Wrekin College
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| Headmaster | Mr S. Drew |
| School type | Private / Selective |
| Religious affiliation | Church of England |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Location | Wellington, Shropshire |
| Enrollment | circa 450 |
| Age Range | 11-18 mixed |
| School colour(s) | Blue & Grey |
| House colours |
Bayley - Green |
Wrekin College is a co-educational independent school located in Wellington, Shropshire, England. Part of the Allied Schools, it is also a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The school was founded in 1880 as Wellington College by Sir John Bayley. In 1920, it was sold to the Revd Percy Warrington, a Church of England clergyman and renamed Wrekin College. Girls were introduced to the sixth form by headmaster Geoffrey Hadden in 1975. It became fully co-educational in 1983. There are currently 420 pupils of which 30% are boarders and 40% are girls.
[edit] Old Wrekinians
- Harry Andrews (1911-1989), British stage and film actor
- William R. P. George (1912-2006), Welsh poet
- Sir Peter Gadsden (1929 – 2006), former Lord Mayor of London (1979), businessman
- Brian Epstein (1934 – 1967), record producer
- Malcolm Bruce (1944 - ), LibDem MP
- Sir Ian Blair (1953 - ), Metropolitan Police Commissioner (2005 - )
- Bob Warman (c. 1955 - ), television presenter
2006-2007 School Prefects:
Head Boy - Adam Lunt
Head Girl - Nicola Jones
Head of Clarkson (girls house) - Emma Price
Head of Roslyn (girls house) - Olivia Baker
Head of Tudor (boys house) - Simon Richards
Head of York (boys house) - Adam Smith
Head of Bayley (boys house) - Mathew Humphreys
wrekin college rocks! Tudor house
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