Wrekin College A GSG School
- Wrekin College
Sutherland Road
Wellington
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 3BH - Head: Toby Spence
- T 01952 265603
- F 01952 415 068
- E admissions@wrekincollege.com
- W www.wrekinoldhall.com/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Telford and Wrekin
- Pupils: 563; sixth formers: 171
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £17,550 - £21,150; Boarding £25,350 - £36,330 pa
- Open days: October
- 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 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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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2023, Toby Spence, previously head at Sibford School in Oxfordshire for seven years where he grew pupil numbers, reinforced the school’s pastoral reputation and upped the ante academically, with particular success around value-added.
Entrance
Around half come from the on-site prep, Old Hall. Rest from local primaries and preps, including Packwood Haugh and Prestfelde. All candidates sit 11-plus exam, papers in maths, English and non-verbal reasoning, but bar is not set too high for entry. Entry at 13 + by Wrekin entrance exam.
For sixth form entry candidates need six GCSE grades at grades 9 to 4, with at least a grade 6 in subjects they wish to study at A level, plus satisfactory reports and reference from the pupil’s current school. All prospective sixth form Candidates sit a non-verbal reasoning...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
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Special Education Needs
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packwood Haugh School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Sport Scholarship |
| The Old Hall School | 2023 | 35 | 22 |
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