Find your Future
Wrekin, a co-educational senior independent school for pupils aged 11-18 in Shropshire, UK, provides excellent and inspiring teaching, and we pride ourselves on making learning exciting.
We help every child achieve the most they are capable of, prepare them for the competitive world they will enter and give them a lasting sense of the pleasure and value of learning to enrich their future lives.
Everything that is on offer at Wrekin is designed to stretch and challenge our pupils and make them better people, able to move confidently into the global community.
Wrekin spans 100 acres and facilities include a Music School, dedicated Art School, Design School, purpose- built 200-seat theatre, fitness suite, squash courts, two floodlit all- weather (astroturf) sports pitches, cricket fields, rugby pitches, tennis and netball courts, Dance Studio, sports halls, gymnasium, six-lane 25m indoor swimming pool, Fives courts, indoor rowing facilities, computer suites, library, Chapel and Sixth Form Centre.
2023 will see work begin on our new centre for Design and Technology.
Boarding
Our boarding accommodation is spacious and of high quality, housing pupils in a mix of small dormitories and (especially for the older years) double or single studies, some with ensuite or private bathrooms. All houses have a range of common rooms and other facilities – kitchens, bathrooms and games rooms. Boys can board in either Tudor or Bayley, while girl boarders spend evenings and weekends in their purpose-built hall of residence, Hadden Hall. This offers purpose-built boarding accommodation in a mix of small dormitories, common rooms, single and double studies. During the day all girls, day or boarding, congregate in either Clarkson or Roslyn.
Our Home, Your Home
Boarding allows pupils to enjoy the independence and community spirit which comes from living with their peers. It can be great fun, and it also helps young people develop self-discipline, confidence, and an ability to get on with others. Some pupils join as day pupils but choose to become boarders later in their school careers, especially in the Sixth Form when it offers a stepping stone towards university life. For others, particularly those whose parents live abroad or have to travel extensively or move around for their jobs, boarding offers stability and continuity throughout their time at school.
Houses
‘A home away from home’ may be a cliché but we do believe that Wrekin should be a second family, and a second home for those who stay with us. Our accommodation, currently undergoing a programme of renovation, houses pupils in a mix of small dormitories and (especially for the older years) double or single studies, some with ensuite or private bathrooms. All houses have a range of common rooms and other facilities – kitchens, bathrooms and games rooms. Boys can board in either Tudor or Bayley, while girl boarders spend evenings and weekends in their purpose-built hall of residence, Hadden Hall.
Support and Wellbeing
Here at Wrekin we put the wellbeing of our pupils at the centre of all we do and as such have a comprehensive pastoral care system designed to ensure that any problems can be resolved before they become issues. For medical problems we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Centre staffed by State Registered Nurses and a School Doctor is on call two mornings a week.
For pastoral support pupils can approach their Houseparent, tutor, prefects or members of the peer support team. We also have a visiting School Counsellor and a Director of Wellbeing.
Down Time!
We are proud that many UK and international pupils choose Wrekin to be their ‘home away from home’ and as such we know that an active social programme is a vital part of their education during their time with us.
TWIG (The Wrekin International Group) is a thriving social society specifically run by and designed for our international pupils. Social events, quizzes and TWIG ‘mixers’ enable international pupils to share and celebrate their own traditions and culture, as well as learning about others.
Weekend trips and excursions are important to allow our pupils some ‘down time’ as well as increase their cultural knowledge and awareness. We are lucky to be in an area steeped in history and beauty, and take full advantage of the many local tourist areas when planning our boarders’ trips. We also travel further afield with trips to London and Birmingham always popular.
We have exeats throughout the year, but pupils are welcome to stay with us during those weekends.