A very warm welcome to King Edward’s Witley. Vibrant, academically ambitious & generous of spirit.
Transforming and nurturing young lives for over 450 years, King Edward’s Witley is a vibrant and academically ambitious independent school offering co-educational boarding and day education for pupils aged 11 to 18.
A proudly diverse community with strong foundations rooted in kindness and mutual respect, we aim for pupils to flourish academically, socially and emotionally through varied and inspiring educational and pastoral journeys tailored to individual needs, strengths and personalities. Our heritage, rich in generosity of spirit, compassion and inclusiveness resonates in a thriving present where our pupils are aspirational but kind and unpretentious in nature. Inspiring young leaders, inventors, creatives, entrepreneurs, designers and problem-solvers of the future, we provide an environment which empowers…
Explore our school - inspiring curiosity, igniting passions and prompting discovery.
Just one hour from Gatwick, Heathrow & London Waterloo, King Edward’s is exceptionally well located and easily accessible.
The perfect setting for local and international pupils.
Explore Lower School Life
at Queen Mary House (Years 7-8)
QMH. A happy hub of opportunity bursting with the energy of our youngest pupils beginning the task of discovering where life will take them...
Individual Growth in Middle School Life
(Years 9-11)
Individualised journeys shaping academic excellence. A breadth of academic study and co-curricular activities providing the platform for the broadest future opportunities for all…
Sixth Form Life
- Preparing to Fly
As your future direction of travel begins to move into clearer focus, we cement the groundwork together and you prepare to take flight and travel through life with skill, confidence and happiness.
Join us at an Open Morning
A great way to experience what life is like at King Edward’s Witley is to join us for an Open Morning.
You will have the opportunity to talk to pupils and teachers about what makes our school such a special place, and to ask any questions you have about life here.
Friday, 21st March 2025, from 9.30am to 1pm
Join us for a Personal Tour & experience our extraordinary everyday school life
Personal visits usually last around 90-minutes including a meeting with our Head, Mrs Joanna Wright, and opportunities to meet with pupils and tour our excellent facilities.
News & HIGHLIGHTS from across our Community
Posted 10 Dec
The Journal – December 2024
We value our partnerships with educational consultants around the world. Our latest updates for consultants may be found in ‘The Journal’ here – we welcome any questions from our partners on King Edward’s activities via admissions@kesw.org
"Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” As sub-zero temperatures persist outside, pupils streamed into their houses at morning breaktime to keep warm with a round or two of hot buttered toast kindly prepared by their caring house teams. First we eat, then we do everything else!
#bridewellschools #kesw #fuelledforsuccess
We are delighted to welcome Sam Tierney from @guildfordcity_swimmingclub who has joined our coaching team this term. Sam will join our highly qualified team in offering a comprehensive, inclusive, programme to pupils at our school. We look forward to seeing Sam leading sessions in our pool very soon! #keswitley #keswsport
Our Head, Mrs Wright, welcomed our community back to King Edward’s this morning - our school is buzzing again and we can’t wait to celebrate our pupils’ successes this term! #bridewellschools
Our learning in 2025 started today with an all staff INSET day covering a wide range of developmental areas. We can’t wait to welcome our new and returning pupils to school in the morning! #onemoresleep #bridewellschools
Our social media team will be back in the new year! On behalf of everyone at King Edward’s, thank you for your interest in our updates. We wish everyone an enjoyable break and look forward to sharing our community’s many activities and achievements in 2025! #bridewellschools #andrest
#icymi…rounding off another exciting year of keenly fought House competitions with a final victory for the boys of Edward in their senior football competition. There are many more inter-house events to look forward to this academic year, bring on 2025! #bridewellschools
An early Frohe Weihnachten to our German pupils, families and partners from all at King Edward’s. In the last week of term, we baked traditional Weihnachts-Sterne and our pupils visited Winchester’s glorious German market. Look forward to seeing you back at school next year! #bridewellschools
Thank you to our 2024 leavers who tonight joined our One Term On event at The @enterpriseholborn - to our knowledge the only pub in London with our crest adorning the bar courtesy of fellow OW Nick Hill :) So good to hear the positive and diverse experiences you’re having at your respective Universities and good luck for the rest of your year #bridewellschools
King Edward’s was recently honoured during the Lord Mayor’s High Commissioners’ Banquet, where our alumnus @jacob.sprake and Mr Lightman’s lead roles within the City of London’s Youth Natural Environment Board was highlighted, as an example of the impactful partnership efforts between the City, the @royalcwsociety and the overall empowerment of young leaders to advocate for a more sustainable future. We look forward to seeing the YNEB go from strength to strength in 2025! #bridewellschools
We start our #icymi Christmas Countdown week with winners from our school-wide decoration competition. Top department - Art. Tutor group winners - Mr Webb’s x The Grinch :) Best hand made wreath - Mrs Wright, leading from the top. And best staff decorations - Ms Sumner’s Door of Delight. Thank you to everyone who participated! #bridewellschools
