Wellesley Haddon Dene School

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Wellesley Haddon Dene School
Location
Wellesley Haddon Dene School
Broadstairs [1]
,
Kent
,
CT10 2DG

England
Coordinates 51°21′19″N1°25′38″E / 51.3554°N 1.4273°E / 51.3554; 1.4273
Information
Type Private school
Preparatory school
Day and boarding school
MottoA scalis patulis tandem adveniemus ad astra
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England [1]
Established1866
ChairmanAli Khan [1]
Head MistressLisa Harries [1]
GenderCoeducational [1]
Age3to 11
Enrolment130
Website https://www.wellesleyhaddondene.co.uk/

Wellesley Haddon Dene School is a private day preparatory school in the coastal town of Broadstairs in the English county of Kent. Founded in 1866, it educates boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The merger of Haddon Dene School with Wellesley House School to form the newly named Wellesley Haddon Dene School in 2022, was associated with plans to expand. The school also includes a number of pupils with Special educational needs and disability (SEND).

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History

The history of Wellesley House School dates back to 1866 but the present main building was built in 1897 to 1898 in 6 acres (2.4 ha) of grounds. [2] It was originally called Conyngham House and was located at Ramsgate. [2] During World War II, the school was temporarily evacuated to Rannoch in Scotland while the buildings were used by the British Army. [3] In 1969 it merged with St Peter's Court, another local prep school. [2] St Peter's Court had had two sons of King George V as pupils. [2] The King felt corporal punishment of Prince George, Duke of Kent when he swam too far out to sea at Joss Bay, despite being warned not to, was appropriate. [4] : 198  Wellesley House School itself taught one of the Dukes of Gloucester in the 1950s and other prominent pupils included Mike d'Abo, Chris Cowdrey and William Fox-Pitt. [2] [4] : 245  Wellesley's House first headmaster was C.H. Rose followed by C.R. Taylor. [2] Another early headmaster was Leonard Moon. [4] : 245  Originally a typical boys-only boarding prep school, girls were admitted in 1977. [5]

On 22 September 2022, Haddon Dene School merged with Wellesley House School to form the newly named Wellesley Haddon Dene School. [6] Haddon Dene was a nearby private school without boarders at the time of the merger, and with smaller grounds, that had opened in 1929 by Miss Olive Vyseas as a boarding and day school for girls, with boys accepted from 1933. [4] : 98  The Premises for the new school are as for Wellesley House School, at 114 Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs. [6] It was planned that the merger could eventually lead to an expansion of pupil number to a maximum of 320 pupils. [6]

The school has a number of pupils with Special educational needs and disability (SEND), which in 2023 stood at 23. [6]

Academics

As with prep schools that educate children up to age 11. [1] Wellesley Haddon Dene prepares pupils for the Kent Test (11+) alongside potential pathways to Independent education . [7]

Former pupils

Former pupils are known as "Old Welleslians". [8] This list includes former pupils from St Peter's Court, which closed in 1969 and merged with Wellesley House. [8]

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Writers [8]

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