Flourishing in Middle School | Goldaming | King Edwards Witley
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Flourishing in Middle School | Goldaming | King Edwards Witley
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Set sights high –
be ambitious in your learning & want to do your very best
Set sights high –
be ambitious in your learning & want to do your very best
At King Edward’s, we don’t distinguish between day and boarding pupils. As part of our empowering house system, the life of a Middle school day pupil is both
busy and varied
as we encourage them to
embrace all that our vibrant school life offers
.
Home
Middle School – Year 9-11
Middle School Day Experience
At King Edward’s, there is no distinction between day and boarding pupils, ensuring that every pupil has equal access to both our outstanding pastoral and academic provision.
Every pupil at King Edward’s joins one of our eight supportive and sociable Houses. Each with its own personality, our Houses are so much more than just a place to be, they are the heart of school life providing a home from home where lifelong friendships are made, opportunities are explored and where each and every child is seen and feels valued for who they are.
The life of a Middle School day pupil is as dynamic and varied as that of a boarder.
Whether arriving at Witley station (just a 5-minute walk from King Edward’s), or directly by minibus or by car, all of our day pupils arrive ready to join their boarding family and friends for breakfast at 7.30am or for morning roll call and 8.20am. A time to connect, or to catch up, we encourage every pupil to embrace a moment to just be, to think ahead and mentally prepare for all that the vibrant school day ahead offers.
Aim high, embrace every opportunity
The life of a Middle school day pupil is both busy and varied as we encourage them to embrace all that our vibrant school community offers. Our culture of academic curiosity and enquiry runs deep, celebrating academic risk taking and prompting exploration of ideas without fear of failure. We encourage them to set their sights high – to be ambitious in their learning and to aspire to fulfil their own potential on a holistic level. The facilitation of the individual’s growth, broadening of their horizons and building their confidence to achieve beyond their own expectations is fundamental to our philosophy. This pioneering spirit on which we were founded still drives us today.
Although we set ourselves rigorous academic targets, our approach is very much grounded personal growth. We value the growth of future proof, leadership ready and emotionally intelligent individuals as equal to knowledge. We aim to ensure that pupils flourish academically, socially and emotionally, enjoy a broad range of academic and co-curricular learning, social and enrichment activities and very importantly forge great friendships which will stay with them for life.
Push the boundaries of personal achievement
With over
50 clubs and activities available weekly
, Middle school life is bursting with opportunity to push the boundaries of personal achievement, to go further and understand more. It provides a safe environment to embrace uncertainty, take risks and learn to fail forwards and reflect honestly, to find a voice and use it well, to stretch boundaries of understanding and for our pupils to discover who they are and what excites and fulfils them.
With this in mind, many day pupils choose to extend their stay with us each day arriving for breakfast early and staying until early evening to take advantage of the additional learning, co-curricular and social opportunities it provides, and perhaps enjoy a little supper too.
Home is where the heart is, and King Edward’s truly is a vibrant and happy home from home for all.
CO-CURRICULAR & ENRICHMENT
Thrive & achieve
Developing Academic Foundations
BOARDING
A Positive Sense of Place
Join Us
for a Personal Visit
We warmly invite you to visit us and explore and experience everyday school life here at King Edward’s. Personal visits usually last around 90-minutes including a meeting with our Head, Mrs Joanna Wright, and opportunities to meet with pupils and tour the school.
Book Now
Join
us at an Open Event
The best way to experience what life is like at King Edward’s is to join us at an Open Event.
You will have the chance to talk to pupils and teachers about what makes our school such a special place, and to answer any questions you have about life here.
Whole School Open Morning, Saturday 9th May 2026
Find out more
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
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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
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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
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🚨🎶 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
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🇬🇧 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
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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
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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
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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
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🎼 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
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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
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Set sights high –
be ambitious in your learning & want to do your very best
Set sights high –
be ambitious in your learning & want to do your very best
At King Edward’s, we don’t distinguish between day and boarding pupils. As part of our empowering house system, the life of a Middle school day pupil is both
busy and varied
as we encourage them to
embrace all that our vibrant school life offers
.
Home
Middle School – Year 9-11
Middle School Day Experience
At King Edward’s, there is no distinction between day and boarding pupils, ensuring that every pupil has equal access to both our outstanding pastoral and academic provision.
Every pupil at King Edward’s joins one of our eight supportive and sociable Houses. Each with its own personality, our Houses are so much more than just a place to be, they are the heart of school life providing a home from home where lifelong friendships are made, opportunities are explored and where each and every child is seen and feels valued for who they are.
The life of a Middle School day pupil is as dynamic and varied as that of a boarder.
Whether arriving at Witley station (just a 5-minute walk from King Edward’s), or directly by minibus or by car, all of our day pupils arrive ready to join their boarding family and friends for breakfast at 7.30am or for morning roll call and 8.20am. A time to connect, or to catch up, we encourage every pupil to embrace a moment to just be, to think ahead and mentally prepare for all that the vibrant school day ahead offers.
Aim high, embrace every opportunity
The life of a Middle school day pupil is both busy and varied as we encourage them to embrace all that our vibrant school community offers. Our culture of academic curiosity and enquiry runs deep, celebrating academic risk taking and prompting exploration of ideas without fear of failure. We encourage them to set their sights high – to be ambitious in their learning and to aspire to fulfil their own potential on a holistic level. The facilitation of the individual’s growth, broadening of their horizons and building their confidence to achieve beyond their own expectations is fundamental to our philosophy. This pioneering spirit on which we were founded still drives us today.
Although we set ourselves rigorous academic targets, our approach is very much grounded personal growth. We value the growth of future proof, leadership ready and emotionally intelligent individuals as equal to knowledge. We aim to ensure that pupils flourish academically, socially and emotionally, enjoy a broad range of academic and co-curricular learning, social and enrichment activities and very importantly forge great friendships which will stay with them for life.
Push the boundaries of personal achievement
With over
50 clubs and activities available weekly
, Middle school life is bursting with opportunity to push the boundaries of personal achievement, to go further and understand more. It provides a safe environment to embrace uncertainty, take risks and learn to fail forwards and reflect honestly, to find a voice and use it well, to stretch boundaries of understanding and for our pupils to discover who they are and what excites and fulfils them.
With this in mind, many day pupils choose to extend their stay with us each day arriving for breakfast early and staying until early evening to take advantage of the additional learning, co-curricular and social opportunities it provides, and perhaps enjoy a little supper too.
Home is where the heart is, and King Edward’s truly is a vibrant and happy home from home for all.
CO-CURRICULAR & ENRICHMENT
Thrive & achieve
Developing Academic Foundations
BOARDING
A Positive Sense of Place
Join Us
for a Personal Visit
We warmly invite you to visit us and explore and experience everyday school life here at King Edward’s. Personal visits usually last around 90-minutes including a meeting with our Head, Mrs Joanna Wright, and opportunities to meet with pupils and tour the school.
Book Now
Join
us at an Open Event
The best way to experience what life is like at King Edward’s is to join us at an Open Event.
You will have the chance to talk to pupils and teachers about what makes our school such a special place, and to answer any questions you have about life here.
Whole School Open Morning, Saturday 9th May 2026
Find out more
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
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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
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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
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0
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🚨🎶 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
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🇬🇧 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
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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
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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
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0
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
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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
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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
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