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| Wetherby School (Pre-prep) | |
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England
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| Type | Private pre-prep day school |
| Motto | Care, Share and Be Fair |
| Established | 1951 |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Department for Education URN | 100519 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Paul David |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 2 to 8 |
| Colour(s) | Grey, Red |
| Website | www |
Wetherby School is a group of private schools for boys aged two to eighteen in Notting Hill, Kensington, and Marylebone, London, owned and operated by the Inspired Education Group. Its prep school is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools.
The school is named after Wetherby Place, in turn named after a West Yorkshire town, Wetherby, and should not be confused with Wetherby High School, a local secondary school.
It has several notable former pupils, including William, Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and the actor Hugh Grant.
Wetherby School was founded in 1951 as a pre-preparatory school for boys aged 4–8. In 2004 it opened a preparatory department (known as Wetherby Prep, and intended to be a separate school) in a nearby building, allowing boys to stay on until the age of 13. The prep school has since moved to its current location in Marylebone.
The school's original building, in 1951, was in Wetherby Place in South Kensington (hence the name, Wetherby School) but in 1971 it moved to its present building in Pembridge Square, on the other side of Kensington Gardens. The school building is a white stucco double fronted Victorian house in the Italianate style typical of Notting Hill and Holland Park architecture, constructed in about 1850. It is on the south side of Pembridge Square, a private garden square with keyholder-only access which the boys use as their playground.
In 2020 the school was recognized as one of the world's 100 leading schools by The Schools Index.[1]
Pupils are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and operates, therefore, no entrance examination, test or interview. The result is that the school caters for boys of many different abilities and talents.
The boys wear a uniform of grey shorts, grey blazers with red trim, white shirts and plain red ties; and a grey peaked cap. The school logo "WS" in red is on the cap and on the breast pocket of the blazer.
| Wetherby Preparatory School | |
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Prep:48Bryanston Square
London
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W1H 2EA
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| Type | Private day school |
| Established | 2004 2015 (senior school) |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| Department for Education URN | 134822 Tables |
| Head teacher | Mark White |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 7 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 374 |
| Website | www |
In 2004, Wetherby expanded to open a prep division for boys aged 7 to 13, sited in Bryanston Square, London. In September 2012, Wetherby Prep was awarded 'Prep School of the Year' at the annual Tatler School Awards at the Dorchester Hotel.[2]
| Wetherby Senior School | |
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Senior:100 Marylebone Lane
London
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United Kingdom
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| Type | Private day school |
| Established | 2004 2015 (senior school) |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| Department for Education URN | 142336 Tables |
| Head teacher | Joe Silvester |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 400 |
| Website | www |
Due to popular demand, Wetherby Senior School for boys aged 11 to 18 opened for its first intake in September 2015.[3][4] It is located at the former premises of DLD College LondononMarylebone Lane, a ten-minute walk away from the prep school.
| Wetherby Kensington School | |
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4 Wetherby Gardens
London
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SW5 0JN
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| Information | |
| Type | Private day school |
| Established | 2017 |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| Department for Education URN | 144516 Tables |
| Head teacher | Helen Milnes |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 4 to 8 |
| Enrolment | 150 |
| Website | www |
Wetherby School Kensington is the most recent school to join the Wetherby family, with their doors opening in September 2017. Wetherby School Kensington is situated on Wetherby GardensinKensington, which is the same street that the original Wetherby School was based back in 1951, and takes boys from Reception – Year 3 (4–8 years old).
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