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Whitgift School

Independent secondary

National rank

Rank last year

90.1^%

A-level

87.2^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Toby Seth

Gender of entry Boys

Total pupils 1,517 (10-18)

UK boarding fees per term* £16,188-£19,197 (10-18)

UK day fees per term* £9,785 (10-18)

*Fees correct as of November 21, 2025

Our methodology

Results

Grade

28.2

34.8

27.2

A*/A

62.9

A*-B

90.1

Grade

9/8

69.6

17.6

9/8/7

87.2

Grade

Higher Level 7

37.8

Higher Level 6

44.4

Higher Level 5

15.6

Higher Level 7 and 6

82.2

Higher Level 7, 6 and 5

97.8

Diploma pass

100

Average IB points

What the school inspection says

“The school strives for excellence in all aspects of school life. It aims to promote a culture of achievement, mutual respect and tolerance in a stimulating environment. Pupils achieve academically at a high level [and] demonstrate high levels of knowledge, skill and understanding which they apply successfully across all areas of the curriculum … The high quality of the pupils’ personal development is in line with the school’s aim to inculcate positive values of mutual respect, tolerance and self-esteem. Secure in who they are, pupils of all ages display high levels of respect for and tolerance of each other whatever their backgrounds. Boarders’ personal development is excellent and they relate well with other boarders from many varying backgrounds." There was a regulatory compliance visit in 2021 and an additional inspection in 2023.

Inspection

2017

In detail

Read the full report

About the school

Founded in 1596 by John Whitgift, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the school has been based at Haling Park — once the residence of Lord Howard of Effingham, the admiral of the fleet that battled the Spanish Armada — since 1931. The weather vane on the roof depicts his flagship, the Ark Royal.
The 45-acre parkland campus is home to peacocks, wallabies and flamingos; Sir David Attenborough opened the ponds and wildfowl enclosures in 2005. He said: “You have an astonishing school. I have never seen anything like it. Perhaps you know this, perhaps you don’t, but take it from me, you have an amazing school.”
Every pupil who joins Whitgift in the First Form receives eight golf lessons from the PGA professional Tim Trodd.
Alumni are known as Old Whitgiftians. They include Tim Davie, the former director-general of the BBC, and the TV presenter and JLS singer JB Gill.

admissions@whitgift.co.uk

Telephone

020 8688 9222

Website

whitgift.co.uk

Address

Haling Park, South Croydon, CR2 6YT

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