Category: Events
Remote Chess Tournament
Our second Remote Online Chess Tournament of this academic year took place on Saturday 19 March. Due to the variety of ages, we divided the competition into two categories, which proved very successful. Category 1 was for children aged up to 10 years old and Category 2 was aimed at those aged 11 and above….
King Edward’s Spy School
In the Autumn Term, we launched our Spy School video game as a pre-cursor to running Spy School on site at King Edward’s Witley. If you haven’t played yet follow this link to give it a go! So we were very excited to open the doors of our ‘real’ King Edward’s Spy School to 18…
Spring Art Competition
The King Edward’s annual Spring Art Competition and Exhibition took place on Wednesday 16th March. Children from local Prep and Primary Schools were invited to create and submit up to five pieces of art in two categories: Year groups 5 & 6 and 7 & 8. In total, a mix of 34 2D artworks were…
Bridewell Day
On Tuesday 15th March 2022, the School celebrated Bridewell Day, marking 155 years since King Edward’s moved from our original location in Southwark to the Surrey Hills. The day consisted of a service at St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street, followed with a buffet luncheon in the Great Hall at Guildhall. 1st Form, 4th Form…
City of London Corporation Schools Chess Tournament
From all years, a small number of pupils went on a day visit to London, to the Guildhall where they took part in the City of London Corporation Schools Chess Tournament. Out of a huge number of children from schools across the country, Lower Sixth pupil William won a silver medal and again Lower Sixth…
Stella Dadzie visit
On Thursday 3rd March, we were honoured to have Old Witleian Stella Dadzie visit the School, in celebration of International Women’s Day. Ms Dadzie was a former pupil in Elizabeth House, from 1962-1968 on a bursary scheme which focused on providing education to deprived London children. Since then, she has become a published author, highlighting…
Your Future Career
On Friday 25th February, seven guest speakers attended King Edward’s for a ‘Your Future Career’ event, for Pre-Sixth and Sixth Form pupils. The afternoon, organised by our Head of Careers, Mrs Davies, allowed pupils to receive insights and interactive support from working professionals about career prospects, all of which are Old Witleians or part of…
Olympic Gold Medallist unveils fantastic new Astro
Today, Hockey Olympic Gold and Bronze medallist Giselle Ansley MBE, visited our school to launch our newly resurfaced Astro. Giselle was part of Team GB’s victorious 2016 women’s hockey team and continues to represent England and Great Britain. As part of the celebration, Giselle led a masterclass for our pupils on the new surface from…
Bugsy Malone
From Thursday 3rd February – Saturday 5th, our Drama Department performed our production of Bugsy Malone for families, friends and our King Edward’s community. With incredible effort from our cast and crew, the show was amazing, and captured the talent of our pupils perfectly. Complete with splurge guns, movie scenes and boxing rings, the show…
Mathmagics!
On Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th January, 8 prep schools joined us for Mathmagics! Live. A 50 minute interactive show hosted and performed by actor David Hall. Greenfield School were so enthusiastic, they came on both days! In total, King Edward’s Witley welcomed over 420 pupils who had great fun learning about the magic of…
