Wellington College Prep
Wellington College Prep is an independent school in Sandhurst for boys and girls aged 2 to 14. It has 361 pupils and room for 410.
Crowthorne Road, Sandhurst, GU47 8PH01344 772134wellingtoncollegeprep.org.ukMr Ed Venables headteacherAll 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 Bracknell Forest 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 | 361 | 387 | 358 | 376 | 394 | 381 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 12% | 26% | 22% | 20% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Scotland Hill Primary School | Council | 600 m | 221 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Edgbarrow School | Academy | 900 m | 1,491 | Outstanding 2022 | 88 | Compare |
| Wellington College | Independent (grammar) | 940 m | 1,170 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Uplands Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 940 m | 248 | Good 2023 | 79 | Compare |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst | Academy | 0.8 miles | 199 | Not inspected | 99 | Compare |
| Sandhurst School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 992 | Not inspected | 49 | Compare |
| Wildmoor Heath School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 208 | Report card 2026 | 57 | Compare |
| Owlsmoor Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 507 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Wellington College Prep a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Wellington College Prep yet.
How many pupils does Wellington College Prep have?
361 pupils aged 2 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 410 places, so it is 88% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Crowthorne Road, Sandhurst, GU47 8PH
- Telephone
- 01344 772134
- Website
- www.wellingtoncollegeprep.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Venables
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-14, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Ward
- Sandhurst
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1820
- URN
- 110133 · LAESTAB 8676002 · UKPRN 10015571
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.