Wells Cathedral School

Wells, Somerset

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Founded

2 - 18

Age range

Girls

School type

£11,789 - £16,990

Boarding / term

In short

Wells Cathedral School is a girls boarding and day school in Wells, Somerset, educating pupils aged 2 - 18. Boarding fees are £11,789 - £16,990 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.

Type: Girls boarding & day
Boarders from: 8 - 18
Ethos: Church of England
Guardian required: Yes

Known for Music Choral & Cathedral Maths

About

About Wells Cathedral

The story, ethos and character of Wells Cathedral.

Setting: Town
Ethos: Church of England
Head: Mr Alastair Tighe

Founded over 1,111 years ago, Wells Cathedral School is a family-orientated, co-educational boarding and day School for 2-18 year olds. The School provides an all-round education alongside world-class Specialist Music and Chorister training.

The School's mission is to inspire every individual pupil to nurture their talents in a vibrant, creative, spiritual and stimulating environment to become a responsible global citizen. Perfectly located in the heart of the medieval City of Wells, in the beautiful surroundings of Somerset, the school offers a great balance between rural and city life with easy access to Bristol Airport, and Bath, Frome and Castle Cary train stations (with direct train links to London).

Wells provides an innovative and bold curriculum with an Integrated Arts Programme, Modern Foreign Languages, STEM, a Specialist Music Scheme and a Specialist Maths Scheme.

Sport is an integral part of the School's overall education with numerous pupils gaining representation at county and national level. Offering over 15 sport options and the School is proud to have been named home to one of the 10 most picturesque cricket grounds in Britain by Chief Cricket writer Scyld Berry at The Telegraph in 2024.

The School has recently won awards for sport and performing arts. The School is unique in being one of the four Specialist Music Schools in England but within the setting of an independent school. This allows them to cater for musicians of exceptional talent on specifically designed programmes that put music at the centre of the pupils' daily school routine, but it also enables them to provide a very broad range of musical opportunities for those who pursue music as a hobby.