Information for parents
To download the Independent Schools Inspectorate reports on WCCS from 2015 until the most recent – in 2026 – click here.
To download the 2026 Catholic Schools Inspectorate report on WCCS, click here.
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Michaelmas term 2026 curriculum overviews and revision guides
For information on how WCCS prepares boys in Years 4, 5 & 6 for Pre-Tests in English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, click here
Suggested reading lists
WCCS Recommends
- Maths games & books for boys age 4 – 13
- History books for boys age 4 – 13
- Books to cherish with boys age 4 – 8
- How to read with boys age 4 – 8
- Big texts for little boys
- Five books to read by five
- Music for boys age 4 -13
- Maths-friendly gifts for boys age 4 – 13
- More books for budding historians age 4 – 13
- Classic books for boys age 4 – 13
- Poetry please! Verses for boys age 4 – 13
- Easter books for budding boys
- Fairy tales for children (and grown-ups)
- Music for Spring
- Tales to enlighten and illuminate
- Books for bedtime
- Music for Summer
- Music for Autumn
- Books for budding boys, age 3 & 4
- Puzzles & games for boys, age 3 & 4
- Classical music for boys, age 3 & 4
- Nursery rhymes for every three and four year old
- First five poems to learn by heart
- Christmas books for budding boys, age 3 - 5
- Music to illumine your children's Christmas
- Christmas books for boys age 3 and 4
- Best-loved books of 7 & 8 year old boys
- Do the maths! (for boys age 7 – 9)
- Five history books for boys age eight
- Books that boys age 4 – 13 actually enjoy
- Books for adventurous explorers age 4 – 13
- Small wonders: books and games for boys in Reception
- Books & games for burgeoning scientists age 4 - 8
- New book recommendations for boys age 4-5
- Maths activities for pre-school boys
- Books and ideas for little explorers age 4 – 6
- Primary colours - books, toys and games to brighten little lives
- Five Fabulous Books for Four-Year-Olds
- Greek, Roman and Egyptian Myths for Four-Year-Olds
- Five Fun Maths Books for Four-Year-Olds
- Five Science Books for Boys Age 5–7
- Five Art Books for Boys Age 4–5
- Poems and a Prayer for Boys Age 4 and Up
- First Notes - Classical Music for Four-Year-Olds
- Beautiful Christmas Books for Little Boys
- Paintings to Start a Childhood
- Christmas games for boys age four and five
- Seven Fantastic Stories For Seven-Year-Olds
- Eight Excellent Stories For Eight-Year-Olds
- Classic Christmas Books for Four-and-Five-Year-Old
- The Best Tales for Four-Year-Olds, in One Collection
- Five new books for reception age boys
- Five new maths books for boys aged four to six
7+ and 8+ assessment arrangements
- For an overview of the 7+ assessment arrangements, click here
- For a specimen 7+ maths paper, click here
- For a specimen 7+ comprehension & composition paper, click here
- For a specimen 7+ punctuation paper, click here
- For a specimen 7+ spelling paper, click here
- For a detailed overview of the 8+ assessment arrangements, click here
- For specimen 8+ maths papers, click here and here
- For specimen 8+ comprehension & composition papers, click here and here
- For specimen 8+ punctuation papers, click here and here
- For specimen 8+ spelling papers, click here and here
To watch a short video on what happens at chorister voice auditions, click here
For bus routes, click here
To view the diary for the Michaelmas term 2026, click here
For a Gift Aid form, click here
To answer all your questions about day boy life at WCCS, click here
To answer all your questions about chorister life at WCCS, click here
To download Common Entrance syllabuses by subject, click below:
To download Common Entrance sample papers by subject, click below:
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Policies
To download our safeguarding and child protection policy, click here
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To download our anti-bullying policy, click here
To download our admissions policy, click here
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Number of complaints made under this procedure in the past twelve months: 1
To download our pupil behaviour policy, click here
To download our SEND and EAL policy, click here
To download our curriculum, planning and prep policy, click here
To download our first aid policy, click here
To download our SMSCD policy, click here
To download our PSHCE policy, click here
To download our RSE policy, click here
To download our attendance policy, click here
Handbooks
To download our Parents’ Handbook, 2026/27, click here
To download our Parents’ Handbook (Boarding), 2026/27, click here