Wrekin College A GSG School
- Wrekin College
Sutherland Road
Wellington
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 3BH - Head: Mr Tim Firth BA
- T 01952 265603
- F 01952 415 068
- E admissions@wrekincollege.com
- W www.wrekincollege.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils: 460; 78 full, 20 weekly, 6 flexi boarders; sixth formers: 135
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £14,430 - £17,475; Boarding £20,775 - £30,960 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Cheerful studiousness might best capture the atmosphere, students going about their business with a smile. The mix of pupils means teaching is all inclusive but differentiated, depending on stage and ability. A regular programme of school soirées (‘soirees at six’) recitals and concerts means heaps of opportunities to perform for all, including house singing competitions and house concerts. Boys can visit the girls’ common rooms for a short time after prep; one girl called their common room a ‘social hub’...
What the parents say...
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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards
- Excellent performance by Boys taking Government & Politics at an English Independent School (GCE AS level)
- Excellent performance by Girls taking PE / Sports Studies at an English Independent School (GCE AS level)
Sports
Fencing
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2016, Tim Firth, BA English Literature, Sheffield University, PGCE Oxford University. Previously deputy head and then acting head at Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex; came to the school after Wrekin’s unfortunate run of heads (three in quick succession). Nothing Lady Bracknell-ish about losing all these heads, just a quirk of fate. And possibly one that has benefited Wrekin since it resulted in the arrival of Mr Firth, who is, according to parents, a ‘great fit’, a ‘dynamo who is very energising’ and brings ‘solid leadership’. Parents like him; children like him. They say he is approachable and chatty and after the first few weeks of him arriving, ‘everyone relaxed’. Being the warm, funny, open sort of chap that he is, we imagine that he will be very adept at taking people with him...
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packwood Haugh School | 2017 | 1 | 2 | Music Exhibition; Sports Exhibition |
| Yarlet School | 2016 | 2 |
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