THE HISTORY OF WETHERBY SCHOOLS

Jonathan R, Year 12...

Wetherby school was founded in 1951, a year before Queen Elizabeth took the throne. It was a pre-preparatory school for children aged 4-8. The original building was in Wetherby Place in South Kensington (hence the name, Wetherby School) but in 1971 it moved to its present building in Pembridge Square, Notting Hill. In 2004, Wetherby Preparatory School opened in a nearby building, allowing boys to stay until the age of 13. It then moved to its current location in the city of Westminster. Wetherby Prep has (as of 2017) 360 boys on its roll. Wetherby Prep went on to win the Tatler Award in 2012 for being the best prep school in England that year.

Establishment of Wetherby Senior

The legendary Wetherby Senior was established in 2015 by

Nick Baker, then headmaster of Wetherby Prep. He was Headmaster of Wetherby Senior for a year, then decided to be Headmaster of the Prep only. Mr Bolderow took his place, before Mr Silvester in 2021.

The Buildings of Wetherby Senior

The buildings Wetherby Senior are inhabiting have a great history. Hannah House used to be the global headquarters of Marks and Spencer’s. Oure Bulstrode building housed the first ever only girls schools in London.

Notable Alumnae

A few very famous individuals have passed through schools with the Wetherby name over time.

Hugh Grant – the actor attended Wetherby Pre-Prep from 1964-68.

Prince William – our future king attended the Pre-Prep in

1985. William has mentioned in interviews how it played a huge factor in moulding him into the man he is today.

Prince Constantine of Greece - he attended Wetherby Prep in 2009.

Julian Lloyd Webber – the celloist went to Wetherby Prep in 1954. He went on to win multiple Brit Awards for music he composed.

The name Wetherby has since gone international!

In 2016, Wetherby branched over the Atlantic, into the Big Apple. Wetherby Pembridge teaches from kindergarten to the eighth grade (Year 9), and is located in the historic Ogden Codman House, 200 feet from Central Park.