Whitgift School

Croydon, Surrey

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1596

Founded

10 - 18

Age range

Girls

School type

£19,770 - £19,770

Boarding / term

In short

Whitgift School is a girls boarding and day school in Croydon, Surrey, educating pupils aged 10 - 18 and founded in 1596. Boarding fees are £19,770 - £19,770 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.

Type: Girls boarding & day
Boarders from: 13 - 18
Ethos: Church of England
Guardian required: Yes

Known for Hockey

About

About Whitgift

The story, ethos and character of Whitgift.

Setting: Town
Ethos: Church of England
Head: Mr Toby Seth

Key Facts -Top IB School in the world. Over the last 5 years our average points score has been between 37 and 41 -We also offer A-Levels and of course GCSEs -Over 100 sports, clubs and societies -University destinations: Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, King's College, Imperial, UCL, Princeton, Harvard, Brown -Dedicated Higher Education Team to University applications -Outstanding sporting facilities, with an indoor swimming pool, modern air-conditioned gym, basketball, badminton and squash courts as well as table tennis.

-Leading School for Sport: Football, Hockey, Rugby, Cricket, but an array other sports including Basketball, Golf, Badminton, Squash, Fencing, Swimming and many others. -Hockey is one of our main sports (last season the School made History by winning the U16 and U18 doube in the England Hockey indoor and Outdoor National Titles, back to back - this has never been achieved by any school before.

Whitgift also became the U19 Independent Schools Hockey National Champions).

Warmth and welcoming IB and A-level results One of the biggest and well-known co-curricular programmes in the United Kingdom Sport provision - leading school in the country including national titles in most sports, tours around the world and alumni who are now professional athletes Notable alumnni: Jamal Musiala (Football, Bayern Munich and Germany), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Football, England and Nottingham Forrest), Time Davie (Director General of the BBC) Whitgift had 4 Olympians at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Joe Choong (Modern Pentathlon) Zach Wallace (Hockey), Jack Waller (Hockey) and Lawrence Okoye (Discus).

Co-Curricular programme Languages and exchange programmes around the world Highest number of Duke of Edinburgh participants in the country School history The School was founded in 1596 by John Whitgift, Elizabeth I's last Archbishop of Canterbury, and opened in 1600, making it Croydon's oldest school; the present Headmaster, Chris Ramsey is the twenty-seventh in the School's history.