In March, Upper Sixth Geographers travelled to Minehead to analyse the hard engineering defences constructed to protect the town from coastal flooding including seawalls, stone... Read More
In March, pupils from Year 9 travelled to Cardiff to investigate themes related to retail developments in the Central Business District. They conducted a retail... Read More
In February, 98 pupils from Years 9, 10 and 11 sat this year’s Intermediate Mathematics Challenge, a 60 minute problem-solving multiple choice test designed to... Read More
Stressed by the challenge of required practicals for A level, Lower Sixth Physicists strained to measure the Young’s Modulus of copper. Pupils were challenged to... Read More
In March, pupils from Lower and Upper Sixth German classes enjoyed their first Stammtisch, an informal gathering with the aim of connecting pupils studying German... Read More
At March’s TED-Talk event, our Lower Sixth speakers delved into a wide array of thought-provoking topics, offering unique insights and perspectives.Magdalena discussed “The Variety of... Read More
A big thank you to the families and Houseparents who hosted Swiss pupils from our partner school, Institut Florimont in Geneva.The visitors took part in... Read More
The Thriving Minds conference in Oxford was an enlightening event that left a profound impact on our group of eight Lower Sixth pupils. Throughout the... Read More
In March, the Bernard Society warmly welcomed the Right Reverend Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells, for a talk on the Coronation of King... Read More
Pupils in Years 10 and 11 represented Wells at team Maths competitions in March. Archie and Maria (Year 10) spent the afternoon at Millfield School... Read More
Lower Sixth Chemists are using lesson time to investigate the chlorination of 2-methylpropan-2-ol, which is one of the required practicals for their A level course.... Read More
On Wednesday 13th March, Lower Sixth pupils had the opportunity to visit the UCAS Discovery Fair in Exeter. This event is the first stage in... Read More
On Tuesday 5th March, the Geography Department took 48 Year 7 pupils to Glastonbury. They conducted a town centre survey and headed up Glastonbury Tor... Read More
Well done to the eight pupils who represented Wells Cathedral School in the virtual National Reading Champions Quiz on Wednesday 6th March. The group of... Read More
Upper and Lower Sixth Geologists were on their field trip to Devon and Cornwall in March. As well as valuable learning opportunities in the outdoor classroom they... Read More
On Monday 26th February, a select group of Lower and Upper Sixth Form pupils travelled to London to visit the Palace of Westminster and then... Read More
On Tuesday 20th February, University of West of England (UWE) Associate Director: Geography and Environment Dr Chris Spencer lectured on managing the Somerset coastline, a... Read More
Pupils in the Upper Sixth have been thrilled to receive and confirm offers from universities and music colleges across the UK this winter. Given how... Read More
On Tuesday 6th February, the Bernard Society welcomed Jeni Whitaker who regaled the audience with the story of her Great Aunt Gladys Mary Hazel the... Read More
On Monday 29th January, pupils in the Lower Sixth had the opportunity to take part in mock interviews in Cedars Hall. Presented with a job... Read More
Many congratulations to the 15 Year 11 Specialist Mathematicians who have just received some fantastic IGCSE results; fourteen were awarded grade 9 and one achieved... Read More
Five Upper Sixth pupils took part in round one of the Royal Society of Chemistry Olympiad on Thursday 25th January. Sean, James, Myron, Poppy, Joseph... Read More
Returning from their Christmas break, pupils in Year 8 were delighted to receive a special festive box sent by a French school. Mrs Alabiso paired... Read More
Pupils in Years 7 and 8 celebrated St Nicholas Day through reverse giving. St Nicholas is known for his generosity and his secret gift-giving, and... Read More
This year we entered a record number of 227 pupils and for the first time the Prep School also participated in the Bebras Computing Challenge.... Read More
Speaker Ben Sparks visited Wells on Monday 27th November to deliver two talks to Specialist Mathematicians. Ben, a former secondary school Maths teacher, is a mathematician and musician who... Read More
After last year’s success, the Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) trip to the Frankfurt Christmas Market in Birmingham run by Mrs Alabiso was repeated this year.... Read More
On Monday 20th November we welcomed representatives from a range of overseas universities including McGill (Canada), University of British Columbia (Canada), Glion and Les Roches... Read More
The Senior School’s Head of English, Mr Bowen, travelled to London on Tuesday 7th November to deliver a lecture on tragedy to A level pupils... Read More
