Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment Information – Key Details
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Introduction
Wellington College is a co-educational day and boarding school in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire. Queen Victoria laid the school’s foundation stone in 1856 and inaugurated its public opening in 1859.
The Year 9 curriculum falls into the following categories: Maths, English, Science, Humanities, Modern Languages and Classics, along with three practical/creative subjects (chosen from from Art, Computer Science, Dance, Drama, Design Engineering & Technology, Music and PE).
The co-curricular programme covers a range of Clubs and Societies, such as Classics Society, Economic Affairs Society, English Society, GeoVenture, Life Drawing, Pheng (Philosophy and English), Phil-Thy Society, Politics Society, Psychology Society, Science Society, Tricky Physics, World History Society, Amnesty, Model United Nations, The Observatory, and the Wellington College Peace and Conflict Institute.
In line with the school’s motto Fortune Favours the Bold, pupils adopt an inquisitive intellectual approach towards the world around them, understanding life as an exciting journey of perpetual learning. Taught to think, learn and cope independently, Wellingtonians go on to become the leaders and game-changers of the future, inspired not by privilege and elitism, but by the desire to engage with their local, national and international communities.
Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Exam Information
Address: Crowthorne RG45 7PU
County: Berkshire
Admissions info: admissions@wellingtoncollege.org.uk or 01344 444 013
School type: Independent co-ed boarding school
Open day: February, April, June, October (upcoming)
13+ Exam date: October/November of Year 6
13+ Exam type / Board: ISEB Pretest
Pass mark: Aim for 70%+ in our practice tests. See below for more details.
Open Events for Wellington College 13 plus (13+) Entry
Visitors Days take place on Saturday mornings, seven times a year, and typically include a talk from the Head and a pupil-led tour of the school, concluding with lunch. Spots can be booked via an online booking form.
If you are unable to attend Visitors Days, the school offers Master’s Receptions, which usually include an address by the Master and Director of Admissions and an informal Q&A, followed by a tour of the campus. For more information about these events, please refer to the Admissions Team.
Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Admissions
The first step of the admission process includes registration. You can register your child at any stage for 13+ entry, with the deadline being in June of Year 5. To register your child for 13+ entry, please visit the school’s website.
You will be expected to pay a non-refundable registration fee of £300. In Stage 1, your child will be invited to sit the ISEB Pretest covering English, Maths, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning. In Stage 2 (Jan/Feb Year 6), your child will attend an Assessment Day at Wellington, comprising a series of activities and an interview with a senior member of staff.
Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Scholarships and Bursaries
The school offers Academic Scholarships & Exhibitions and Music Scholarships, Exhibitions & Choral Awards. These don’t provide a reduction in school fees. Discounts in fees are delivered via means-tested bursaries, which hold a value of up to 95% of the fees.
Your child doesn’t have to win a scholarship in order to be considered for a means-tested bursary, however, bursaries do take in consideration individual candidates’ merits, identified during the admissions process. Successful performance in a scholarship assessment process is therefore likely to increase your child’s chances of being awarded a bursary.
Scholarships and bursary awards are normally held for the full duration of your child’s time at Wellington College, but only if their performance and conduct remain satisfactory and meet the school’s criteria. For more information, please refer to the school.
Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment Format
The Wellington College 13+ pre-assessment consists of:
- ISEB Common Pretest
The ISEB Pretest examines your child’s ability in skills such as numeracy, problem solving and vocabulary, with emphasis on how they think and how they respond to the curriculum. The test includes modules testing maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning.
Please see below for further details and recommendations on how to prepare for the Wellington College 13+ Pre-Assessment.
How to Prepare for the Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment
Our practice tests help students become familiar with the style and layout of the Wellington College exams, which can help boost their confidence in the lead up to the big day. They cover all the question types that could be asked in the exam and can be used to identify any weaker areas that require additional work.
Once you devise a specific study schedule and a structured approach towards exam preparation, you will be able to remove unnecessary stress from the preparation process and make it more manageable for your child.
We highly recommend that students take our practice tests under timed conditions to get used to answering questions quickly and under time pressure. Our recommendations to help your child prepare for the Wellington College 13 plus pre-assessment can be found in the further section of this article.
Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Exam Pass Marks and Target Scores
Pupils who are able to score 70%+ consistently in our practice tests should be on track to pass the Wellington College 13+ pre-assessment.
Whilst there are no guarantees, this has historically been a fairly strong indicator that your child should do well in the Wellington College 13+ exam.
Don’t worry if your child is not scoring well in our practice papers from the outset. With targeted practice and focus, it’s possible to make big improvements in a short amount of time!
Wellington College 13 Plus (13+) Pre-Assessment Practice Tests
ISEB Common Pretest
To successfully prepare your child for the Wellington College ISEB Pretest, we recommend the following online resources, which are specifically designed to help students familiarise themselves with the online test format in all four key subjects:
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 1
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 2
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 3
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 4
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 5
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 6
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 7
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 8
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 9
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 10
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 11
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 12
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 13
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 14
NEW ISEB Pretest Practice Test 15
✅ You can now purchase a bundle of all of our recommended full practice resources for the Wellington College ISEB Pretest at a large discount. These are available on our other site, Pretest Plus. Click the button below to learn more:
ISEB Pretest Practice Tests 1-15 Bundle - Save 35%
Alternatively, you can choose a bundle of five of our recommended full practice tests for the Wellington College ISEB Pretest and still save 25%. Select the relevant bundle below to learn more:
ISEB Pretest Practice Tests 1-5 Bundle - Save 25%
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The following video courses cover everything your child needs to know to do well in the ISEB Pretest:
ISEB Pretest Non-Verbal Reasoning Course
ISEB Pretest Verbal Reasoning Course
✅ You can now purchase a bundle of all of our recommended video courses for the Wellington College ISEB Pretest at a large discount. These are available on our other site, Pretest Plus. Click the button below to learn more:
ISEB Pretest Video Courses Bundle - Save 25%
Our Skill Practice products consist of focused tests that allow your child to improve targeted skills ahead of the ISEB Pretest:
NEW ISEB Pretest English – Reading Comprehension
NEW ISEB Pretest English – Cloze Sentences
NEW ISEB Pretest English – Shuffled Sentences
NEW ISEB Pretest English – SPAG
NEW ISEB Pretest 2D Non-Verbal Reasoning
NEW ISEB Pretest Spatial Reasoning
NEW ISEB Pretest Verbal Reasoning
✅ You can now purchase a bundle of all of our recommended skill practice resources for the Wellington College ISEB Pretest at a large discount. These are available on our other site, Pretest Plus. Click the button below to learn more:
ISEB Pretest Skill Practice Bundle - Save 30%
Don’t forget to use the code ppdiscount at checkout to get 10% off orders over £80 and 20% off orders over £200 if you don’t buy a bundle.
Our practice tests aim to show what sort of questions were included in Wellington College 13+ past papers. The information provided about Wellington College was believed to be correct at the time of publishing. However, please be aware of future changes. We advise you to contact the school directly if you are unsure of anything. School contact details are provided within the post.
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