it’s incredible that this individual saw fit to top up his own salary. asserted

individual → ’ → salary

I find it hard to get my head around.’ asserted

it → find → head

Not all the pupils have had their belongings returned after his crime spree which began last December – and ended this April. asserted

which → have → spree

He was based at Westway House, home to about 50 sixth-form students, and helped to oversee their academic and personal lives. asserted

He → base → lives

Jack Martin-Harley, 33, used his privileged access at £37,000-a-year d’Overbroeck’s in Oxford to help himself to pupils’ cash, jewellery and electronic goods in a four-month spree As a ‘senior boarding assistant’, Martin-Harley was described as one of a ‘great team of boarding staff’ in the school’s welcome booklet for the academic year. asserted

Harley → use → year

The website for d’Overbroeck’s, a co-educational school for 11-to-18-year-olds in the upmarket Summertown area of Oxford, says it offers boarding in ‘modern, secure facilities’. asserted

it → say → facilities

He was due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court last week but the hearing was adjourned to November 26 after he appeared without a lawyer. asserted

he → sentence → lawyer

A spokesman for the school said he’d left with immediate effect adding: ‘The matter was reported to the police and, as legal proceedings remain ongoing, we are unable to comment any further.’ asserted

we → say → police

Elite private school pupils robbed by 'parent' who was paid to supervise boarders

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