Academic News

22 May 2017

Geneva Exchange

At the end of March, ten Wells students travelled to Geneva for a week on the first leg of their French exchange with students from...

Wells Cathedral School student selected for Stanford Summer College Programme

12 May 2017

Sylvia Selected for Stanford Summer College Programme

Congratulations to Year 11 Wells International Study Centre (WISC) pupil Sylvia, who has been selected for the prestigious 8-week Stanford Summer College Programme over the...

Students participating in the French Spelling Bee

04 May 2017

French Spelling Bee Competition

This year, the Languages Faculty took part, for the second year running, in the Routes Into Languages National Languages Spelling Bee competition. Over 5,000 students...

24 Mar 2017

Science Comedy Show at Cedars Hall

On Thursday afternoon, comedy physicist Steve Mould brought his unique mix of experiments and comedy to students in Years 9 and 10, in the Eavis...

24 Mar 2017

Simon Singh Visits Cedars Hall

On Thursday afternoon, Somerset-born particle physicist, cypher expert and TV science guru, Simon Singh gave an inspiring lecture The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets to...

17 Mar 2017

Particle Physics Masterclass

On Tuesday 15 sixth form physics students had the opportunity of taking part in a Particle Physics Masterclass at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories in Oxfordshire....

17 Mar 2017

UK Maths Challenge Gold Award

Congratulations to the group of students who gained Gold in the Intermediate UK Maths Challenge in February: Harry and Amber in Year 9; William, Jonathan...

30 Jan 2017

British Physics Olympiad

Congratulations to eight Wells students who participated in the British Physics Olympiad Round 1. This gruelling paper challenges the 2000 most able physicists in the...

30 Jan 2017

English Speaking Union Public Speaking

On Thursday a public team consisting of Year 11 student Angus, Year 10 student Frances and Year 9 student Benjamin took to the stage to...

25 Jan 2017

University and Music College Offers

Sixth form students have enjoyed a successful start to the new year, with well over a hundred offers of places at Russell Group universities, including...

21 Nov 2016

STEM Roadshow

On Tuesday, junior school pupils in Years 4 to 6, along with lower school students in Years 7 and 8 took part in a fantastic...

Group with the straw for the mediaeval hut

30 Sep 2016

Thatching Straw Arrives for the Mediaeval Hut

Many thanks to the Parents’ Association for funding the thatching straw required for the roof of the history department’s mediaeval hut, currently under construction on...

30 Aug 2016

GCSE Exam Results Summer 2016

There is much celebration at Wells Cathedral School this week with students achieving impressive GCSE and IGCSE results following their summer examinations. One third of...

19 Aug 2016

A-level Results 2016

There was much to celebrate at Wells Cathedral School on Thursday, following this year’s successful A-level results. More than 15 per cent of the grades...

04 Jul 2016

Wells Bright Spark

Year 12 Student Lydia has just completed a prestigious work experience with law firm Burges Salmon in Bristol. Lydia was chosen to take part in...

17 Jun 2016

University of Southampton Maths Challenge

Congratulations to three lower school students: Year 8 pupil Harry, who came second in this year’s national University of Southampton Junior Maths Challenge; Year 7...

$UK Junior Maths Challenge Gold$

08 Jun 2016

UK Junior Maths Challenge Gold

Congratulations to five pupils from Years 7 and 8, who all achieved a gold award in this year’s UK Junior Maths Challenge: Louis in Year...

18 May 2016

Presentation Prize for Wells Geologists

Congratulations to our team of Year 12 and 13 geologists, who won the Presentation Prize and were runners up in the Geologists’ Association National Schools...