Know exactly where your child stands for Wellington College
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Wellington College 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Wellington College 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Wellington College
Wellington College is a mixed independent school. Its 11+ entrance exam uses the ISEB Pretest, and there is no interview stage in the admissions process. The school is co-educational.
If you have a sociable, all-round child who would relish boarding life, Wellington College is one of the best-known names in it. A co-educational boarding and day school in Crowthorne, Berkshire, it sits in a 400-acre campus near the Surrey border, with around 1,180 pupils aged thirteen to eighteen, most of them boarding, which makes it the largest co-educational boarding school in the south-east. It was founded in 1853 as a national monument to the first Duke of Wellington, and Queen Victoria laid its foundation stone.
Five words sit at the centre of College life: kindness, courage, respect, integrity and responsibility, and pupils are asked to live by them. The Good Schools Guide is admiring, calling Wellington the pinnacle of what modern boarding is all about, a school of extraordinary facilities and confident, curious youngsters whose reputation for pastoral care stands up to scrutiny. As one pupil put it, Wellington is not just famous for pastoral care, it is true. Sport is taken seriously and widely enjoyed, with pupils cheerfully claiming they are really good at everything, and the arts are just as central, with hundreds taking music or drama lessons and a strong tradition of house performances.
It suits a sociable, all-round child who will make the most of full boarding, a broad academic offer and a packed life beyond lessons. The College has been led by the Master, James Dahl, since 2019, and a child who throws themselves into things will find plenty here to throw themselves into.
Key facts
Annual fees
Boarding £20,750 per term (incl VAT); Day £15,250 per term (incl VAT). 2025/26. (Per term, not annual.)
Admissions
Admissions contact
https://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/contact/get-in-touch/
Admissions phone
+44 (0)1344 444 013
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
ISEB Common Pre-Test
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Odd Word Out
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Verbal Classification
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets - Opposite Face
- Shape Completion
- Vertical/Horizontal Reflections
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
Most pupils at this school sit IGCSE and Pre-U qualifications, which are not reflected in DfE's published GCSE measures. See the school's own website for full results.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved an A- average grade per A-Level entry. 42.5% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Wellington College use for the 11+?
Wellington College uses the ISEB Pretest for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does Wellington College interview as part of the 11+?
No, there is no interview stage as part of Wellington College's 11+ admissions process.
Is Wellington College co-educational or single-sex?
Wellington College is a co-educational school, admitting both boys and girls.
What is Wellington College's official website for 11+ admissions?
The official website for Wellington College 11+ admissions is https://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/admissions/joining-at-11/.
What are the fees for Wellington College?
For 2025/26, boarding fees are £20,750 per term and day fees are £15,250 per term. These are per term, not annual.
Location
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