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This book gives the names of boys who were absent or late each day in Ashburnham Upper form and their reasons for being absent or late. It also includes other details such as those who forgot to bring in various forms, and warnings and punishments given out for bad behaviour. At the end of the book is a list of House footballers, watermen and fencers which also indicates those who had received pinks.

This book gives a list of boys in alphabetical order by surname and notes the days on which they were absent or late each term. There is a list giving details of the Head of House and Monitors at the start of each term's entry.

This ledger was kept by the Head of House and gives details of new boys and boys who had left, sporting results and accounts of matches, comments on the characters of previous heads of house, monitors and house masters, names of those who received colours, details of the 'Ash Tree' (the House magazine), details of plays performed by the House, accounts of music competitions and any other events which the Heads thought interesting to record. Early entries give details of the House's evacuation to Lancing and Exeter. Some entries give general notes and summaries of previous years or terms and details of discipline within the House. At the front of the volume are details of Head of House, Monitors, Housemasters and the names of those who gained pinks. At the end of the volume is a list of those who gained double pinks and any captaincies they held. \r\n\r\nThe entries from Play Term 1942 -Election term 1949 are titled' Homeburnham', after Ashburnham and Homeboarders amalgamated into one House between 1941-1949. After 1949 the entries proceed to be solely for Ashburnham House, after the Houses split again. Some entries have house lists inserted with them. There are also newspaper cuttings inserted, one of which give details of a visit to Westminster School by the King and Queen. The last entry is continued in the next volume.

The two books in this series give details of warnings and punishments given to the boys for bad behaviour.

This book gives details of punishments given to the boys for bad behaviour each term. Entries include the name of the boys receiving punishment, the date, the offence, the punishment they received and any other remarks. There is a list at the start of each term with the names of the Head of House and the monitors who administered the punishments. When strokes were given the initials of the monitor who carried out the punishment are noted. At the end of each term there are general notes on discipline within the House. \r\n\r\nIn Play Term 1941 Homeboarders House was amalgamated with Ashburnham House and so there are two sets of monitors until Play Term 1942 when complete amalgamation between the two Houses took place and they were known as Homeburnham. In Play Term 1943 Homeburnham partially amalgamated with Busby's House until Play Term 1945 and some entries include punishments in Busby's.\r\n

This book contains a list of offences for which boys received warnings. Entries include the date, name and offence for which the boys for warned. At the start of each term are details of the Head of House and Monitors who gave these warnings. There are no warnings recorded between 1929 - 1944. In 1941 Homeboarders House combined with Ashburnham House and entries after this date include warnings given to boys from both houses (it is usually indicated to which House the boy belonged). At the end of some terms there are general comments about behaviour within the House.