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{{short description|Independent school near Croydon, Greater London}}
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| motto = {{lang-la|Vincit qui patitur}}<br>("He who perseveres, conquers")
| motto = {{lang-la|Vincit qui patitur}}<br />("He who perseveres, conquers")
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| type = [[Public school (United Kingdom)|Public school]]<br/>[[Independent school (United Kingdom)|Independent school]]
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| religious_affiliation = [[Church of England]]
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| colours = Gold and Navy<br>{{color box|navy}} {{color box|gold}}
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| publication = ''Whitgift Life Magazine''
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'''Whitgift School''' is an [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent]] day school with limited boarding<ref>[http://www.whitgift.co.uk/document.aspx?DocID=932 Boarding at Whitgift] Whitgift School</ref> in [[South Croydon]], [[London]]. Along with [[Trinity School of John Whitgift]] and [[Old Palace School]] it is owned by the [[Whitgift Foundation]], a charitable trust. The school was previously a [[grammar school]] and [[direct grant grammar school]],<ref name="Whitgift Foundation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.friendsofoldpalace.org/foundation4.htm|title=Whitgift Foundation|website=friendsofoldpalace.org|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> but the school's headmaster is now a member of the [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]].<ref name="Whitgift School">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/whitgift-school/|title=Whitgift School|website=HMC|language=en|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>
'''Whitgift School''' is an [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Independent]] day school with limited boarding<ref>[http://www.whitgift.co.uk/document.aspx?DocID=932 Boarding at Whitgift] Whitgift School</ref> in [[South Croydon]], [[London]]. Along with [[Trinity School of John Whitgift]] and [[Old Palace School]] it is owned by the [[Whitgift Foundation]], a charitable trust. The school was previously a [[grammar school]] and [[direct grant grammar school]],<ref name="Whitgift Foundation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.friendsofoldpalace.org/foundation4.htm|title=Whitgift Foundation|website=friendsofoldpalace.org|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> but the school's headmaster is now a member of the [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]].<ref name="Whitgift School">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmc.org.uk/schools/whitgift-school/|title=Whitgift School|website=HMC|language=en|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Whitgift School was founded in 1596 by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[John Whitgift]] and opened in 1600<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/lists/GB-1119-Whitgift.htm |title=Whitgift Foundation: records |website=NationalArchives.gov.uk |date=3 February 1997 |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> as part of the Whitgift Foundation which had the aim of building a hospital and school in Croydon for the "poor, needy and impotent people" from the parishes of Croydon and [[Lambeth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumoflondonprints.com/image/406483/john-chase-the-whitgift-hospital-almshouses-2009|title=The Whitgift Hospital almshouses; 2009|work=Museum of London Prints}}</ref> Originally located in [[North End, Croydon]] in 1931 it moved to its current site, Haling Park, which was once home to [[Lord Howard of Effingham]], the [[British Admiralty|Lord High Admiral]] of the Fleet sent against the [[Spanish Armada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/about/history.html|title=Whitgift School|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
Whitgift School was founded in 1596 by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[John Whitgift]] and opened in 1600<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/lists/GB-1119-Whitgift.htm |title=Whitgift Foundation: records |website=NationalArchives.gov.uk |date=3 February 1997 |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> as part of the Whitgift Foundation which had the aim of building a hospital and school in Croydon for the "poor, needy and impotent people" from the parishes of Croydon and [[Lambeth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumoflondonprints.com/image/406483/john-chase-the-whitgift-hospital-almshouses-2009|title=The Whitgift Hospital almshouses; 2009|work=Museum of London Prints}}</ref> Originally located in [[North End, Croydon]] in 1931 it moved to its current site, Haling Park, which was once home to [[Lord Howard of Effingham]], the [[British Admiralty|Lord High Admiral]] of the Fleet sent against the [[Spanish Armada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/about/history.html|title=Whitgift School|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>


