WELLINGTON School is hosting a series of reunions in the spring, welcoming former pupils who left in the mid-1960s, mid-1970s and mid-1980s.

The first event on April 17 will host former pupils from 1963 to 1965 followed by a celebration on May 11 for students from 1973 to 1975. 

The final reunion will be on May 18 and will welcome ex-pupils from 1983 to 1985.

The school will also be hosting an Old Wellingtonian Memorial Service on Sunday, May 19, for those who died during 2023.

Although it remains in contact with nearly 50 per cent of its ‘Old Wellingtonians’ from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, Wellington School is appealing for any other former pupils from those eras to make contact.

The school is eager to get in touch with as many people from those years as possible, hoping to reminisce about the school and the town’s history.

Between the 1960s and 1980s, the school changed significantly under two headmasters, James Stredder and John Kendall-Carpenter.

It began accepting female students for the first time in the early 1970s and introduced parents’ meetings and its own entrance exam in 1972.

In the 1980s, Wellington School adjusted its house system and Combined Cadet Force sections, reconstructed its chapel, and continued its campus expansion in South Street and behind Willows.

However, just as much change was visible in the wider Wellington town, as the construction of the M5 motorway inspired modernisation and improved accessibility.

Wellington School has changed even more since the 1980s with expansion of the school’s campus being one of the most notable developments, as it erected a science centre, the Alan Rogers Centre, and George Corner building.

The school’s houses are now all mixed, a major change seen in recent years, and significant steps have been made in female sports.

Former students are invited to return and see the changes for themselves by calling 01823 668800.