Wellesley Haddon Dene School
Wellesley Haddon Dene School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 156 pupils and room for 320.
114 Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2DG01843 862991wellesleyhaddondene.co.ukMrs Joanne Parpworth headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Kent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 156 | 127 | 167 | 210 | 116 | 98 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 13% | 10% | 14% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Junior School | Academy | 440 m | 515 | No overall grade 2025 | 90 | Compare |
| Maple Tree Primary School | Independent | 460 m | 9 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| EKC Group | Further education | 550 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mildred's Primary Infant School | Foundation | 560 m | 269 | Outstanding 2021 | 96 | Compare |
| The Charles Dickens School | Academy | 710 m | 1,117 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs | Foundation | 800 m | 407 | No overall grade 2024 | 6 | Compare |
| Dane Court Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 870 m | 1,152 | Good 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs | Academy | 0.6 miles | 151 | No overall grade 2025 | 37 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Wellesley Haddon Dene School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Wellesley Haddon Dene School yet.
How many pupils does Wellesley Haddon Dene School have?
156 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 320 places, so it is 49% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 114 Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2DG
- Telephone
- 01843 862991
- Website
- www.wellesleyhaddondene.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Mrs Joanne Parpworth
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Viking
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1929
- URN
- 118938 · LAESTAB 8866001 · UKPRN 10015812
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.