Originally a day school, boarding was introduced in 1992,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/document.aspx?DocID=932|title=Whitgift School Boarding|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> and a boarding house was opened for the 2013–14 school year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whitgift School one of the leaders of the pack thanks to big investment and top–level coaches|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/schoolsports/8868486/Whitgift-School-one-of-the-leaders-of-the-pack-thanks-to-big-investment-and-top-level-coaches.html|work=The Telegraph|location=London|date=3 November 2011}}</ref> Between 1871 and 1946 the school was known as '''Whitgift Grammar School''', after which it relinquished its [[Direct grant grammar school|direct grant]] and became a fully independent school known as 'Whitgift School'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsofoldpalace.org/foundation4.htm|title=Whitgift Foundation|publisher=Friends of The Old Palace|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
Originally a day school, boarding was introduced in 1992,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/document.aspx?DocID=932|title=Whitgift School Boarding|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> and a boarding house was opened for the 2013–14 school year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whitgift School one of the leaders of the pack thanks to big investment and top–level coaches|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/schoolsports/8868486/Whitgift-School-one-of-the-leaders-of-the-pack-thanks-to-big-investment-and-top-level-coaches.html|work=The Telegraph|location=London|date=3 November 2011}}</ref> Between 1871 and 1946 the school was known as '''Whitgift Grammar School''', after which it relinquished its [[Direct grant grammar school|direct grant]] and became a fully independent school known as 'Whitgift School'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsofoldpalace.org/foundation4.htm|title=Whitgift Foundation|publisher=Friends of The Old Palace|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
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The original buildings have been supplemented by many additions and improvements including a Music School and Concert Hall, an integrated facility for science, technology, art and design together with library and resource centres, a separate Lower School building, and a major new Sports and Conference Centre which was opened in February 2005. A new Art Department, Performing Arts Centre and a new Sixth Form Centre were completed in the middle of 2011.
The original buildings have been supplemented by many additions and improvements including a Music School and Concert Hall, an integrated facility for science, technology, art and design together with library and resource centres, a separate Lower School building, and a major new Sports and Conference Centre which was opened in February 2005. A new Art Department, Performing Arts Centre and a new Sixth Form Centre were completed in the middle of 2011.


Whitgift has a wide variety of animals, including peacocks on the grounds since the 1930s, and flamingos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitgift School in Croydon|url=http://surrey.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/whitgift-school-in-croydon-9818/|work=Great British Life – Surrey Life|access-date=13 August 2011|date=November 2007}}</ref> In 2005 [[David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]] visited the school to open the ponds, the enclosure of which also houses various waterfowl,<ref>[https://httpwww.rhs.org.uk/Learning/Publications/pubs/garden0306/newsgeneral.htm RHS]{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> including [[Hawaiian goose|Hawaiian geese]], which the zoo successfully bred.
Whitgift has a wide variety of animals, including peacocks on the grounds since the 1930s, and flamingos.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitgift School in Croydon|url=http://surrey.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/whitgift-school-in-croydon-9818/|work=Great British Life – Surrey Life|access-date=13 August 2011|date=November 2007}}</ref> In 2005 [[David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]] visited the school to open the ponds, the enclosure of which also houses various waterfowl,<ref>[https://httpwww.rhs.org.uk/Learning/Publications/pubs/garden0306/newsgeneral.htm RHS]{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> including [[Hawaiian goose|Hawaiian geese]].


