We welcome back over 400 OWs every year and we are extremely proud of our close connection with former students and staff beyond their time at WGS.
The experiences you have at School, and the friendships you make will last a lifetime. Being a member of our alumni community (known as Old Wulfrunians) ensures the benefits of studying at a top independent school extend way beyond your School years with us.
Our students go on to achieve great things and we have a growing worldwide alumni community of thousands in over 30 countries.
Meet the Development Team
Caroline and Julie in our Development Office organise several events annually for Old Wulfrunians, these range from class reunions celebrating significant milestones such as 25, 30 and 40 years, festive drinks, a London reunion, the OWA dinner, sports festivals and more recently an alumni art exhibition.
We welcome back over 400 OWs every year and we are extremely proud of our close connection with former students and staff beyond their time at WGS.
The Development team also work closely with our Careers and Sixth Form teams to ensure that former students are welcomed back to engage with our current school community. We are so fortunate to have OWs that come back to share their knowledge and experience of university and career choices, as often as every month.
WGS Archives
At WGS we are very lucky to have our own School Archivist as part of the Development Team. Dr Chris O'Brien regularly organises displays in the Archive Room keeping our 500+ history alive for all the WGS community.
Along with cataloguing documents and photographs from our early history, Dr O'Brien has carried out detailed work on a First World War Memorial which remembers fallen OWs.
Thanks to his meticulous record keeping returning students and staff are always able to enjoy wonderful displays of their time at WGS when they return for school reunions and events.
Donations to the Archives are most welcome or if you have a question relating to a former pupil or part of our history please do not hesitate to contact us.
From Sports Festivals, Festive Drinks, Art Exhibitions to Class Reunions. We run a full calendar of events for OWs to enjoy.
“I loved hearing from the OWs, I thought they were inspiring and I really enjoyed hearing about their journeys. Hopefully that will be one of my children standing there one day! ”
- parent attending apprenticeships information evening
Class of 2022 OWs return to help at Sixth Form Open Evening.
Charity Ambassadors partner with TV chef Sabrina Gidda (OW 2005) to raise £1,000 for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
London drinks at the National Theatre.
20+ events organised by our Development Team to keep our OWs connected.
A network spanning 30+ countries
Inaugural Alumni Art Exhibition.
Annual celebration with OWs spanning 6 decades.
Annual Sporting Festivals back at WGS.
Annual Golf Day followed by a weekend of Sport at WGS.
OWs return to share apprenticeship experiences at WGS Careers Event.
OW Gifts and Donations
We continue to be amazed and inspired by the generosity of our Old Wulfrunians. Thanks to the generous support of our OWs, in addition to them volunteering to help at school events, current students have benefited from financial gifts in the form of full bursaries, scholarships and academic prizes.
The Michael Wellings Bursary was created by Roger Wellings (OW 1955) in memory of his older and much-loved brother Michael and was first awarded in 2021 to a student entering Year 7. The Old Wulfrunian Sports Scholarship also offers one student a full fee-paying place to study in our Sixth Form and is awarded annually to a student demonstrating strong sporting ability at county, regional or national level and residing in the Wolverhampton area (WV postcode).
“Thanks to the generous support of our OWs, in addition to them volunteering to help at school events, current students have benefited from financial gifts in the form of full bursaries, scholarships and academic prizes.”
The Graham Lewis Maths Scholarship was generously created in 2015 by Rob Zeps (OW 1988). Rob dedicated it to his Mathematics teacher, the late Mr Graham Lewis, who inspired him to pursue Maths for both career and intellectual satisfaction. Rob’s twin brother Professor Nik Zeps (OW 1988) has also funded the Zeps Natural Sciences Scholarship which was first awarded in 2022. These awards support students leaving WGS Sixth Form with a £1,000 grant towards their study at university.
The Keith Powell Digital Art Scholarship will be open to Upper Sixth students in 2024 created in memory of the late David Keith Powell (OW 1948). Keith, who was a keen photographer and cine film maker.
In addition to the above scholarships a number of prizes are awarded at our annual Prizegiving through the support of our OW community.
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