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Old Palace of John Whitgift School 
Motto Latin: Pro Ecclesia Dei
(For the Church of God)Established 1889 Type Independent school Headmistress Carol Jewell Chair of Governors Mr D North Founder Order of the Community of the Sisters of the Church Location Old Palace Road
Croydon
London/Surrey
England
Students 900 girls(approx.) Gender Girls Ages 4–18 Colours Green and Purple
(formerly Brown and Green
)Former pupils Old Palace Old Girls Affiliation Joined Whitgift Foundation in 1993 Website www.oldpalaceofjohnwhitgift.org Coordinates: 51°22′22″N 0°06′18″W / 51.3728°N 0.1049°W
The Old Palace of John Whitgift School is an independent school for girls in Surrey, England, founded in 1889. The "Old Palace" itself was for 500 years the summer residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury.In the 19th century the Archbishops ended their residence at Croydon Palace and used Addington Palace, also in Croydon as their local resting place. Later the Palace was sold and subsequently used as a bleaching factory, amongst other things. The building was rescued by the Duke of Newcastle in 1887 and given to the Sisters Of The Church who used it for educational purposes until 1975 when it became an independent day school for girls. The school comprises a preparatory department for ages 4–10 and a Senior School for pupils from 11–18. Facilities include laboratories, a swimming pool, and an Art and Technology building. The school is supported by the Whitgift Foundation, as are the Whitgift School and Trinity School for boys. The Sisters of the Church set up schools in Canada and Australia like St Michael's Grammar School in Melbourne. The Old Palace is a Grade I Listed [1] English Heritage site.
The school has merged with Croham Hurst School, a former independent school.[2][3]
Notable former pupils
See also: Category:People educated at the Old Palace School- Helen Young - weather forecaster and television presenter
External links
References
- ^ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-201229-old-palace-school-croydon-palace-croydon
- ^ "Croham Hurst School Website". http://www.crohamhurst.com/. "Thank you for visiting www.crohamhurst.com. Croham Hurst School has merged with Old Palace of John Whitgift School. Go to the Old Palace of John Whitgift School website"
- ^ "News From Old Palace School of John Whitgift". http://www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk/. "Towards the end of the summer term, our Publicity Team researched friendship groups and family links created by the merger of Croham Hurst and Old Palace. In schools of this size you would expect to find some links but they quickly identified 55 friendship and family links just in Years 8 to 10. There are staff links as well. Our Head, Judy Harris, used to teach at Croham Hurst so many of the teachers there were her former colleagues"
Categories:- Education in Croydon
- Educational institutions established in 1889
- Independent girls' schools in London
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