We have a dream at Wells Cathedral School. We dream of offering ‘an inspiring education, in a musically alive and beautiful environment, as a brilliant foundation for life’. Our dream was created by the whole school community, and we work together every day to make it a reality. I’m focused especially on the ‘brilliant foundation for life’, because that’s the most important thing that a school must do; it enfolds everything. Wells Cathedral School is, as far as we know, unique in the world: co-educational, day and boarding, 3-18 junior and senior school, academically forward looking and successful, creative, innovative, competitive, seeking change, historic, a cathedral’s choir school, – and a specialist music school inside a proper school.

Some schools are good at making people good at being at school. We want to help our children and young men and women to become good at learning, good at being alive, good at being world citizens, good at being themselves. That’s why our school motto means be what you are. We believe that this inspiring education happens best in a warm and supportive community where people can learn from their mistakes, be constantly and appropriately challenged and be happy. Come and see us!

Elizabeth Cairncross, Principal