Eleven Sixth Form Historians visited Northumberland and Durham over the half Term break to study sites linked to their A level course on the Early... Read More
On Tuesday 3rd October 35 pupils from Years 11 and the Sixth Form took part in this year’s Senior Mathematical Challenge, run by the United... Read More
We were very excited to find out that Art Scholar Ottilie Murdoch Dovar (Year 8) was announced as the winner of the Nancy Rothwell BioArtAttack Competition in the... Read More
Mrs Alabiso has announced the winners of the European Day of Languages competition.Alice Beattie and Amelie-Rose Wakeford (Year 8) won the Baking Category for their... Read More
Year 10 GCSE pupils spent the day at the Jurassic Coast on Tuesday 26th September, investigating the coastal processes at Durdle Door beach before walking... Read More
On Thursday 21st September pupils from the Lower Sixth spent the day at Dartmoor National Park, Devon.The trip included a visit to Hay Tor, a... Read More
A remarkable biodiversity research expedition to Madagascar was undertaken by twelve pupils from Year 11 and the Sixth Form over the summer holidays, accompanied by... Read More
The Library team are excited to launch a new Senior School reading challenge for this academic year called ‘Bookopoly’. It’s a book-based twist on the... Read More
Wells pupils have been celebrating another year of excellent GCSE results.More than 50% of all awards were grades 7 to 9 (equivalent to A or... Read More
Once again, Wells pupils have been celebrating some outstanding A Level results.Across England, A Level results have returned to pre-pandemic levels. However despite the significant... Read More
Many congratulations to Zino Zigan (Year 7) who, following his recent Gold award in the UK Junior Maths Challenge, has achieved a Certificate of Merit... Read More
On a particularly hot day in June, Year 8 Geographers, accompanied by Mr Boot, Mr Rowley, Mrs Murdoch and Mr Dosanjh, headed to Cheddar for... Read More
Mr Poxon, Head of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, has been nominated onto the National Council of the Independent Schools Religious Studies Association (ISRSA).The ISRSA champions... Read More
In a thrilling exploration of species interdependence, Year 7 pupils embarked on a fascinating pond-dipping adventure. With wide-eyed wonder, our curious young scientists identified an array... Read More
We are delighted to announce the publication of the latest report from the Independent Schools Inspectorate.The School has been awarded the highest possible grade of... Read More
Year 9 Geographers recently visited the Somerset Earth Science Centre at Moon’s Hill Quarry. Their studies focused on the workings of an active quarry in... Read More
On Friday 28th April our Senior School Chess Club received a visit from Oleksandr Matlak, a professional chess coach who has recently moved to Wells... Read More
Selected pupils in KS3 visited the Somerscience festival in Castle Cary on Monday 1st May. The pupils had a fantastic time listening to inspiring talks... Read More
Congratulations to Emily Moores (Upper Sixth) who submitted a poem to the Christopher Tower Poetry Competition which the judges selected for inclusion on the longlist.... Read More
The tenth Iceland field trip enabled the study of aspects of Geography and Geology including plate tectonics, volcanoes, geothermal hot springs and geysers, waterfalls, glacial... Read More
OW Megan Taylor (2020) visited the School to talk to our Lower Sixth Geologists. She is currently at St Anne’s College Oxford studying Earth Sciences,... Read More
On Tuesday 14th March, Year 7 Geographers headed to Glastonbury to measure slope angles on the Tor, find out about why Glastonbury is located where... Read More
Ten of our Lower Sixth pupils presented their TED talks at a fabulous evening event in Cedars Hall. The pupils spoke passionately about topics that... Read More
In celebration of British Science Week, our pupils took part in the Global Battery Experiment conducted by the Royal Society of Chemistry. They created batteries... Read More
From the Nursery to the Sixth Form, pupils across the School were thoroughly engaged in British Science Week, a celebration of science, technology, engineering and... Read More
On Wednesday 8th March, four pupils from Years 10 and 11 took part in the Millfield Team Maths Challenge. Twelve schools from Somerset and Dorset participated... Read More
On Tuesday 28th February, the Bernard Society hosted its third talk of the year in the Sports Pavilion. Mr Jason James, Director General of the... Read More
Mr Bowen, our Senior School Head of English, has recently released the two latest books in his ‘The Art of…’ series, which he co-authors and... Read More
