Friends' School Saffron Walden
| Motto | Per Ardua Ad Alta |
|---|---|
| Established | 1702 |
| Closed | 2017 |
| Type | Defunct Independent |
| Religion | Quaker |
| Head | Anna Chaudhri (Senior school) Sally Meyrick (Prep school) |
| Location |
Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EB England 52°00′58″N 0°14′32″E / 52.0162°N 0.2423°ECoordinates: 52°00′58″N 0°14′32″E / 52.0162°N 0.2423°E |
| Students | 375 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | 3: Tuke, Mennell and Lister |
| Colours | Red (Lister), Yellow (Tuke) and Green (Mennell) |
| Fate | Closed as no longer sustainable due to falling pupil numbers, etc. |
| Website | www.waldenschool.co.uk |
Walden School (previously known as Friends' School) was a Quaker independent school located in Saffron Walden, Essex, situated approximately 12 miles south of the city of Cambridge, England. The school was co-educational and accommodated children between the ages of three and 18 (boarders and day pupils).
The school closed at the end of the 2017 summer term.
Friends' School, Saffron Walden was founded as part of the Quakers' Clerkenwell workhouse in London in 1703, 50 years after George Fox. From September 2016 the school changed its name to Walden School.
On 11 May 2017 it was announced that Walden School would close at the end of the 2016-17 school year.
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