Term Dates | Private School Godalming | King Edwards Witley Dates for your Diary Dates for your Diary Supporting our busy and thriving community to plan ahead. King Edward’s key School Term Dates for 2025/26 and 2026/27 About Our School Term Dates Term Dates 2025-2026 Autumn Term 2025 Date Event Term begins Monday 1st September, Staff INSET 09.00 – 17.00 New boarders and all 3rd Form boarders arrive Other L6th boarders return Tuesday 2nd September, 14.00-17.00 Tuesday 2nd September, 17:30 L6th day pupils return All new day pupils arrive All other boarders return Wednesday 3rd September, 08.20 Wednesday 3rd September, 08.20 Wednesday 3rd September, 17.30 All other day pupils return Thursday 4th September, 08.20 First exeat Friday 26th September, 16.00 until Sunday 28th September 20.30 Admissions Ceremony Friday 17th October, 11.15 Half term Friday 17th October, 13.05 until Sunday 2nd November 20.30 Second exeat Thursday 20th November, 16.00 until Sunday 23rd November 20.30 Friday 21st November, 09.00-17.00 Staff INSET Term ends Friday 12th December, after Carol Service Spring Term 2026 Date Event Term begins Monday 5th January, 09.00 – 17.00 Staff INSET Monday 5th January, Boarders return 19.00 First exeat Friday 23rd January, 16.00 until Sunday 25th January 20.30 Half term Friday 13th February, 16.00 until Sunday 22nd February 20.30 Bridewell Day Tuesday 10th March Second exeat Friday 13th March, 16.00 until Sunday 15th March 20.30 Term ends Friday 27th March Summer Term 2026 Date Event Term begins Sunday 19th April,  Boarders return 19.00 First exeat Friday 1st May, 16.00 until Monday 4th May 20.30 Half term Friday 22nd May, 16.00 until Sunday 31st May 20.30 Awards Ceremony and Term ends Friday 3rd July after Awards Ceremony TERM DATES 2025-2026 Printable PDF Term Dates 2026-2027 Autumn Term 2026 Date Event Term begins Tuesday 1st September, 09.00 – 17.00 Staff INSET New boarders and all 3rd Form boarders arrive Other L6th boarders return Wednesday 2nd September, 15.00-17.00 Wednesday 2nd September, 17.30 L6th day pupils return All new day pupils arrive All other boarders return Thursday 3rd September, 08.20 Thursday 3rd September, 08.20 Thursday 3rd September, 17.30 All other day pupils return Friday 4th September, 08.20 First exeat Friday 25th September, 16.00 until Sunday 27th September 20.30 Admissions Ceremony Friday 16th October, 11.15 Half term Friday 16th October, 13.05 until Sunday 1st November 20.30 Second exeat Thursday 19th November, 16.00 until Sunday 22nd November 20.30 Friday 20th November, 09.00 – 17.00 Staff INSET Term ends Friday 11th December, after Carol Service Spring Term 2027 Date Event Term begins Monday 4th January, 09.00 – 17.00 Staff INSET Monday 4th January, 19.00 Boarders return First exeat Friday 22nd January, 16.00 until Sunday 24th January 20.30 Half term Friday 12th February, 16.00 until Sunday 21st February 20.30 Bridewell Day Thursday 9th March Second exeat Friday 12th March, 16.00 until Sunday 14th March 20.30 Term ends Thursday 25th March Summer Term 2027 Date Event Term begins Sunday 18th April, 19.00 Boarders return First exeat Friday 30th April, 16.00 until Monday 3rd May 20.30 Half term Friday 28th May, 16.00 until Sunday 6th June 20.30 Awards Ceremony and Term ends Friday 2nd July, after Awards Ceremony Term Dates 2026-2027 Printable PDF Our Bridewell Concert Series continues this coming, Saturday 25th April, with exceptional young baritone, Finlay Bloore, who has recently completed his third year at the Royal Academy of Music. Members of our school community are warmly invited to join us at 12 noon in the Recital Room at King Edward’s Witley. The concert will last around 45 minutes followed by refreshments. #EmergingArtists #ClassicalMusic #bridewellconcertseries #Royalacademyofmusic #LiveMusic Open post by keswitley with ID 18574595539052661 During the Easter break, seven Lower Sixth pupils undertook a Duke of Edinburgh Gold expedition in the Peak District to train for wild country navigation, camp craft and team building. This follows other recent expeditions including a silver qualifying expedition in the South Downs. DofE is a life changing experience that helps our young people build a strong foundation for their future through personal challenge, teamwork, leadership and problem solving. With our School values rooted in kindness and compassion, community impact and developing a sense of social responsibility matters. DofE provides an opportunity to develop these all important personal qualities. Congratulations to all these pupils on their tremendous endeavours and a huge thank you to our brilliant staff for their dedication and incredible support. #dofe #unitedbydiversitysince1553 #lifeskills #social-responsibility 97 Open post by keswitley with ID 18065680613677135 Last call for AppArt! 🖼️ Doors will close at 4pm on Saturday 18th. Thank you to all those who have come to view the incredible sculptures and artwork. The exhibition has had a record number of visitors back in its original home at King Edward’s. We look forward to seeing you today or tomorrow. #appart #keswitley #sculpturetrail 28 Open post by keswitley with ID 18099689642068881 🚨🎶 New Music Alert! We’re incredibly proud of Upper Sixth pupil Andrew, whose latest original track, Sunday Morning is now live on Spotify. His musical talent spans multiple instruments and genres - from classical performance to contemporary production - and this release is hopefully the start of many more to come. At King Edward’s Witley, we give young musicians the skills, support and opportunities to grow. Andrew has embraced every experience from ensemble work to instrumental lessons, and it’s been a joy to support his musical journey. Listen now on all platforms! #keswmusic #originalcomposition #supportingyoungartists 124 Open post by keswitley with ID 17926778409256492 🇬🇧 Commonwealth Day 2026 was celebrated on Monday, 9 March, with the theme “Unlocking opportunities together for a prosperous Commonwealth”. The day highlighted the 56 member countries’ collaboration and our collective action to foster economic