Who's Who

Our Governors

Our Governing Body comprises four out of eight members of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral together with other lay Governors. Our Governors’ Committees meet to review various aspects of the School. Please see our website for more information about our Governors and their Committees.

Parents and Friends’ Association (PFA)

The PFA’s mission is to advance the education of the pupils of Wells Cathedral School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the School, not normally provided by the School, Governing Body or ancillary thereto, and in particular, (A) to foster more extended relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the School, (B) Engage in activities which support the School and advance the education of the pupils attending it.

There are lots of opportunities to get involved with the work of the PFA.

• Support the events. We host a wide range of events, from informal quiz nights to dazzling fundraising parties so there should be something for everyone.

• Join the Committee. Elections are held each year in September at the Annual General Meeting.

• Help behind the scenes. Perhaps most importantly, the Committee is helped by large numbers of parents who get involved on an ad hoc basis, becoming anything from cake bakers and bar staff to raffle ticket sellers and secondhand uniform helpers!

If you have some free time or a good idea, please contact: pfa@wells.cathedral.school

Events and Activities

Events hosted by the PFA include:

• New Parents’ Welcome

• Bonfire Night

• Christmas Fair

• Advent Drinks Party

• Quiz Night

• Jazz Picnic

• Summer Ball

• Second-hand uniform sales

The PFA also hosts one-off events and is open to new ideas. To find out more and for details of the current Committee, please visit our Community website.

Parent Year Reps

Our Parent Year Reps are a group of parents who have volunteered to answer any questions you may have. Please do make contact to say hello! Year Reps can help with things like school routines, uniform questions, local information about Wells, etc.

Between them, they have many years of experience! If they don’t know an answer, they can find someone who does. Please also remember that you can contact your child’s Tutor about any issue, big or small.

Please visit our Parent Portal for the names and contact details of our current Parent Year Reps.

The Wellensian Association

The Wellensian Association provides a lifelong fellowship for all former pupils of Wells Cathedral School. This enables Old Wellensians (OWs) to keep in touch with each other and with Wells as well as provide financial and other support to the School. There is no membership fee and every leaver is automatically enrolled as a member. The Association works closely with, but independently of, The Wells Cathedral School Foundation.

They host regular events and keep in touch via their website, Facebook, LinkedIn and monthly news emails to members. They provide a members’ portal where OWs can view and update their details, find other OWs and view a wide selection from our archives. All of the above are accessible from our website.

At the end of Trinity Term the Wellensian Association come into School for a welcome ceremony for all Upper Sixth leavers and presentation of their personally engraved wooden life-membership token.

They urge all former pupils to keep in touch and in particular to let us know if they change their email address! They can be contacted at chairman@oldws.org.uk and alumni@wells.cathedral.school