Wrekin College, Telford | The Good Schools Guide

Wrekin College
Sutherland Road
Wellington
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 3BH
Head: Mr Tim Firth BA
T 01952 265603
F 01952 415 068
E [email protected]
W www.wrekincollege.com
An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
Boarding: Yes
Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
Pupils: 492; sixth formers: 140
Religion: Christian
Fees: Day £15,300 - £18,570; Boarding £22,140 - £33,510 pa
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
ISI report: View the ISI report
Linked schools: The Old Hall School

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’...

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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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School	Year	Places	Scholarships	Description
The Old Hall School	2019	25	16	Sports Scholarships (5); All Rounder Scholarship (1); Music Scholarships (3); Academic Scholarships (3); Design Scholarship (1)

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