A Wellington school has been named in a list of primary schools where anonymous individuals claim they experienced sexual abuse.

The charity Everyone’s Invited encouraged survivors of sexual abuse who claim they experienced it at their primary school, to anonymously submit their education establishment to its website.

It then published the list on Saturday, March 22.

Wellesley Park Primary School, in Wellington, was one of 1,664 schools named in the Everyone’s Invited Primary Schools List 2025.

Headteacher Carly Wilkins said: “As we have not received any information beyond our school being named, we are unable to provide a specific comment on the reasons for this.

“However, it deeply concerns us to think that any past or present pupil might feel unsafe at school.

“We remain fully committed to ensuring that all of our pupils feel supported, have trusted adults they can turn to, and feel empowered to speak out against bullying and abuse in all its forms.

“Our priority is, and always will be, the well-being and safety of our school community.”

Established in 2021, Everyone’s Invited is a UK based charity working to address and dismantle rape culture.

The charity originally began collecting testimonies of survivors of sexual abuse in educational institutions, and by June 2021 there were more than 51,000 testimonials submitted to the Everyone’s Invited website.

The charity then worked with OFSTED to produce a report regarding sexual harassment and sexual violence involving schools as well as universities.

In 2022, the charity released their Schools and Universities List, which named the schools where anonymous individuals say they had experienced sexual abuse. It launched its 2025 Primary Schools List last Saturday.

A spokesperson from Everyone’s Invited said: “In total, 1,664 primary schools across the UK and Ireland have been named on our website by our survivor community. This list shines a light on the stark reality: rape culture is endemic in primary school.

“We must acknowledge that children do not create rape culture; they inherit it. They are born into a world where misogyny and sexual violence are normalised long before they can name it.

“Harmful gender norms, exposure to violent pornography, and the occurrence of sexual violence are shaping children’s beliefs before they even have the words to describe them.

“Rape culture in primary school is prevalent and does not occur in a vacuum. We must shift from reactive to proactive efforts to address and dismantle rape culture.

“Age-appropriate RSE is essential. At Everyone's Invited, we advocate for aging-down prevention work to ensure it is developmentally and contextually appropriate for each classroom.”

Everyone’s Invited Head of Education Ellie Softley said: “You might be feeling scared, angry, confused. If your school isn’t on the list you might be feeling relieved and proud, or even doubtful.

“We always say that just because your school isn’t on the list, it doesn’t mean that incidents haven’t happened there. Unfortunately, it’s the heartbreaking reality that rape culture exists in all schools.

“Now this isn’t about blaming one school, this is a societal, structural issue and we all have the power to make change.”