King Edward's School, Witley
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| Motto | "A foundation for life" |
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| Established | 1553 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| President | The Duchess of Gloucester |
| Headmaster | John Attwater |
| Chaplain | The Rev'd Dr. David Standen |
| Deputy Headmasters/mistress | Stephen Pugh, James Hole, and Delvin Poulter |
| Founder | King Edward VI |
| Location |
Petworth Road Wormley Surrey GU8 5SG England Coordinates: 51°08′15″N 0°38′40″W / 51.137365°N 0.644500°W |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| DfE number | 936/6103 |
| Staff | c.60 teaching |
| Students | c.400 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 8 boarding houses |
| Colours | Blue and Navy |
| Publication | Kestrel |
| Former pupils | Old Witleians |
| Website | www |
King Edward's School, Witley is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1553 by King Edward VI and Nicholas Ridley. The School is located in the village of Wormley (near Witley), Surrey, England, having moved to its present location in 1867. The School became fully co-educational in 1952. As of September 2010, the school has joined the small number of independent schools in the UK which offer the IB Diploma Programme in place of A-Levels in the Sixth form. The School is re-introducing A-Levels as part of the curriculum from September 2015.
The School was founded as Bridewell Royal Hospital, after Nicholas Ridley preached to Edward VI to give some of his empty palaces over to the City of London (governed by the City of London Corporation) to house homeless women and children.
The school was commandeered by the Royal Navy during the Second World War to test and develop the use of radar. The school still remembers this with a plaque in the central area, a junction of corridors known as 'Piccadilly'. The President of Bridewell Royal Hospital (the title was kept after the move of location) is now The Duchess of Gloucester, appointed from 1 January 2006. The Queen Mother held the title from 1953 to 2002. The school's creation was sanctioned by the same charter as that of Christ's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital. The school maintains strong links with the City of London, and is still supported by it, with some students on bursaries funded by the City. As of the academic year 2013/14 Senior School day fees are £19,470 per year, with Senior School boarding fees £27,825 per year, though a number of bursaries and scholarships are available.
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