==Admissions==
==Admissions==
Most boys are admitted to the school at the ages of 10 or 11 with smaller numbers of boys enter the school at 12, 13, 14 and 16. Entry is based on performance in entrance exams and interviews.
Most boys are admitted to the school at the ages of 10 or 11. Smaller numbers of boys enter the school at 12, 13, 14 and 16. Entry is based on performance in entrance exams and interviews, and an assessment of a boy's ability to contribute to wider school life and to benefit from the co-curricular activities offered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/docs/353-AdmissionsPolicy20.pdf|title=Admissions Policy|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> Scholarships are awarded, offering a remission of up to 50% of the school fees. Aside from academic scholarships, they may be awarded for particular talent in music, art, design technology or sport, or as an all-rounder. A substantial number of bursaries are also awarded up to the value of the full fees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/docs/12-Admissions-Policy.pdf |title=Admissions Policy |publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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The school fields teams in a range of sports and has a sports and conference centre which hosts competitions<ref name=WS1392C>[http://www.whitgift.co.uk/docs/1392-WhitgiftamptheC.pdf Whitgift and the Community] Whitgift School</ref> the Health & Fitness Centre, a 55 station gym and group exercise studio are open to students and their families.<ref name=WS1392C/> The Women's GB Handball team has trained on occasions at the School as has the England Korfball steam.<ref name=WS1392C/>
The school fields teams in a range of sports and has a sports and conference centre which hosts competitions<ref name=WS1392C>[http://www.whitgift.co.uk/docs/1392-WhitgiftamptheC.pdf Whitgift and the Community] Whitgift School</ref> the Health & Fitness Centre, a 55 station gym and group exercise studio are open to students and their families.<ref name=WS1392C/> The Women's GB Handball team has trained on occasions at the School as has the England Korfball steam.<ref name=WS1392C/>


In hockey Whitgift won the National Indoor Hockey Championships at Under 15 and Under 18 levels in 2011.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/sports.aspx|title=Whitgift School – Sports|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> The school also become national Under 18 golf champions for the first time in 2014 at [[Carnoustie]]. The first recorded cricket match held on the school ground occurred in 1898 when the school played [[University College School]].<ref name="Cricketarchive.com">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/444_misc.html |title=Other matches played on Whitgift School |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=7 August 2011}} {{subscription}}</ref> From 2003 to 2011 the school ground hosted 12 List-A matches<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/444_a.html |title=List A cricket matches played at Whitgift School |publisher=Cricket Archive|access-date=7 August 2011}} {{subscription}}</ref> for county club [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]].
In hockey Whitgift won the National Indoor Hockey Championships at Under 15 and Under 18 levels in 2011.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/sports.aspx|title=Whitgift School – Sports|publisher=Whitgift School|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> The school also become national Under 18 golf champions for the first time in 2014 at [[Carnoustie]]. The first recorded cricket match held on the school ground occurred in 1898 when the school played [[University College School]].<ref name="Cricketarchive.com">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/444_misc.html |title=Other matches played on Whitgift School |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=7 August 2011}} {{subscription required}}</ref> From 2003 to 2011 the school ground hosted 12 List-A matches<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/444_a.html |title=List A cricket matches played at Whitgift School |publisher=Cricket Archive|access-date=7 August 2011}} {{subscription required}}</ref> for county club [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]].


