

The School will pay up to half of the tuition fees of a King Edward’s Bursary with charities paying up to half of the remaining fees. Awards to Foundationers are 100% supported by funds administered by The Bridewell Foundation. King Edward’s does not use school fees paid by parents to fund means tested bursaries for our Foundation pupils. The bursar is the person in charge of the finances at a school.Ī bursary is a financial award given to those who would benefit from a boarding school environment but can not afford the tuition fee. The purpose of the foundation is to raise money to enable our Founder’s vision to continue, by supporting ‘Foundationer’ pupils and improving the School constantly. The palace was originally gifted from King Edward VI to train and educate destitute children. Our parent foundation named after Bridewell Palace.

Please visit our House pages to read more. Every pupil is allocated a House, which is a place they will attend for Roll Call, spend time with their friends, and where they will sleep if they are boarders. Mawer joined King Edward’s Witley as a teacher in 1949, and even after retirement remained close and connected with the school until his death in March 2020.Īt King Edward’s Witley we only refer to our ‘Houses’ so as not to make a distinction between day and boarding pupils. Named after old House Master and Senior Master Albert “Bertie” Mawer. A two year qualification that provides the pupils with UCAS points – required for applying to university. Pupils are aged between 15 -16.Īdvanced Level qualification that is offered to our Sixth Form. The equivalent of Year 11 at secondary school. The equivalent of Year 10 at secondary school. The equivalent of Year 9 at secondary school. The equivalent of Year 8 at secondary school. The equivalent of Year 7 at secondary schools.
