The Orange
The Orange
The HM
Mary Hughan joined Wellington and the Orange in September 2022, arriving from Alleyn’s School in London where she ran a mixed House of 92 day pupils. Mary moved here with her husband Nick, who also works at Wellington, and their three children, Jack, George and Molly and dog, Rusty. Mary worked at Alleyn’s for twenty years and teaches French and Spanish but has also coached several netball and tennis teams. She spent most of her childhood in North Yorkshire, but originally comes from Goodwood, in West Sussex. She studied languages at Durham University, spending a year in Paris and Granada as part of the course, and went on to complete her PGCE at Cambridge University. She loves sport, the outdoors, music and, travelling.
The House
The Orange was the first, purpose-built 13-18 girls House at Wellington College, and celebrates its 20th birthday in 2026. Its facilities are wonderful: light and spacious communal areas, a large, modern kitchen, a private back garden, huge conservatory, home cinema, rooms with wonderful views – there’s even a lift! Architecturally self-contained yet right in the middle of things, girls love the sense of being able to come ‘home’ and relax, while also having the supportive space to work individually or in groups.
Orange girls are kind, inclusive and caring; they work very hard, play plenty of music, sing, dance, act, paint, swim, ride, run, write – always looking out for each other in the process. They leave the College as well-rounded selfless and confident individuals, having been shaped by each other and by the superb team of tutors who, along with Olivia the Matron and Josie Cox, the DHM, help make the Orange such a special place to learn and to live.
