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Wellesley Haddon Dene School[1]

Independent · ages 2–13

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]

ISI inspection

Inspection
January 2024[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards not met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Standards not met[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards not met[3]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should plan all lessons to suit the needs of students.

Previous ISI inspections: 2024, 2023, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2011 (2024 report, 2023 report, 2019 report, 2016 report, 2012 report, 2011 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Pre-prep, day
£3,150–£3,410 a term 2025/26 · Reception; Year 1 & 2 · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, day
£3,570–£4,780 a term 2025/26 · Year 3; Year 4; Year 5 & 6 · incl. VAT[4]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
2–13[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
320[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
https://www.wellesleyhaddondene.co.uk/[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[2]
Special classes
No Special Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[2]
District
Thanet[5]
Postcode
CT10 2DG[1]
URN
118938[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
127 2024/25[6]
SEN support
8.7% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
1.6% 2024/25[6]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[6]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Wellesley Haddon Dene School, January 2024. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. wellesleyhaddondene.co.uk: wellesleyhaddondene.co.uk — School fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (11)
    Reception £2,995 (p. 1)
    Year Group Termly Charges (p. 1)
    Year 1 & 2 £3,250 (p. 1)
    Year 3 £3,395 (p. 1)
    Year 4 £3,995 (p. 1)
    Year 5 & 6 £4,550 (p. 1)
    Reception £3,150 (p. 1)
    Year 1 & 2 £3,410 (p. 1)
    Year 3 £3,570 (p. 1)
    Year 4 £4,200 (p. 1)
    Year 5 & 6 £4,780 (p. 1)
  5. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.