London Orphan Asylum
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| Motto | Fide (Have Faith) |
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| Established | 1813 |
| Type | Public school (United Kingdom) |
| Headmaster | Mark Hoskins |
| Chair of Governors | Ian Plenderleith C.B.E. |
| Founder | Rev. Dr. Andrew Reed (clergyman) |
| Location |
Sandy Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2ES England 51°20′18″N 0°22′34″W / 51.338253°N 0.375981°WCoordinates: 51°20′18″N 0°22′34″W / 51.338253°N 0.375981°W |
| Local authority | Surrey County Council |
| Students | 700 (620 Boys, 80 Girls) |
| Gender | Boys, with a Co-educational Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Blathwayt, Bristowe, Capel & Mullens |
| Publication | Reedonian |
| Alumni | Old Reedonians |
| Website | www.reeds.surrey.sch.uk |
Reed's School is an independent day and boarding school for boys located in Cobham, Surrey, England, founded by Rev. Andrew Reed, D.D. in 1813 and incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1845 under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Wellington and the Marquis of Salisbury. It is boys only until Year 11, but admits girls in Years 12 & 13. There are currently around 660 day pupils (600 boys, 60 girls) and 100 full-time boarders (80 boys, 20 girls). The school has historical links with the City of London Corporation and the British Royal Family, a member of which has acted as patron from the school's earliest days. Since 1951, Queen Elizabeth II has acted as the school's 15th patron and has visited the school twice as the reigning monarch (she also visited as Princess Elizabeth in 1946), once in March 1997 and most recently in March 2014 (along with Prince Philip) as part of the school's bicentennial celebrations. During the 2014 visit, the Queen unveiled a new stained glass window, designed by the artist Helen Whittaker, in the Chapel.Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother opened a new wing in 1959 (this currently houses the 6th form boarders) and planted a tulip tree in the school's grounds. She had previously opened a library in 1939 at the school's former site at Watford. Since 1966, the school's headmasters have been members of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Former pupils are known as "Old Reedonians".
On 24 June 1813 the Rev Andrew Reed D.D., descended from Norfolk's political Rede family (which includes four-time Mayor of Norwich, Edward Rede) and later Colonel John Reed (Governor of Poole and ardent Roundhead), gathered a group of friends at his house in St. George’s Place, Cannon Street Road, to discuss his proposals for forming an institution to assist orphan children. A month later, on 27 July the East London Orphan Asylum was formally instituted. Reed gave an address in 1815, which was printed every year in the annual report, in which he set out the aims of the institution. He said that ‘the present day is the period of benevolence and philanthropy’ and that ‘the widow and orphan have an undisputed claim to our benevolence’. The aims he sought were set out in the general constitution adopted at a meeting of subscribers on 20 April 1815.
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