Admissions
Pupils are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis (which, in practice, usually requires parents to put their child down for the school very soon after birth) and operates, therefore, no entrance examination, test or interview. The result is that the school caters for boys of many different abilities and talents.
However, because fees are charged (and, to a lesser extent, because of the smart neighbourhood in which it is located), the boys tend to come from a fairly narrow professional family background. It is also a single-sex school, although it is in the same ownership as Pembridge Hall, a similar school for girls which is also located in Pembridge Square. There are no formal joint activities between the two schools, but many children in each school have siblings at the other school.
It is a day school, and 75% of its pupils walked to the school during a "Walk to School Week" promotion, which shows that at least that proportion live within walking distance. However, boys go on to a range of schools, including other London preparatory schools and also boarding preparatory schools outside London.
Wetherby School is part of the Alpha Plus Education group.
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