Wellesley Haddon Dene School

The history of Wellesley House School dates back to 1866 but the present main building was built in 1897 to 1898 in of grounds. The school had been originally called Conyngham House and was located in Ramsgate. Haddon Dene was initially a boarding and day school for girls, with boys accepted from 1933. In the 1950's Haddon Dene moved for expansion reasons to a town block away of the grounds of Wellesley House. Wellesley's House first headmaster was C.H. Rose followed by C.R. Taylor. Haddon Dene school's first headmistress was Miss Olive Vyse who continued until 1968. The Premises for the new school are as for Wellesley House School, at 114 Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs. It was planned that the merger could eventually lead to an expansion of pupil number to a maximum of 320 pupils. The school has a number of pupils with Special educational needs and disability (SEND), which in 2023 stood at 23. ==Academics==

As with prep schools that educate children up to age 11. Wellesley Haddon Dene prepares pupils for the Kent Test (11+) alongside potential pathways to Independent education . ==Former pupils==

Former pupils are known as "Old Welleslians". This list includes former pupils from St Peter's Court, which closed in 1969 and merged with Wellesley House. • Nicholas Lyell, former Conservative MP Royalty and nobility Sportsmen and sportswomen • Graham Cowdrey, former cricketer • Chris Cowdrey, former cricketer • Oliver Sherwood, National Hunt racing trainer • William Fox-Pitt, Silver Medal-winning Olympic equestrian competitor • Georgina Harland, Bronze Medal-winning Olympic athlete • Alex Loudon, former cricketer • George Mann, former cricketer • Tony Nash, Gold Medal-winning Olympic bobsleigh competitor • Sam Northeast, Hampshire cricketer and former Kent Captain • Jordan Cox, Kent cricketer • Ollie Robinson, Sussex cricketer Writers • Simon Astaire, author, agent and media advisor • David Goodhart, political commentator and founder of Prospect • Jonathon Porritt, environmental journalist • Tom Stacey, novelist and former foreign correspondent • Hew Strachan, military historian ==References==