Reed's School
Reed's School is an independent secondary boarding school for boys with a mixed sixth form located in Cobham, Surrey, England. There are currently around 700 day pupils (620 boys, 80 girls) with 100 full-time boarders (80 boys, 20 girls). The school was founded in 1813, by Andrew Reed and incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1845 under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Wellington and the Marquess of Salisbury. Since 1951, Queen Elizabeth II has acted as the school's 15th patron and has visited the school twice, in 1997 and  in 2014, as the reigning monarch. Alumni of the school are known as ’Old Reedonians’. History. Founding. A notable early sponsor was the Duke of Wellington, a future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. London Orphan Asylum, London (1813-1871). The foundation was established to provide relief to destitute orphans, including children whose fathers had died and whose mothers were unable to provide for them. Initially the Asylum used two houses; one at Hackney Road, Shoreditch for the boys and one in Bethnal Green for the girls. The asylum's first unified site was at Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, where  Newcome's School had stood. There were 206 pupils in 1826 and 453 in the 1860s. During the asylum's time in East London, it was famous for having had some 2000 hymns written for it by the English architect James Edmeston, a strong supporter of and frequent visitor to the London Orphan Asylum. Following the school's 1871 move to Watford, the East London buildings were used by the Salvation Army. Only the facade of the classical-style building remains, and forms part of the Clapton Girls' Academy London Orphan Asylum/School, Watford (1871-1939). ) for the new school . The Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, and his wife the Princess of Wales and future Queen Alexandra, laid down the foundational stones on 15 July 1869 and the school formally opened in 1871. The school was renamed to the "London Orphan School" in 1915, following a merge with the recently closed Royal British Orphan School in Slough it was again renamed the "London Orphan School and Royal British Orphan School", before finally being named "Reed's School" in 1939, in honour of the late founder. In the early 1880s the London Orphan Asylum lost two football matches against the  then named Watford Rovers, now known as Watford F.C. Headmasters at the Watford site included Oliver Carter Cockrem and H.W. Russell. In the 1980s the buildings were converted into residential accommodation. Reed's School, Totnes & Towcester (1939-1945). During World War II the school was evacuated from Watford. The site was used as an Army hospital and then by the Ministry of Labour. Reed's School, Cobham (1945–present). The Sandy Lane site had been purpose-built for the Sandyroyd School in around 1905 by architects Treadwell and Martin, who were also responsible for the design of Scott's restaurant  (now part of the Trocadero Centre) and other notable structures. The new site provided facilities including a heated indoor swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, and two squash courts. A new headmaster, Robert Drayson, was appointed in 1955 and remained until 1964, when he migrated to Stowe. , while retaining its charitable element. Royal patronage. In 1815 King George IV 'accorded his blessing' by becoming the first royal patron of the School, a tradition which is continued today with the patronage of Reed's School by Queen Elizabeth II. Sports. The major sports at Reed's School are rugby, hockey  and cricket with academies in tennis, skiing and golf. The senior pupils (13+) play rugby, hockey and cricket in the autumn, spring and summer terms respectively. Pupils in the junior school (11–13) play hockey, rugby and then cricket. In the 2014/15 season, rugby fixtures included matches against Brighton College, KCS, Wimbledon, Caterham and Hurstpierpoint College. Cricket is played against City of London Freeman's School, Hampton, St. Paul's, St. George's Weybridge, Lord Wandsworth, Reading Oratory, KCS Wimbledon, Eltham College, King's School, Canterbury, and Merchant Taylor's School and others. The indoor tennis centre was opened by  alumnus and former British number one, Tim Henman on 18 November 2014. The facility is regarded by the LTA as one of only 17 high performance centres in the country. The foundation stone for the 25 metre, five lane indoor swimming pool was laid by Duncan Goodhew on 15 November 1990. The school performs at the highest level in a number of other sports such as squash, athletics, cross country, basketball and swimming as well as offering access to more unusual sports though an extended activities programme; such as shooting, mountain biking, kung-fu and sailing. Reed's has won  the International School Sport Federation's world schools' tennis championship more than any other team (in 2009, 2011 and 2015). Rugby. Reed's school has improved at rugby over recent years with the 1st XV finishing seventh in the NatWest Schools Cup in 2014/2015 season acquiring wins against schools such as Brighton College, St John's School, Leatherhead, and St George's College, Weybridge. The season after was also successful finishing 17th in the NatWest Schools Cup with wins against St John's School, Leatherhead, Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and The Oratory School. Ski racing. Reed's are regional and  national title holders in both Dry Slope and Snow Ski Racing in the U14 Boys, U16 Boys and U18 Boys & Girls. Many racers who are members of the ski racing academy at Reed's have World Cup and Olympic aspirations, with ORs having raced or currently on Olympic Teams, such as Luke Steyn (Capel 2012). OR Jack Gower who competed in his world cup debut in November 2017 at Lake Louise. The 2017/18 roll of honour includes students who were selected to represent Team England at the 2018 ISF World School Games in Grenoble. Scholarships and fees. Fees at age  13+ for the 2019/20 academic year are £32,910 and £25,530 per annum, for boarders and day pupils respectively. Reed's School offers a number of scholarships in a range of disciplines: Academic, Art, Drama, Music, Sport, Technology and for all round ability based on a combination of the above. These awards can (in exceptional cases) be up to a maximum of 50% of the fees.