growth, education, and resilience through empowering citizens and creating equitable opportunities. With our Royal Family in attendance at the Westminster Abbey service, a small number of our pupils were invited to represent King Edward’s in a tremendous day of service and celebration. Our strong City of London links date back to our very beginnings in 1553, and provide our pupils with exceptional opportunities to connect with our heritage and understand the importance of service and global citizenship. Our thanks to Mr Simon Lightman for supporting our pupils in their participation in such a significant national event. #anexceptionalschooljourney #bridewelleducation #commonwealth #unitedbydiversitysince1553 45 Open post by keswitley with ID 18117840277632181 Join our Sixth Form Open Morning on Saturday, 9th May from 9:30am to 12.30pm. We look forward to welcoming you to our Sixth Form where an inclusive and happy community, individualised approach to learning and keen focus on fully preparing you for success and future happiness awaits. With a careful blend of structure and independence, we offer transformational academic, co-curricular and social experiences which create a wealth of current and future opportunity. Join us on a tour and explore our approach to dynamic, ambitious learning and achievement as you zone in on your passions and academic interests. Talk with inspirational students, dedicated staff and our Head, Mrs Joanna Wright, who will be on hand to answer your all important questions. Book your place at KESW.org/admissions, contact our team at admissions@kesw.org or call us on +44 (0)1428 686735 to learn more. #bridewellschools #exceptionallearning #futureproofededucation #keswopenmornings 25 Open post by keswitley with ID 17948589047985003 Join us for our Middle School (Year 9, 13+) Open Morning on ​Saturday 9th May from 9:30am to 12.30pm. Proudly diverse and generous of spirit, we are a co-educational day and boarding school and community with a difference. We offer outstanding individualised learning and pastoral journeys which allow young people to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. Join us on a tour of our stunning historic grounds and explore our outstanding facilities and superbly broad co-curricular offering. Talk with inspirational pupils, dedicated staff and our Head, Mrs Joanna Wright, who will be on-hand to answer your all important questions. Book your place at kesw.org/admissions or contact our team at admissions@kesw.org or call us on +44 (0)1428 686735 to learn more. #bridewellschools #exceptionallearning #keswopenmornings #futureproofededucation 20 Open post by keswitley with ID 18080716763624404 Join us for our Lower School (Year 7, 11+) Open Morning on Saturday 9th May from 9:30am to 12.30pm. Lower School journeys begin in the warmth and happiness of our dedicated Queen Mary House, fondly known as QMH; a happy hub of opportunity and exceptional support, bursting with the energy of our youngest pupils beginning the task of discovering where life will take them. Proudly diverse and generous of spirit, we are a co-educational day and boarding school and community with a difference. We offer outstanding individualised learning and pastoral journeys which allow young people to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. Join us on a tour of QMH, our stunning historic grounds and explore our outstanding facilities and superbly broad co-curricular offering. Talk with inspirational pupils, dedicated staff and our Head, Mrs Joanna Wright, who will be on-hand to answer your all important questions. Book your place at kesw.org/admissions or contact our team at admissions@kesw.org or call us on +44 (0)1428 686735 to learn more. #bridewellschools #exceptionallearning #keswopenmornings #futureproofededucation 10 Open post by keswitley with ID 18092879786329012 🎼 3rd Form pupils, Stella and Eve recently took to the iconic Wembley Arena stage to perform as part of the Voice In A Million (VIAM) stage choir. Known as “The World’s Most Spectacular School Concert”, it is an annual event staged to raise awareness of children in care and encourage people to think about fostering or adoption. Our songbirds not only passed two rounds of auditions against strong candidates to win places in the VIAM stage choir, they both also secured solo parts in several songs. Reflecting on their experiences: “I’m really grateful to be in VIAM this year. I’ve loved every second of it, it’s an amazing atmosphere and I’ll remember it for the rest of my life”, said Eve. “This is my fourth year in the stage choir and my first in the senior backing vocalist group where I get to focus on the soprano harmonies which I love”, said Stella. You can find more information about VIAM on the website https://voiceinamillion.com where there’s also a link to donate to Adoption UK. #VIAM #Raisingvoicesforgood #KESWvocalists #keswmusic 76 Open post by keswitley with ID 17869024407506057 Recently a number of our Lower Sixth pupils attended an inspiring London Careers Festival event with experts in their fields, Professor Martin Elliott and Professor Robin May. Professor Elliott specialises in open heart surgery for babies at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Our pupils learnt about his career journey towards realising his specialisation as well as the various entry opportunities into the medical profession and the importance maths plays in planning surgery. Professor May is a specialist in infectious diseases. He also shared an incredible and diverse career journey and how he now uses his knowledge and experience in human infectious diseases to advise the government as the Chief Scientific Adviser for the FSA. With insightful advice from both experts, our pupils learnt that a career, especially in science, is not a destination but a journey of discovery to be explored and enjoyed. #careersinmedicine #careersinscience #londoncareersfestival ##bridewelleducation 86 Open post by keswitley with ID 17864563323614284 TAKE ME TO TAKE ME TO Admissions Arrange a Visit Prospectus Download