Wrekin College

Wrekin College is an independent co-educational boarding and day school located in Wellington, Shropshire, England. It was founded by Sir John Bayley in 1880 and is known as ‘The School in the Garden’ owing to its extensive grounds and playing fields. Part of the Allied Schools, it is also a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Wrekin College
Address
Sutherland Road

, ,
TF1 3BH

England
Coordinates52.7024°N 2.5100°W / 52.7024; -2.5100
Information
TypePublic School
Independent day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Aut vincere aut mori

(Either to conquer or to die)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1880
FounderSir John Bayley
Chairman of Governing BodyRichard Pearson
HeadmasterTim Firth
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Number of students492
Houses  Bayley,   Clarkson,
  Lancaster,   Roslyn,
  Tudor,   York.
Former houses:
  Hanover,   Norman,
  Eastfield,   Saxon. Windsor,  
Colour(s)     
PublicationThe Wrekinian

History

The school was founded in 1880 as Wellington College by Sir John Bayley.

In 1915 less than 100 acres (0.40 km2) of the Lilleshall Hall estate were purchased from the Duke of Sutherland, who retained the Hall and 50 acres (200,000 m2).

In 1920, it was sold to the Revd Percy Warrington, a Church of England clergyman and renamed Wrekin College. The Rev. Canon Guy Pentreath was a notable headmaster from 1943 to 1952.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited Wrekin on Friday 17th March 1967, having opened Shire Hall in Shrewsbury earlier that day. The Headmaster, Robert Dahl (Headmaster. 1952-71), greeted the Queen, and in his study presented a specially bound copy of B.C.W Johnson’s A Brief History of Wrekin College, whilst Head of School, David Franklin (W. 1961-67) was given the honour of presenting a cricket bat for her sons.

Girls were introduced to the sixth form by headmaster Geoffrey Hadden in 1975. It became fully co-educational in 1983. There are currently approximately 492 pupils including a number of international boarders. The school admits pupils from the age of eleven.

In 2006, the trust was merged with that of the Old Hall Preparatory School (founded 1845), which moved from its original site on Limekiln Lane to the site of Wrekin College.

Old Wrekinians Association

In 1907 the Old Wrekinian Association (OWA) was created by 14 past pupils, it now has almost 6000 members. The purpose of the OWA is to help past students keep in touch with one another and the school. The OWA Record magazine is published twice a year.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Wrekin College

Footnotes

    1. ^ Manwaring, Randle (2002). From Controversy to Co-Existence: Evangelicals in the Church of England 1914–1980. Cambridge: CUP. p. 57.

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