Newark Road, Wellow, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG22 0EA
10 reasons to choose Wellow House School
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Wellow House School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Newark and one of the 2 best primary schools for 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Wellow House School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, with a senior department to age 16, and is a member of the Alpha Schools group. Wellow House School fees range from £3,469 (Rec) to £5,462 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Wellow House School has one class per year and an average class size of 13.
Leavers' destinations
Leavers’ destination schools for Wellow House School pupils are local state and independent schools at age 11. Some pupils stay on for 13+ entry to a boarding school. In 2021 the school opened a 13-16 provision so that pupils can continue to GCSEs.
The Wellow House School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for pre-prep and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages from Year 2, and for most subjects from Year 4.
Sport at Wellow House School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Wellow House School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Wellow House School
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Worksop College (12.9 miles); Mount St Mary’s College (17.3 miles); Lincoln Minster School (25.2 miles).
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