Ages
A jolly little prep school which manages the transition to senior school very well, giving its lucky youngsters a broad, kind, joyful education en route. All the parents we spoke to reported that their children had loved it from the start: ‘My son cannot wait to get out of the car in the morning and comes home tired and still smiling at the end of the day.’ Says it all really.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 199 ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- £9,771 - £17,589 pa
- Local authority
- Somerset County Council
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head of Prep
Mrs Vics Richardson
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,
Entrance
Sixteen nursery places available from the age of 3, following a ‘stay and play’ session. Many will move seamlessly into the pre-prep and on to the prep from the nursery, but the school states that the pre-prep onwards is academically selective and
Exit
The majority go straight to the senior school; a handful go elsewhere for family or financial reasons. Only potential scholars will do exams. Any doubtful runners (rare) are identified early, and supported in their search for suitable secondary op
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Teaching & learning
Mobile phone policy
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Mobile phone policy
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Children in the prep school do not have mobile phones.
Pupils
Money matters
Fees at the more reasonable end of the scale, lunches and after-school care from 5-6pm on top. No scholarships or bursaries on offer until the senior school.
- Fee information
- £9,771 - £17,589 pa
Our view
Sited in a light, bright brick building whose upper floor looks down on a central hall used for lunch (food cooked in-house and highly rated ‘apart from the Tuesday fricassee’) and indoor activities across the road from the senior school, the purp
The last word
A jolly little prep school which manages the transition to senior school very well, giving its lucky youngsters a broad, kind, joyful education en route. All the parents we spoke to reported that their children had loved it from the start: ‘My son
