Wellingborough School

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Wellingborough School
Motto 'Salus in Arduis'
Established 1595
Type Independent school
Affiliation Church of England
Headmaster Mr G R Bowe
Students 900 approx
Location Irthlingborough Road,
Wellingborough, England
Website Official Website


Wellingborough School is an independent fee-paying day school situated in Wellingborough, England in Northamptonshire. It was founded in 1595 making it one of the oldest schools in the country. The original School was a Tudor Grammar situated in the centre of the town but was moved in 1881 to the present 45 acre site. Until the year 2000 the school was still predominantly a boarding School and girls were admitted for the first time in 1979. The school is divided into three distinct sections: the Pre-Preparatory, which caters from nursery to year 3, Preparatory, catering from years 4 to 8 and the Senior school encompassing years 9 to 13. The Current Headmaster of The Senior School is Mr. Gary Bowe BA a former deputy head.


In the senior school there are five boys houses - Garne's, Fryer's, Parker-Steyne's, Cripps and Platts - and three girls houses - Nevill, Weymouth and Marsh.

It is renowned for its academic as well as extra-curricular success, in terms of football, rugby, cricket, x-country, D of E, CCF, drama, art and music. Recent drama productions have included Guys + Dolls, The Crucible and Anything Goes along with the popular 'Stars in their eyes', 'Rock and Blues concert' and House singing and music.

[edit] Alumni

[1] Richard Coles , (b.1962) Pianist of the pop band [The Communards]

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