Again, Truepenny asks for book recommendations

A conversation on someone else's LJ reminded me of a long-standing curiosity. And now that, hey, I have people around who are extraordinarily well-read, I thought I'd pose the question.

Books about boarding schools that get it right.

There's a long post I made back in December about a number of reasons why Diana Wynne Jones's Witch Week is a better res (Latin for "thing"--I can't think of a word for what I want) than the Harry Potter books. One of those reasons is that Rowling's vision of what boarding school is like doesn't ring true, even to an American reader such as myself. But, when I grumble, Someone ought to write a book that does this properly, I can't put my money where my mouth is, because I don't actually know what I'm talking about. I can just tell a dreamy delusion when I see one. So I'm interested in finding books that achieve a more accurate representation.

Obviously, if the book is sf/f/h, that's a big bonus, but for the purposes of this book-quest, it's the boarding-school-ness I'm looking for. All suggestions welcome and appreciated!

bookkeeping

Today's tally
Proj2.2: 568 words.
Proj4.1: 200 words.
Total: 768
Verdict: Passable. Barely.
And you're stopping because ... ? Headache.

Working on vol.2 and vol.4 at the same time isn't as insane as it sounds (at least not quite). Vol.4 introduces a new narrator in a new setting, and we've got lots and lots of stuff to work out before my sequence protagonists erupt upon the scene. Today's work done actually includes a bunch of backgrounding-type stuff, including making a long list of names for future reference.

Am also having uneasy thoughts about whether this four-book sequence [ought|oughn't] to be a five-book sequence.

bookkeeping

Proj4.1: 753 words.
Bringing today's total up to: 1,521
Verdict: Much better.
And you're stopping because ... ? Time for Angel. Also need to invent a state religion before I can go much further with vol. 4.