Wellington Prep School A GSG School
- Wellington Prep School
South Street
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 8NT - Head: Mrs Vics Richardson
- T 01823 668700
- E prep@wellington-school.org.uk
- W www.wellington-school.org.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 2 to 11 with a linked senior school.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Somerset
- Pupils: 204
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £8,085 - £14,985 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Wellington School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
English, maths (mostly!) and history were given top marks by our enthusiastic interviewees: ‘I like doing sums!’ one boy proclaimed. Considerable resources and time are devoted to life beyond the classroom: these children really do spend a lot of time outside running about and benefit enormously from the sports facilities and staff in the senior school. Parents and, we’re guessing, most of the children love the ....
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of Prep
Since 2020, Mrs Vics Richardson (40s) BSc PGCE. Originally from Scotland, with a degree in statistics from St Andrews, Mrs Richardson came straight to Wellington fresh from her PGCE at Homerton and never left. Trained as a secondary maths teacher, she has also been a pastoral housemistress and head of lower school (years 7 and 8); what with that and having been a prep school parent herself, she was ideally placed to head up that same prep school. ‘The reason I love it love it love it is that I did not step into a school I did not know,’ she told us, and that zest for life and learning bubbles up into everything she does. ‘My priority is a happy school,’ she declared, ‘and prioritising children’s happiness and mental health alongside...
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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington School | 2023 | 97.5% to the senior school |
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