The college was designed by John Shaw Jr (1803–1870) and was his finest design in his
career . It is located in Crowthorne, a large village in the Royal County of Berkshire in south-east England. For its time, the design of the college was unsual compared to the popular form, but Prince Albert was more interested in Shaw's classical approach. It had been noted a few years before the college's design that Shaw's architecture reflected the work of Christopher Wren.
Sport
Famously, pupils are at Wellington to "learn how to live", and correspondingly the College excels at both academic and leisure activities. Wellington College was one of the 22 founding members of the Rugby Football Union, and historically, pupils at the school have excelled at Rugby Football, Field Hockey and Cricket. The school has one of only around 20 racquets courts in the UK, and until recently three Eton Fives courts. The under-15 and under-18 rugby teams both recently reached the Daily Mail Schools' Cup semi-finals, and the senior rugby sevens team won the Surreysevens tournament. Wellington college is often considered a specialist Rugby Sevens school winning Rosslyn park (national Schools Sevens festival) 6 times of the last 9 years including a 5 year unbeaten run between 1998-2003
Location
Wellington College
Wellington College is located in a 400 acre (1.6 km²) estate in South East England, in the Royal County of Berkshire, approximately 30 miles (50 km) from Heathrow Airport and close to the town of Reading, Berkshire. The grounds of the college are notable in that they contain many unusual ant species, and were frequented by the entomologistHorace Donisthorpe, who collected extensively there. The main buildings were designed by John Shaw in a style loosely termed "French Grand Rococo" and the chapel was designed by George Gilbert Scott.
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Common to other public schools, Wellington has its own peculiar slang. Words includes "Swipes" for mid-morning snacks, "Brews" for the in-house kitchens, "Grubbies" for the school shop, "Bims" for inter-house junior sporting leagues and "Bigside", "Derby", "Rockies" and "Turf" for playing fields. Wellington's slang has many similarities to that of Rugby School, where Wellington's first Master, Edward White Benson, began his career.
Combined Cadet Force
The Wellington College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) has existed in its various forms since 1880. Commissioned members of the teaching staff who serve as CCF officers are attached to The Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The Commanding Officer of the Wellington College CCF is Lieutenant Colonel Eddy Heddon (REME). The College also traditionally has two teams of Field Gun runners, and two runs are made annually at the College Speech Day.
Press
Like many of the major public schools, Wellington College is no stranger to press attention. Newspapers have covered numerous stories involving the school, most recently the victory of the school's U18 side over Truro in the quarter final of the Daily Mail Schools' rugby tournament. Wellington is also now advertising in newspapers and other publications its move to co-education under the 13th Master of the College, Dr. Anthony Seldon. In April 2006 the college attracted widespread publicity when it became the first school in the UK to introduce 'happiness lessons' to the curriculum, in conjunction with a team at Cambridge University. The move continued a long tradition of pastoral care at Wellington, including religious education and 'Personal and Social Development' classes.
Houses
There are 15 houses at Wellington. Every house contains boarders and a small number of day pupils. Each house is either an 'in-house' or an 'out-house'. In-houses are located within the main school buildings and quads, whilst out-houses are located elsewhere on the grounds. Each house has aspects which distinguish it from other houses, such as its own colours, emblem and a defined house spirit.
House
Colours
Emblem
Gender
Type
Anglesey
Maroon/Blue
Star
M
Out-house
Apsley
Blue/Black
Pineapple
F
Out-house
Benson
Pale Blue/Dark Blue
Flower
M
Out-house
Beresford
Light Blue/Black
Horseshoe
M
Out-house
Blücher
Black/White
Feathers
M
In-house
Combermere
Blue/White
Dragon
M
In-house
Hardinge
Green/Brown
Anchor
M
In-house
Hill
Purple/Silver
Skull and Crossbone
M
In-house
Hopetoun
Yellow/Blue
Moon and Star
M
Out-house
Lynedoch
Navy Blue/Black
Iron cross
M
In-house
Murray
Purple/Black
Moon
M
In-house
Orange
Orange/Black
Double-headed dragon
F
Out-house
Picton
Pink/Brown
Eagle
M
Out-house
Stanley
Red/Blue
Unicorn
M
Out-house
Talbot
Red/White
Iron Cross
M
Out-house
The Orange was previously a boys' house, but was changed to a girls' house in 2005. The boys in the Orange moved in with the Beresford to become an out-house. The same will be happening to the Hardinge and Combermere in future years.
There are also traditional rivalries between houses on the sports field. Most noticeable is the rivalry between the Hill and the Murray - the two houses are located next door to each other in the West Block and battle each other in every field for the West Block bragging rights.
The Old Wellingtonian Society
The Old Wellingtonian Society (OW Society) is the alumni society for the college and was founded in 1890. The Old Wellingtonian Society was set up to further the interests of the College and its past and present members, and to keep former pupils in touch with each other and with the school.
The Old Wellingtonian Society maintains a register of names of all who have passed through the College since the school's opening in 1859 and the addresses of all living alumni.
