WELCOME TO WELLS

Children have been educated at Wells Cathedral School for over a thousand years, in what has to be one of the world’s most beautiful and inspiring locations.

But while a sense of place provides something crucial as a child grows up and learns about themselves and the world in which they live, it is even more important that every child feels comfortable and secure enough to be able to discern, explore and test their own talents and interests.

Grounded in a timeless tradition and ethos since its origins as a Chorister School, yet adept enough to relish the challenges of the 21st century, Wells Cathedral School provides an encouraging and ambitious education for every child.

Whether your son or daughter is in the Sixth Form, Senior, Music, Junior or Nursery School, I believe all children’s school days should be filled with opportunities to explore a range of interests and ideas; some will stick, some won’t, but all experiences are valuable and formative.

At Wells we give our pupils numerous opportunities to discover and nurture individual passions, in turn propelling them into a successful and fulfilling life beyond school. We are interested in the education of the whole child, so that our pupils become thoughtful, confident, articulate, creative and caring individuals.

The website provides you with an introduction to the wonderful education we offer to our pupils at Wells Cathedral School. Ordinarily, we would also be very keen to invite you to come and see the School yourselves and to meet us. Since the School is currently operating on a remote learning platform, we are not able to accept visitors to the site at the moment. However, we would still be delighted to meet with you ‘virtually’ – please contact our Admissions Department to set up an appointment. And as soon as we are open again physically do please come and see us!

Alastair Tighe, Head Master