22 pupils from Years 9-11 travelled to Geneva over half term to stay with pupils from the Florimont Institute. As well as attending lessons, they... Read More
Congratulations go to the team of Geologists who submitted their entry for the qualifying round of the National Schools Geology Challenge and have secured a... Read More
On Thursday 23rd February, the Religion, Philosophy and Ethics department hosted its first South West A level conference in Cedars Hall. 250 pupils and 37... Read More
Pupils taking part in Think Tank celebrated International Lego Day by competing to construct a scene containing three separate elements all linked to a country of their choice.... Read More
The Bernard Society enjoyed their first talk of the Epiphany Term on the evening of Thursday 26th January with Dr Ian Rapley, Lecturer in East... Read More
Lower Sixth Geologists visited the nationally important unconformity at the Vallis Vale site near Frome. They described, sketched and interpreted the structures, strata and fossils... Read More
We’re delighted that so many of our English as an Additional Language (EAL) pupils across a range of nationalities have embraced the opportunity to work... Read More
In KS3 Science Club, pupils have been working towards earning Bronze CREST Awards which involved a project on creating and testing bath bombs. The pupils... Read More
Sixteen pupils from Years 8 to the Lower Sixth, all studying German, travelled to Birmingham on 24th November to visit the Frankfurt Christmas Market, the... Read More
On 4th October 33 pupils from Years 11, the Lower and Upper Sixth took part in this year’s Senior Mathematical Challenge, run by the United... Read More
Lower Sixth pupils studying Philosophy, Ethics and Developments in Christian Thought attended the Free and Equal Conference at Lytchett Minster School to listen to a... Read More
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the European Day of Languages, the School’s MFL department invited all year groups in the Senior School to enter... Read More
Congratulations to Grace Lancaster and Alice Beattie (Year 7) who were the winners of the German Language Day scavenger hunt. Pupils were asked to find... Read More
Upper Sixth geographers spent a day in Bristol studying its urban geography, led by Mr Boot and Mrs Murdoch. Their visit featured a boat tour... Read More
The Bernard Society hosted the first speaker of the year on the evening of Tuesday 20th September. Professor Ronald Hutton of the University of Bristol... Read More
Once again, Wells pupils have achieved a set of outstanding GCSE results.Out of 98 pupils, no fewer than 17 achieved a clean sweep of grades... Read More
On A Level results day, Wells pupils have come together at the School to celebrate some outstanding A Level results.Pupils enjoyed success across a range... Read More
Our Lower Sixth physicists were challenged to design and build a bridge to an exacting specification in the space of three weeks. Using only balsa... Read More
For the last two Terms in Science Club, pupils have been researching, engineering and constructing motor-powered airboats. With great excitement, they raced them in the... Read More
Congratulations to En Xuan (Year 7) and Lucille (Year 8) who have each been awarded a winners certificate in the University of Southampton’s Junior Maths... Read More
English classes from the Upper and Lower Sixth joined together last week for a seminar with literary historian Mr Stuart Andrews on the subject of... Read More
Wells Cathedral School has partnered with a department of the University of Cambridge to trial a new online assessment that promises to help pupils perform... Read More
Upper Sixth pupils at Wells Cathedral School have been receiving and confirming offers from universities and music colleges across the UK since the start of... Read More
A group of Senior School pupils travelled to Westonbirt School to take part in WESTMUN, a Model United Nations conference.Model United Nations gives students the... Read More
Congratulations to our four Maths specialists who won the Millfield Team Maths Challenge this week.Samuel Chan (Year 9), Nathan Lam (Year 9), Chris Chan (Year... Read More
On Wednesday 23rd March, Upper Sixth Geographers took a field trip to the Somerset coastline in glorious sunshine. The pupils were studying different approaches to coastal... Read More
We’re delighted to announce the team of Harriet Carlill, Marco Yu, Hermione Christey-Clover, Will Peutherer and Louis Cronin have won the National Schools Geology Challenge,... Read More
On Friday 25th March, Senior School pupils were visited by local author Matt Dickinson who gave two fantastic creative writing workshops. Matt has found inspiration... Read More
In celebration of International Women’s Day, our pupils put on a fascinating evening of music and talks. The construction of the programme and even the... Read More
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