Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland
SchooliSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Wells Cathedral School

Other independent school in Wells (Somerset).

Pupils
670
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
36.9%
2025/26
Capacity
84%
670 / 800 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

In addition to these policies made available online, the School maintains a number of additional policies which govern its procedures and which are available on request to bursar@wells-cathedral-school. com We received the highest possible rating of "Excellent" for both the academic and the personal development of our pupils in our most recent report.

Follow this link for more details about our 2023 Independent Inspectorate Report (ISI) Report. Through our close relationship with Wells Cathedral, we combine work, study and spirituality in a creative mix that runs in harmony with the whole school family.

Our school chaplain looks after the overall spiritual life of the school and is available to everyone in the community, whether they have a personal christian faith or not. We have weekly services in Wells Cathedral for the whole Senior School and a Sunday evening service for boarders. In addition the whole school gathers together in the cathedral for major Christian festivals.

We show the way to live well and happily, and our pupils are inspired to live with integrity and social responsibility, upholding our rich Christian tradition.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Badminton
  • Choir
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Orchestra
  • Photography
  • Robotics
  • Rugby
  • Swimming

Awards

4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Food for LifeRecognised award
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award

Key facts

URN
123916
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
2 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1955

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record