Welcome

We are one of the country’s leading families of independent day schools.  At the heart of our schools are cherished values which support our mission to provide education in a supportive, engaging and inclusive environment that inspires individuals to develop their abilities, strengthen their character and fulfil their potential.

Girls and boys join us from age 3 at Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School and then from age 7 in our girls’ school, Wakefield Girls’ High School or boys’ school, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS).  

Our schools are conveniently located together with easy access to the West Yorkshire motorway network and within walking distance of Wakefield city centre. Wakefield Westgate train station is a short 10 minute walk from the schools with regular services from Leeds, Doncaster, Sheffield and Huddersfield.  Additionally there are dedicated school bus services from Barnsley, Huddersfield, Pontefract and east of Leeds.

In total we have around 1,750 pupils and almost 450 employees covering both teaching and support staff. Each school is highly individual with its own Head and Senior Leadership Team and a strong and experienced central governing body.  Total income for the Foundation is around £24 million annually and our financial position is strong.

 An education at our three schools is different in many ways but at the heart of it all, there is one singular guiding ethos which defines everything we do, academically, socially and ethically. We call it The Wakefield Way.

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