General news

Fire breaks out in "old laundry" on Friday 27th January

In an article written for The Times, Dr Seldon discusses his thoughts on education

A character-building venture for over 600 teenagers at Wellington College

Wellington College hosted the annual British Schools Smallbore Rifle Association Winter Open on Saturday 3rd December at their 6 lane indoor rifle range.

Join us on April 30th in a gala celebration of more than 150 years of Wellington College

Join us on April 30th in a gala celebration of more than 150 years of Wellington College.

Last week, Wellington remembered the fallen in a week of ceremonies, services, tributes and drama.

HM the Queen opens the Round Square International Conference at Wellington College on Monday 17th October.

Over sixty Heads gathered at Wellington College on 23rd September, for the Academies Symposium

August 22 2011 was a historic day for Wellington College Tianjin, which opened its doors to pupils for the first time.

A DVD of highlights of Speech Day 2011 is now available.

Record-breaking A level, IB and GCSE results make us the UK's top co-educational, large boarding school.

On July 2 at around 11am, a team of 6 Wellingtonians lead by Grace Devlin, set off from Dover to swim the English channel.

During July, nine members of CR (David Walker, Nick Maloney, Nic Amy, Dan Townley, Julian O'Loughlin, Robin Dyer, Delyth Draper, Grace Devlin, Michael Denhart and support maestro Roger Auger) and one ex-member, Jon Walmsley will be undertaking a challenge

With tuition fees increasing up to three fold for 2012 entry and the increasing competitiveness of UK university entrance, more students than ever before are considering viable alternatives.

The Directors of Admissions, Music and Development return to Hong Kong, for the weekend of September 24th and 25th 2011, to conduct interviews and auditions.

The Sunday Times/Wellington College Festival of Education on 25 and 26 June was a resounding success. Visit the site to learn more about some of the most important issues in education today as discussed at the Festival..

With an exciting and developing programme, Wellington's Artsfest 2011 punches beyond its weight. Find out more and buy your tickets here.

Sam Gore & Theo Bakewell, both of the mighty Stanley, conquered the Three Peaks Challenge (with the help of Theo’s parents Simon and Cheri).

On April 30th 2012, Wellington will be at the Royal Albert Hall in a unique, spectacular celebration of our past, present and future. Hold the date.

Over 300 Wellingtonians received prizes in a spectacular prize giving ceremony this year attended by his grace the Duke of Wellington and over 3000 guests

Science Olympiad Triumph for Wellingtonians in Physics and Chemistry

Two inspections praise Wellington’s outstanding academic and pastoral provision

Wellington win the Rosslyn Park National Schools 7s tournament for a record 10th time

Wellington Field Gun crew are proud to be part of the British Military Tournament in support of ABF – The Soldiers’ Charity.

End of Term is approaching, but Andrew Wilkinson will definitely not be relaxing on the beach. He's off to Greenland to join polar explorer Alex Hibbert as they make an attempt on the fastest crossing of its ice-cap.

In recent weeks Wellington pupils have again shown their prowess on a National or International stage. A few mini-reports give the flavour of what they've been up to.

Whilst at Wellington Nick won a couple of design prizes in London.He's now an OW but has done it again.

Apprentice meets X Factor at Wellington College to raise money for Crowthorne charity, DEBRA

This afternoon those in the Chapel all heard a very moving talk by Mariatu Kargbo, former Miss Sierra Leone and Miss World finalist, about her childhood experiences and her gratitude towards the school for raising so much money for her country.

In the latest round of admissions, 20 Wellington students have received offers so far to Oxbridge Colleges and US Ivy League Universities.

Many congratulations to Heidi Baek who won the Junior Masters and Morgan Lake who won the Under 15 Girls’ pentathlon

Wellington College community to read entire King James Version of the Bible in January 2011 to raise money for Christian Aid

Wellington has been a busy place over the last month; and our pupils have been busy outside Wellington as well. When we looked at the Calendar, the half-term just past was the busiest on record

Following his extraordinary and inspirational appearance at the Thailand RS Conference, Peter visited Wellington to explain his work to our pupils. What he said was profound.

Over Half-term, three pupils represented the UK to participate in the Third Annual Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition

Wellington College welcomes Wellington Academy

Wellington IB Extended Essay one of the best in the world

Jake Oldaker has just been selected for the England U17 Rugby Squad

A pioneering British school with some of the most innovative teaching and learning approaches in the West has "cloned" itself in the heart of China

Wellington College congratulates its first batch of IB candidates on attaining their results.

This year's results at Wellington have set a new record for the school, with 93.3% A & B grades, and 18.8% A* grades

In the 2010 Final of the ECF National Schools Championship, Wellington College repeated their success of 2009

Sir Kenneth Baker and Sir Michael Rake also speak at Festival

Polo - Wellington are National U16 champions for the second year running

Wellington College’s third Arts Festival.

Phillip Blond, Rory Bremner, Lord Puttnam and Germaine Greer are among 70 speakers at Festival.

Upper Sixth Form pupil Eunice Tsang has been offered a place to study Fine Art at Goldsmiths College in London

The College is running their lessons and tutorials by web, email and phone from today and is even posting mock exams so no student misses out.

The College is hosting the prestigious RFU International U16s Rugby Festival for the first time this Easter

A strong cast of actors, supported by some of our most able musicians, is taking a unique version of Othello on tour in Asia over Easter

Wellington College win top prize in the finals of the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition

The Junior Colts rugby team reach the U15 Daily Mail Cup Final for the second time in 3 years.

Remus Azoitei and Eduard Stan perform exciting classical programme at Wellington

Wellington to pioneer happiness lessons in China

Wellington College is delighted to welcome the RDFZ Students’ Art Group to this sold-out event on Monday 8th February

On Thursday 4th February, five Wellington students attended a conference at Westminster called ‘Faith in the world’ at which they met the Archbishop of Canterbury

Dr Seldon gives speech calling for political commitment to state/independent school partnerships

Hannah Pugsley wins not just the Junior Indoor title, but the Women's as well

Wellington College welcomed Her Majesty The Queen to the school on 1 December 2009

The first ever Inter-House Art Competition was held at Wellington College last weekend

Wellington College School lays foundation stone for schools in China

Our pupils achieve a record 91.5% A/B grades at A level, the highest in our history.

The end of the Summer Term saw a double dose of success for Wellington's cricketers as the 1st XI won their annual Festival for the first time and the Yearlings won the Lord's Taverners U-14 Berkshire Schools County Cup.

Sebastian Faulks, the acclaimed novelist, goes back to his old school next week as the headline act amongst a sparkling line up at ArtsFest 2009, Wellington College's annual arts festival.

The country's education system should be liberated from the one-size-fits-all GCSE curriculum and examination system, said one of the UK's most influential headmasters today.

The College has no reason for concern for pupil health or wellbeing at present.

Our highest ever finish in this competition in 15 years

Whole School Strides out For Sierra Leone Orphans

Wellington College to teach its students how to think in a major new departure

Wellington College moves to IB Middle Years Programme in pioneering break from GCSEs

The College 1st VII have enjoyed an excellent year, winning 3 tournaments and the nationals

The Spring Term ends with a unique and wery wet Cross Country run - the Kingsley

Annabel Croft recently coached Wellington students in a tennis masterclass

Wellington lets its hair down in order to raise a few thou for charity ...

Wellington's skiers took part in a series of Internation evenst in Frnace and Switzerland and came away with a handful of cups and medals.

Conservatives will 'liberate' poorly performing schools from authority control and usher in a new era for academies

Jon Fisher (OW) was selected for England Saxons and is the youngest member of the squad