==Headmasters==
==Headmasters==
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*1801–1812 John Rose<ref name="The History p133"/>
*1801–1812 John Rose<ref name="The History p133"/>
*1812–1843 John Collinson Bisset<ref name="The History p133"/>
*1812–1843 John Collinson Bisset<ref name="The History p133"/>
*1843–1865 George Coles<ref>[https://archive.today/20130505183242/http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=V/B/1/16/167-a3]</ref>
*1843–1865 George Coles<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=V/B/1/16/167-a3 |title = CalmView: Overview |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505183242/http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=V/B/1/16/167-a3 |archive-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1865–1871 William Ingrams<ref>[http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo=='V/B/1/17/388-a5'&dsqCmd=Show.tcl ]{{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref>
*1865–1871 William Ingrams<ref>[http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqSearch=RefNo=='V/B/1/17/388-a5'&dsqCmd=Show.tcl ]{{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref>
*1871–1902 Robert Brodie<ref>[http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe ]{{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref>
*1871–1902 Robert Brodie<ref>[http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk:8080/Archives/dserve.exe ]{{dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref>
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*1970–1991 David Raeburn<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/lists/GB-1119-Whitgift.htm#Whitgift Whitgift Foundation records] National Archives</ref>
*1970–1991 David Raeburn<ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/lists/GB-1119-Whitgift.htm#Whitgift Whitgift Foundation records] National Archives</ref>
*1991–2017 Christopher Barnett<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/25872/Christopher%20Andrew+BARNETT.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615235038/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/25872/Christopher%20Andrew+BARNETT.aspx |url-status = dead|archive-date=15 June 2013 |title=Dr Christopher Barnett Authorised Biography &#124; Debrett's People of Today |publisher=Debrett's |date=1 February 1953|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
*1991–2017 Christopher Barnett<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/25872/Christopher%20Andrew+BARNETT.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615235038/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/b/25872/Christopher%20Andrew+BARNETT.aspx |url-status = dead|archive-date=15 June 2013 |title=Dr Christopher Barnett Authorised Biography &#124; Debrett's People of Today |publisher=Debrett's |date=1 February 1953|access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
*2017– Christopher Ramsey
*2017–2024 Christopher Ramsey
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==Notable staff==
==Notable staff==
* [[Anthony Seldon]], Head of Politics at Whitgift in the 1980s, head of [[Brighton College]] and [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]], biographer of contemporary British political figures
* [[Anthony Seldon]], Head of Politics at Whitgift in the 1980s, head of [[Brighton College|Brighton]], [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington]] and [[Epsom College]]s, biographer of contemporary British political figures.
* [[David Ward (Surrey cricketer)|David Ward]], cricket coach who, having retired from playing for Surrey, produced a stream of cricketers for the England team.
*[[Dick White|Sir Dick White]], Assistant Master in the 1930s, former [[Director General of MI5|Director General]] of [[MI5]] and [[Head of the Secret Intelligence Service|Head]] of [[MI6]].
* [[Dick White|Sir Dick White]], Assistant Master in the 1930s, former [[Director General of MI5|Director General]] of [[MI5]] and [[Head of the Secret Intelligence Service|Head]] of [[MI6]].


==Southern Railway Schools Class==
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 22 June 2024

For the comprehensive school formerly named "Whitgift School", see John Whitgift Academy.

Whitgift School
Address
Map
Haling Park

South Croydon
,
Greater London
,
CR2 6YT

England
Coordinates51°21′36″N 0°06′05″W / 51.36°N 0.101389°W / 51.36; -0.101389
Information
TypeIndependent school
MottoLatin: Vincit qui patitur
("He who perseveres, conquers")
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1596; 428 years ago (1596)
FounderJohn Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
Local authorityCroydon
Department for Education URN101837 Tables
Head MasterChristopher Ramsey[1]
Staff200
GenderBoys
Age10 to 18
Enrolment1,478
Houses  Andrew's
  Brodie's
  Cross'
  Dodds
  Ellis'
  Mason's
  Smith's
  Tate's
Colour(s)Gold and Navy
   
PublicationWhitgift Life Magazine
Former pupilsOld Whitgiftians
Websitehttp://www.whitgift.co.uk/

Whitgift School is an Independent day school with limited boarding[2] in South Croydon, London. Along with Trinity School of John Whitgift and Old Palace School it is owned by the Whitgift Foundation, a charitable trust. The school was previously a grammar school and direct grant grammar school,[3] but the school's headmaster is now a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[4]

History

Whitgift School was founded in 1596 by the Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift and opened in 1600[5] as part of the Whitgift Foundation which had the aim of building a hospital and school in Croydon for the "poor, needy and impotent people" from the parishes of Croydon and Lambeth.[6] Originally located in North End, Croydon in 1931 it 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.[7]

Originally a day school, boarding was introduced in 1992,[8] and a boarding house was opened for the 2013–14 school year.[9] Between 1871 and 1946 the school was known as Whitgift Grammar School, after which it relinquished its direct grant and became a fully independent school known as 'Whitgift School'.[10]

Grounds and buildings

Whitgift School; view from main entrance, April 2020

Whitgift is located in a 45-acre (18 ha) parkland site. The ship (a model of HMS Ark Royal, the flagship of Lord Howard of Effingham against the Spanish Armada) that features prominently on the top of 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 sports complex.

