Our admissions process for September 2025 will see each candidate being asked to:

1. Provide their most recent set of reports or a reference for each applicant. Schools will be welcome to provide further evidence of each candidate’s interests, abilities and achievement.

2 Complete an online assessment which assesses a range of a skills including English proficiency and non-verbal and quantitative reasoning. It will not be possible to prepare for this test and it will be completed at Wellington School on our assessment day.  We use an external service GL Assessments.

3. Hand write a short piece of no more than 100 words as part of the Entrance Assessment Day in School.

4. Following the assessments, we run a lovely team-building activity, which is a chance to make friends and participate in some fun activities, which will be observed.

Our Year 7 intake is approximately half from our Prep School and half from surrounding Primary Schools.

We run Taster Days for our incoming Year 7 pupils, where they come in a small group and spend the day in School sampling a range of lessons, have lunch in the Dining Hall and take part in some musical and sporting activities.  These taster days will take place in the the Autumn Term 2024.

We invite all incoming Year 7 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,

Regular contact with tutors follows in the first weeks and the whole year goes off camping together in week two, so everyone gets to know each other!

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

Year 7 Admissions Process

Year 7 Entrance And Scholarship Forms

A number of pupils join the School in Year 8 and for children looking to join in September 2025 these pupils will take part in a combination of written and oral assessments and will be interviewed by the Head of Lower School.  

We would encourage pupils to spend a Taster Day in the School with Year 7 pupils to learn about the School day and start to make friends.

Our admissions process for September 2025 will see each candidate being asked to:

• sit on-line 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.

Wellington School is an associate school of the Prep School Baccalaureate http://www.psbacc.org/testimonials/

Year 9 Admissions Process

Year 9 Entrance And Scholarship Forms

Pupils wishing to enter Year 10 will be examined in Mathematics and English and a subject of their choice from Science, Modern Languages, History or Geography.  Current school reports are requested prior to assessments. We would be delighted to arrange a tour for families, a meeting with the Headmaster and a taster day for pupils prior to taking the examinations.

We arrange for pupils to come in for Taster Days, where they are matched up with a like-minded Wellington pupils 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.

Sixth Form Foundation

This is a course for International Students.  Students must be 15 or 16 at the start of the course, and hold an IELTS 5.0 or above. Complete the registration form and return with registration fee (£100) and the student’s recent school reports. All students will be required to sit our Mathematics test and English test to help us determine the level of support required. We will also set up an online interview. If the required academic standards are met, an offer of a place will be made which can then be accepted by the student.

The only year groups where we do not admit pupils are Year 11 which is mid-way through the GCSE course and the Upper Sixth. Although theoretically it is possible to change schools during the public examination courses, we find that, in reality, it is impossible to match syllabuses. In such cases we would always recommend re-starting the GCSE course, even if this does mean dropping back a year.

Sixth Form Entry

Entry to the Sixth Form is by current school reports and predicted GCSE Grades. Candidates require a minimum of 3 x Level Six and 3 x Level Four/Five Grades at GCSE (3 B grades and 3 C grades) to enter the Sixth Form, however a minimum of a Level  7 at GCSE is required to study Maths or Physics at A-Level. 

We have a thriving Sixth Form and welcome new students each year.

Sixth Form Prospectus

The only year groups where we do not admit pupils are Year 11 which is mid-way through the GCSE course and the Upper Sixth. Although theoretically it is possible to change schools during the public examination courses, we find that, in reality, it is impossible to match syllabuses. In such cases we would always recommend re-starting the A level course, even if this does mean dropping back a year.

Scholarships are offered for those pupils who show outstanding ability.  For entry in September 2025 applicants for academic scholarships will be required take part in a 20 minute interview which will include problem-solving questions in Maths and English.

In addition, we offer Sport, Music, Drama, Performing Arts and Art/Design scholarships which, for September 2025 entry,  will be awarded following assessments.

Means tested bursaries are also available.