Year 9 (13+) Admissions
Our admissions process for September 2026 will see each candidate being asked to:
• Sit online assessments, covering 5 core areas: verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, Maths and English. They will also select a third written paper of their choice from Science, Modern Foreign Languages, Latin, History, or Geography.
• Hand write a short piece “About Me” (300 words) to be completed on at our Assessment Day
Candidates will also be required to:
• Provide their most recent set of reports. We will also ask schools for a reference for each applicant. Schools will be welcome to provide further evidence of each candidate’s interests, abilities and achievement.
We arrange for pupils to come in for Taster Days, where they are matched up with a like-minded Wellington pupil who will look after them for the day, take them to all their lessons, have lunch with them in the Dining Room and go to activities.
Overnight Tasters are also available for boarders.
We also invite all incoming Year 9 pupils and parents to a relaxed, informal Welcome Evening in the summer, where pupils will meet their House Masters and Mistresses, see the houserooms and have supper. For the parents, it is a chance to find out the details of the School Day, such as prep, buses, timetables, tutors and uniform. They also have supper and make friends with parents they will be spending the forthcoming years with.
The day before the start of term, pupils are invited in for a day in School to find their way around, settle in, make friends and feel comfortable before the rest of the School returns.
For any further information, or if you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Team on 01823 668803 or email at admissions@wellington-school.org.uk
Wellington School is an associate school of the Prep School Baccalaureate http://www.psbacc.org/testimonials/
