Wellington College

Prince Albert's conviction that education should serve society remains a live thread at Wellington College, reflected in its mission, the Prince Albert Foundation and a selective, co-educational boarding community for pupils aged 12 to 19. A sixth form extends that route, while full boarding makes house life, pastoral care and the rhythm of the week central to the experience.

Breadth comes before specialisation in the Third Form. English, mathematics and science sit alongside humanities, two modern languages and choices spanning art, computer science, design engineering, dance, drama, music and physical education. Classics gives the programme a distinctive thread: pupils study Latin or Greek and Latin, with Ancient History available as a further humanities option.

Later choices separate into two demanding routes. Wellington offers A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme; the IB combines higher- and standard-level study across languages, science, humanities and mathematics, while A Levels allow a more concentrated programme. In 2025, 86.7% of GCSE grades were 9-7 and 85.7% of A Level grades were A*-B, within an academic model that keeps breadth before specialisation.

House staff, tutors, wellbeing teams and medical staff support a full-boarding pattern in which time at home is available from Saturday after commitments until Sunday evening. Girls joined the sixth form in 1975 and co-education expanded from 2006; the overall balance is 50:50. The Prince Albert Foundation offers 110% bursaries to selected pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, and the September 2025 inspection found the relevant standards met. Wellington's defining combination is public purpose, classical breadth, sixth-form choice and a boarding culture that reaches into every part of the week.