The Liberty, Wells, Somerset BA5 2ST
10 reasons to choose Wells Cathedral Prep School
Top line
Wells Cathedral Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 87. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Wells and one of the 3 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Wells Cathedral Prep School is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is also a Choir School. Boarding from Year 4 for the 10% of pupils who board. 90% are full boarders and 10% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Wells Cathedral School, an all-through school to age 18. Wells Cathedral Prep School fees range from £3,646 (Rec) to £7,335 per term (2025/26). Full boarding fees range from £11,263 to £12,494 per term. Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Wells Cathedral Prep School has one class per year rising to two and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep School pupils move up to Wells Cathedral School.
The Wells Cathedral Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, and also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5. Forest School for pre-prep and outdoor learning for older pupils.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, art, drama, dance and music throughout, for languages from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Wells Cathedral Prep 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 Wells Cathedral Prep School
School educates the choristers of Wells Cathedral. The choir was ranked the best choir (with children) in the world by Gramophone Magazine in December 2010. Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs (in addition to the Choristers), orchestra and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Annual Arts Week.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm. Nursery open for 50 weeks of the year.
Find another school near Wells Cathedral Prep School
Millfield Prep & Pre-Prep (8.8 miles); All Hallows School (9.5 miles); Sidcot School, Junior School (12.9 miles).
St Joseph & St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Wells (0.2 miles); Horrington Primary School (2 miles); Walton Church of England Primary School (9.1 miles).
Wells Cathedral School (0 miles); Millfield School (9.1 miles); Downside School (11.2 miles).
The Blue School (0.7 miles); The Kings of Wessex Academy (8.2 miles); Norton Hill Academy (9.6 miles).