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King Edward's School Witley (KESW)

King Edward's School Witley is a good all-rounder boarding school, attractively located only 40 minutes away by train from central London. The school offers both A-Levels and the IB and is a fervent advocate of the latter. School life happens on its compact campus where national and international day and boarding pupils share houses for optimal integration. The school has been consistently excellent in football, too.
Von Bülow Education placed 3 pupils here in 2023.

The Essentials

  • Number of pupils: 400

  • Percentage of boarders: 55%

  • Percentage of international pupils: 30%

  • Av. class size: senior school - 16 / 6th Form - 10

  • Closest international airport: Heathrow Airport, one hour away by car.

  • Fees per term for 2023/2024: £12,985


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What we think
Perfect for pupils looking for a good boarding school not too far from London.

The Details

Academics:

GCSEs, A-Levels and the IB on offer.

King Edward's School Witley is non-selective, yet achieved a respectable 40% 9-7 grades in their GCSEs and 32.3 point average at the IB in 2023.

German, French, Spanish and Latin on offer.

Boarding:

55% of pupils are boarders, some of which flexi-board.

Paired-house system, whereby two houses share common rooms, a kitchen and television and music rooms, allow girls and boys to mix naturally. Pupils share with one or two other pupils until Y13, when they get single rooms.

Exeat weekends exist but are not compulsory.

Strengths:

King Edward's School Witley is a very good all-round package of good academics, sport, creative and other extracurricular pursuits without the pretentiousness other boarding schools around London can sometimes be accused of. A good, grounded school, that flies under the radar.

King Edward's School Witley has very good sports, especially football! Other competitive sports include cross-country, athletics, basketball, tennis, volleyball, water polo, golf and rowing.

King Edward's School's location 40 minutes from Central London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports is fantastic for anyone looking for a good school conveniently located close to London.

Weaknesses:

As it sometimes happens with schools in the vicinity of London, more of the boarders board 3-5 nights only.


The Location
King Edward's School Witley is located in the town Godalming, which is 40 minutes by train from London.

The Address
King Edward's School Witley (KESW)
Wormley Ln

GU8
England

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