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It was named in honour of the victor of Waterloo and its students definitely live up to its motto of ‘Heroum Filii’ (‘children of heroes’). Recently, for example, fourth-form pupil Ishan Kapur was honoured with a Diana Award for his work supporting a school in India. And despite living with cerebral palsy, another student, David Lofthouse – who was told as a young child that he would never walk – completed the 5km cross-country course, cheered on by the whole school. One teacher, turning to head James Dahl, declared: ‘This is the most amazing and emotional day I have ever experienced at the college.’ Parents are huge fans of Dahl, whose ability to remember the names of all 1,000 of his charges is regarded as a superpower. In the estimation of one, ‘he’s visible, engaged, humble, open and transparent’. He’s certainly enacting a host of innovations. A wellbeing centre is on the way, as is an educational research and innovation hub called The Bridge; and there is now a collaborative sex education provision, which sees students attending workshops and joining panels with their peers. Meanwhile, Wellington is concentrating on completing its transition to co-education, and is building a new mixed Sixth Form boarding house. Exam results remain steady and strong – 25 leavers in 2021 achieved straight A*s at A-level – and a number of the brightest head to Oxbridge.
