page_title: King Edward's School, Witley
section_title: Seniors
hierarchical_section_title: King Edward's School, Witley / Boarding houses / Seniors
caption_attribution_description: King Edward's School, Witley
context_page_description: King Edward's School, Witley is an independent co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1553 by King Edward VI and Nicholas Ridley. The School is located in the village of Wormley, Surrey, England, having moved to its present location in 1867. The School became fully co-educational in 1952. As of September 2010, the school has joined the small number of independent schools in the UK which offer the IB Diploma Programme in place of A-Levels in the sixth form. The School re-introduced A-Levels as part of the curriculum from September 2015.
context_section_description: Wakefield – After Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, President and benefactor from 1916 to 1940. This is a boys' house. Paired with Elizabeth.
  Elizabeth – After Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, President of Bridewell Royal Hospital from 1953 to 2002. She visited the school four times, in 1958, 1965, 1976 and 1991. This is a girls' house.
  Edward – After King Edward VI, the founder. This is a boys' house and is paired with Tudor.
  Tudor – After The House of Tudor, the current royal family at the time of the school's founding.
  Grafton – After Richard Grafton, MP, printer and historian. The first Treasurer of Bridewell Royal Hospital. This is a boys' house and was formerly paired with St Bridget's.
  Queens' - After the two queens who have been Presidents (Mary and Elizabeth). This house is currently unused, being closed as of September 2019
  Ridley – Named after Bishop Nicholas Ridley, who preached to King Edward to request Bridewell Palace be given to the City of London for charitable purposes. This house was unused for a number of years, but re-opened September 2013 having undergone extensive refurbishment. This is a boys' house, and is paired with Queens'.
  St Bridget's – Saint Brigid of Kildare was a 5th-century Irish saint who is associated with a well which gave its name to the church of St. Bride and then to the palace, Bridewell Palace, built by Henry VIII. Currently not in use pending renovation or reconstruction.
caption: King Edward's School, as viewed from Petworth Road
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