Bright World Partner School Profile

King Edward's School is set in extensive grounds at the edge of the village of Witley in Surrey. King Edward's is an independent, co-educational school with approximately 480 pupils, of whom 300 are boarders and 180 are day pupils from the surrounding area who participate fully in the school community. They welcome boys and girls aged 11-18 years. King Edward's School is a first class independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11-18, where excellent facilities and dedicated teaching promote high achievement in every sphere of life King Edward's is a successful school. Since its foundation in 1553, King Edward's has invariably been ahead of its time without losing sight of its traditional strengths. It is a co-educational school of long standing, the entire campus has been designed with co-education on mind, and most of the school's activities are geared towards mixed groups. The unique paired houses allow boys and girls to mix naturally, and are particularlty valued by parents whose sons and daughters attend the school and can be placed in adjacent accommodation. This genuine equality of opportunity and treatment is a distinctive, if not unique, feature of the school, which goes as far as the inclusion of all items of uniform, games kit, books and stationery in the term fees. In such a positively motivated environment it will come as no surprise to learn that pupils with special needs or learning difficulties invariably find the environment at King Edward's, with its strong pastoral and caring philosophy, one in which they, too, can thrive.