Elizabeth II. This was arranged by the chairman of the governors, Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (chairman 1946-72). Until the late 1970s the school was still predominantly for boarders. Girls were admitted for the first time in 1970 and it became fully co-educational in 1979, following the sudden closure of Overstone School in Northamptonshire. After over 400 years of boarding tradition, it stopped offering boarding from the 2000-01 school year onwards. Notable former pupils For details of some well-known alumni, see List of Old Wellingburians See also Wellingborough School Cricket Ground References External links School Website Old Wellingburian Club Profile on the ISC website ISI Inspection Reports - Prep School & Senior School Wellingborough Educational institutions established in the 1590s Private schools in North Northamptonshire Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference 1595 establishments in England