Whitgift School

Whitgift School
Whitgift School
Whitgift-School-crest.jpg
Motto Vincit qui patitur
("He who endures, wins")
Established 1596
Type Independent school
Head Master Christopher Barnett
Founder John Whitgift
Location South Croydon
Greater London
England
Local authority Croydon
DfE number 306/6014
Staff 128 (approx.)
Students 1,400
Gender Boys
Ages 10–18
Houses Andrews, Brodies, Crosses, Dodds, Ellis's, Masons, Smiths, Tates
Website www.whitgift.co.uk

Coordinates: 51°21′36″N 0°06′05″W / 51.36°N 0.101389°W / 51.36; -0.101389

Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,400 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre (18 ha) parkland site.

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History and grounds

It was founded in 1596 by the Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift and is part of the Whitgift Foundation along with Trinity School of John Whitgift and Old Palace School of John Whitgift. In 1931 the school moved to its current site, Haling Park, which was once home to Lord Howard of Effingham, the Lord High Admiral of the Fleet sent against the Spanish Armada.[1] The ship (a model of HMS Ark Royal) that features prominently on the top of "Big School" (the school hall) is a reminder of the history of the site. Additions since the 400th anniversary of the school have been a maze in the founder's garden, an aviary, an enclosure for Prevost's squirrels, ponds and a multi-million-pound sports complex.

Whitgift is renowned locally for its wide variety of animals, most notably the peacocks which have graced the grounds since the 1930s, and the flamingos. [2] In 2005 Sir David Attenborough visited the school to open the ponds, the enclosure of which also houses two albino wallabies (a gift from the Queen, given in 2002 after the school's ponds re-opened[3]), and various waterfowl,[4] including Hawaiian geese, which the zoo successfully bred.[3]

Cricket ground

The first recorded match held on the school ground occurred in 1898 when the school played University College School.[5] In recent years the school ground has hosted several matches for county club Surrey. The ground hosted its first match for Surrey in 2000, when they played a List-A match against Warwickshire. From 2000 to present, the ground has hosted 12 List-A matches.[6] In 2003, the ground held its first first-class match when Surrey played Nottinghamshire. From 2003 to present, the ground has held 9 first-class matches.[7] The cricket ground can cope with up to 5,000 spectators.

Education

Since 2005, Whitgift has offered International Baccalaureate[8] to the sixth form as an optional alternative to A-Levels, as well as BTEC qualifications in sport and music.

Co-curricular activities

While Whitgift School has one the finest academic results in the country,[9] it also pays substantial importance to co-curricular activities within the school life. This is reflected in the sporting facilities as well as an array of musical activities. The school also has highly developed Design Technology and Art suites, more than six computer rooms, and two libraries.

The houses at Whitgift play an important role in the co-curricular activities of the students. The eight houses and their colours are Andrew's (purple), Brodie's (pink), Cross's (red), Dodd's (silver), Ellis's (light blue), Mason's (royal blue), Smith's (gold) and Tate's (green). The Houses are named after former headmasters, headboys and founding Housemasters. Each House has a Housemaster or Housemistress, house captain and vice-captain and House Prefects. Some of the Houses have form representatives. All the House representatives have a special House-tie with the house colour on it.

Rugby Union

The school has strong Rugby Football teams:

Under 15

  • In 1999 and 2003 it won the National Daily Mail Cup for English Schools at Under 15 level. In the 2010 season, the School also reached the semi-finals of the competition.

Under 18

  • 2010 - Whitgift beat RGS Newcastle 34-10 to win the Daily Mail Cup for English Schools at Under 18 level.
  • 2011 - The school successfully defended its title by beating Oakham School by 45-24.[10]

Cricket

Former Surrey cricketer, David Ward is cricket coach at the school. There has also been other famous sportsmen who have taught and coached at Whitgift. Those currently working at the school include John Humphrey, who played football for Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace, Colin Pates, the former Chelsea and Arsenal defender, and Neil Kendrick, the former Surrey spin bowler.

In 2003 the School won the U13 National Calypso Cup

Through a connection with the youth academy at Crystal Palace, Steve Kember, the former Palace and Chelsea midfielder and manager at Selhurst Park, also coaches at the school[citation needed].

Senior staff

  • Headmaster Dr Christopher A. Barnett
  • Second Master Mr John D.C. Pitt
  • Deputy Headmaster Mr Peter J. Yeo
  • Assistant Head (Academic) Mr D. William Munks
  • Assistant Head (Pastoral) Mr Stewart D. Cook
  • Assistant Head (Proctor) Mr David Elvin

Notable alumni

Former pupils are known as Old Whitgiftians. The following are a selection of notable alumni

Academia

  • Stafford Beer, cybernetics expert, businessman and author[11]
  • Sir Robert Boyd, space research scientist[12]
  • Sir Bernard Crick, academic, British political theorist, author[13]
  • Dalziel Hammick, research chemist[14]
  • Liam Hudson, social psychologist and author[15]
  • Michael Posner, economist[16]

Business

Law, Government and Politics

Media, Music and the Arts

Military

Sport

Other

Southern Railway Schools Class

The school lent its name to a locomotive in the Southern Railway V Class. This class was known as the Schools Class because all 40 locomotives were named after prominent English public schools. "Whitgift", no. 916, was built in 1934 and withdrawn in 1962.

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