King Edward's Witley

King Edward’s -
yesterday, today, tomorrow
YESTERDAY
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, convinced the boy King
Edward VI to grant his palace at Bridewell on the banks of the
Thames to the Lord Mayor of London, so creating the parent
foundation – Bridewell Royal Hospital – as a place for the
training and education of poor children in 1553. In 1860, the
new charity scheme for Bridewell Roy

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King Edward’s -
yesterday, today, tomorrow
YESTERDAY
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, convinced the boy King
Edward VI to grant his palace at Bridewell on the banks of the
Thames to the Lord Mayor of London, so creating the parent
foundation – Bridewell Royal Hospital – as a place for the
training and education of poor children in 1553. In 1860, the
new charity scheme for Bridewell Royal Hospital was created
and the House of Occupations was renamed King Edward’s
School admitting boys and girls from aged 10.
The pupils from King Edward’s Boys’ School moved to its
current site in Witley in 1867 and the School now occupies
around 100 acres of stunning Surrey countryside. The School
became co-educational again in 1952 and 2017 marked the
150th anniversary of the Witley school on its current site.

TODAY AND TOMORROW
We are steadfastly proud of our heritage and longstanding
engagement with the City of London through the Bridewell
Foundation. King Edward’s Witley and Barrow Hills School are
the operational arms of Bridewell Royal Hospital, a charitable
Foundation from which both schools inherit
As one of the longest-standing co-educational schools in the country and one of
only two remaining Royal Hospitals from Tudor times, King Edward’s Witley has
a rich history of providing an education which is holistic, inclusive and progressive.
a culture with diversity, generosity, opportunity and social
responsibility at its heart, combining a global outlook with
a sense of local belonging. More concretely, a significant
endowment from Bridewell allows us to provide boarding
places to pupils with a clear boarding need – our Foundationers.
King Edward’s holds true to its Founders’ mission to offer
a foundation for life to young people from a range of
backgrounds. At King Edward’s this means an exciting and
challenging curriculum, a broad range of sporting, artistic,
social and cultural opportunities and an environment which is
specifically created to inculcate the values of independent
learning, responsibility for others and the enjoyment
of challenge.

Pupil experience is at the heart of what we do. The School has
over 470 pupils, many of whom are day pupils from primary
and Prep Schools, and pupil numbers are growing. Boarding
is a core pillar of the King Edward’s community, with over 30% as
boarders accommodated in Houses including an Upper Sixth
pre-university House.
All pupils, day and boarder belong to a House and are cared
for by their Housemaster/ Housemistress and their team.

YESTERDAY
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, convinced the boy King
Edward VI to grant his palace at Bridewell on the banks of the
Thames to the Lord Mayor of London, so creating the parent
foundation – Bridewell Royal Hospital – as a place for the
training and education of poor children in 1553. In 1860, the
new charity scheme for Bridewell Royal Hospital was created
and the House of Occupations was renamed King Edward’s
School admitting boys and girls from aged 10.
The pupils from King Edward’s Boys’ School moved to its
current site in Witley in 1867 and the School now occupies
around 100 acres of stunning Surrey countryside. The School
became co-educational again in 1952 and 2017 marked the
150th anniversary of the Witley school on its current site.

TODAY AND TOMORROW
We are steadfastly proud of our heritage and longstanding
engagement with the City of London through the Bridewell
Foundation. King Edward’s Witley and Barrow Hills School are
the operational arms of Bridewell Royal Hospital, a charitable
Foundation from which both schools inherit.
As one of the longest-standing co-educational schools in the country and one of
only two remaining Royal Hospitals from Tudor times, King Edward’s Witley has
a rich history of providing an education which is holistic, inclusive and progressive.
a culture with diversity, generosity, opportunity and social
responsibility at its heart, combining a global outlook with
a sense of local belonging. More concretely, a significant
endowment from Bridewell allows us to provide boarding
places to pupils with a clear boarding need – our Foundationers.
King Edward’s holds true to its Founders’ mission to offer
a foundation for life to young people from a range of
backgrounds. At King Edward’s this means an exciting and
challenging curriculum, a broad range of sporting, artistic,
social and cultural opportunities and an environment which is
specifically created to inculcate the values of independent
learning, responsibility for others and the enjoyment
of challenge.

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