Wellington College UK
Wellington College is a leading co-educational day and boarding school in Berkshire, set in 400 acres alongside its prep school, Wellington College Prep. Serving over 1,500 pupils aged 3–18, its mission is to pioneer education that helps shape a better world.
Wellington College was granted its Royal Charter in December 1853, with Queen Victoria laying the foundation stone in 1856. It is the national memorial to Britain’s most distinguished military leader, the Duke of Wellington, who was described on his death by Queen Victoria as ‘the greatest Englishman that has ever lived’. Few schools possess such a rich heritage and such a close relationship with the Royal Family. Today, the College is renowned for being an outward-facing school with a strong international perspective.
Wellington College is dynamic in every sense of the word, yet is rooted firmly in the five College values: Kindness, Courage, Respect, Integrity, and Responsibility. These values underpin every aspect of life at Wellington. Recruitment of staff, selection of students, policies and practices, and day-to-day decision making are all founded on the five values.
Our educational philosophy is focused on the traits which we would like all Wellingtonians to acquire before taking their place in the adult world.
Our pupils will:
- be inspired by everything they do at Wellington, both inside and outside of the classroom, so they leave school as interested and interesting people;
- adopt a genuinely intellectual approach to their academic work and to their view of the world around them, in the knowledge that a Wellington education is only the beginning of an exciting and life-long journey of learning;
- become truly independent, as those who can think, learn and cope independently so that they will be the leaders and game-changers of the future;
- be valued and developed as an individual, so their Wellington experience is much more than just going to school – rather, it is the journey to self; and
- be inclusive in all dealings with other people, so they leave the College not in a bubble of privilege and elitism, but with the ability to engage with their local, national and international communities, and with a burning desire to do good in the world.