Chair of Governors: Mrs Anna Govey, MSc
Head: Mrs Victoria Richardson, BSc, PGCE
Head of Pre-Prep: Mrs Jan Wheller, BEd Hons, PGCE
Head of Year 3 & 4: Mrs Angela Needs, BEd Hons
Head of Year 5 & 6 : Mr Roger Hitchen, BEd Hons, PGCE
Age range. 3–11. Co-educational.
Number of pupils. 200.
Fees per term (2024-2025). Day: £3,257-£5,863.
Wellington Prep School opened in September 1999 in purpose-built accommodation to provide one of the most stimulating educational environments for children anywhere in the country.
Wellington Prep School provides an education of unrivalled quality which both complements and enhances the national reputation of Wellington School and enables us to deliver educational excellence from nursery level through to university entrance. Our school is a place of endeavour, teamwork, integrity and laughter; a place where each child is nurtured.
We believe whole-heartedly in our three core principles and these influence all we do in the classroom and out:
•love of learning
•outstanding relationships
•the pursuit of excellence.
We value education in its widest sense; making the most of today in order that we can make even more of tomorrow and the days, weeks, months and years that lie ahead. This is ‘Learning for Life’. Our education is unbounded, as we encourage our children to be curious, to be creative and to be compassionate. At WPS Learning is not a spectator sport.
We believe that every child deserves to be inspired every day. The qualities our children will need in life are as important as their skills. This is why we have high expectations for each child, nurture and support each child and develop each child’s leadership skills. We encourage our children to think independently and to ‘have a go’, secure in the knowledge that they can learn from mistakes.
While the headline ratio of one fully-qualified and experienced teacher for every ten children in the Prep School is striking, it is the quality of these relationships that really matters and this cannot be gauged by a simple statistic. The range of experiences our teaching team provide for our children is superb. Every person cares deeply about the children in their care and each child’s happiness and fulfilment.
Our children benefit from sharing some facilities with our Senior School, giving them access to:
•eighteen purpose-designed, modern classrooms;
•a large, attractive, central school hall, the hub of our school;
•the most modern and up-to-date education resources;
•purpose-built ICT suite and library;
•spacious grounds including a large playground with wooden amphitheatre;
•our forest school in the Blackdown Hills;
•the Princess Royal Sports Complex;
•numerous sports pitches, hard courts and the astro;
•music and drama resources across the whole school 3–18;
•dedicated performance space;
•an indoor swimming pool.
School is open from 8.00 am and there is an extensive clubs programme followed by STAR club, which is available to all children from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm during term time. For children in Reception and older, holiday clubs operate at Christmas, Easter and during the summer holidays to accommodate busy working families. Our Nursery setting has a holiday club that runs during some weeks of the Prep School holidays.
Our prospectus is available from the admissions department (admissions@wellington-school.org.uk) and can be requested via our website.
Charitable status. Wellington School is a Registered Charity, number 1161447.