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Wellington Prep School, TA21

South Street, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8NT

10 simple reasons to choose Wellington Prep School

Independent prep school and nursery in Wellington.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Wellington School, an all-through school to age 18.
Wellington Prep School fees range from £2,425 (Rec) to £4,485 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose Wellington Prep School

Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Wellington and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 21 pupils per class and 14 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6, most Prep pupils go on to Wellington School, a school with a track record for academic achievement.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, French, Spanish. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport and wellbeing, computing and music throughout, for languages from Year 1, and for science, art, DT, and drama from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trip in Year 6. School has an outdoor learning programme for all year groups.
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Sport is part of the Wellbeing curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama lessons from Year 5, otherwise it is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Wellington Prep School

Independent Prep Schools

Day: Queen's College Junior School, Taunton (7.4 miles); Taunton Preparatory School (7.8 miles); King's Hall School (9.1 miles). Boarding: Queen's College Junior School, Taunton (7.4 miles); Taunton Preparatory School (7.8 miles); King's Hall School (9.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Milverton Community Primary School (4.1 miles); Hemyock Primary School (5 miles); Trull Church of England Primary School (5.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Day: Wellington School, Wellington (0 miles); Queen's College, Taunton (7.4 miles); King's College, Taunton (7.5 miles). Boarding: Wellington School, Wellington (0 miles); Queen's College, Taunton (7.4 miles); King's College, Taunton (7.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

The Castle School (6.2 miles); Kingsmead Academy (6.4 miles); Richard Huish College (7.6 miles).

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