The original buildings have been supplemented by many additions and improvements including a Music School and Concert Hall, an integrated facility for science, technology, art and design together with library and resource centres, a separate Lower School building, and a major new Sports and Conference Centre which was opened in February 2005. A new Art Department, Performing Arts Centre and a new Sixth Form Centre were completed in the middle of 2011.

Whitgift has a wide variety of animals, including peacocks on the grounds since the 1930s, and flamingos.[11] In 2005 Sir David Attenborough visited the school to open the ponds, the enclosure of which also houses various waterfowl,[12] including Hawaiian geese.

Admissions

Most boys are admitted to the school at the ages of 10 or 11 with smaller numbers of boys enter the school at 12, 13, 14 and 16. Entry is based on performance in entrance exams and interviews.

Education

Since 2005, Whitgift has offered the International Baccalaureate[13] Diploma Programme to the Sixth Form as an optional alternative to A-Levels, as well as BTEC qualifications in sport and business studies.

Co-curricular activities

Whitgift School offers co-curricular activities within the school. This is reflected in the sporting facilities as well as an array of musical activities.

Combined Cadet Force

Whitgift has a combined cadet force. The school has partnerships with two local state schools St. Andrews C of E High School and Thomas More School, allowing their students to take part in CCF activities.[14]

Sport

The school fields teams in a range of sports and has a sports and conference centre which hosts competitions[15] the Health & Fitness Centre, a 55 station gym and group exercise studio are open to students and their families.[15] The Women's GB Handball team has trained on occasions at the School as has the England Korfball steam.[15]

In hockey Whitgift won the National Indoor Hockey Championships at Under 15 and Under 18 levels in 2011.[16] The school also become national Under 18 golf champions for the first time in 2014 at Carnoustie. The first recorded cricket match held on the school ground occurred in 1898 when the school played University College School.[17] From 2003 to 2011 the school ground hosted 12 List-A matches[18] for county club Surrey.

Headmasters

  • 1600–1601 Ambrose Brygges[19]
  • 1601–1606 John Ireland[19]
  • 1606–1616 Robert Davies[19]
  • 1616–1629 William Nicolson[19]
  • 1629–1648 John Webb[19]
  • 1648–1651 Noris Wood[19]
  • 1651–1662 Thomas Day[19]
  • 1662–1668 John Philips[19]
  • 1668–1675 William Crowe[19]
  • 1675–1681 John Shepheard[20]
  • 1681–1712 John Caesar[20]
  • 1712–1742 Henry Mills[20]
  • 1742–1751 Samuel Staveley[21]
  • 1751–1774 John Taylor Lamb[21]
  • 1774–1801 James Hodgson[22]
  • 1801–1812 John Rose[22]
  • 1812–1843 John Collinson Bisset[22]
  • 1843–1865 George Coles[23]
  • 1865–1871 William Ingrams[24]
  • 1871–1902 Robert Brodie[25]
  • 1903–1927 Samuel Ogden Andrew[26]
  • 1928–1939 Stanley Gurner[27]
  • 1939–1946 Gerald Ellis[28]
  • 1946–1961 Edward Marlar[29]
  • 1961–1970 Michael Hugill[30]
  • 1970–1991 David Raeburn[31]
  • 1991–2017 Christopher Barnett[32]
  • 2017–2024 Christopher Ramsey

Notable alumni

Main article: List of people educated at Whitgift School

Former pupils of Whitgift are known as "Old Whitgiftians".

Notable staff

Southern Railway Schools Class

The Southern Railway V Class was known as the Schools Class because all 40 locomotives were named after public schools. "Whitgift", SR no. 916 and BR no. 30916, was built in 1934 and withdrawn in 1962. The Whitgift nameplate that was formerly mounted on the front driving wheel-splasher of the locomotive is now on display in the Raeburn Library in the school. Hornby Models created an OO gauge replica of the 916 Whitgift Schools Class locomotive. Whitgift has one on display in the Raeburn Library underneath the Whitgift nameplate from the 4–4–0 train.

References

  1. ^ Headmaster's Welcome Whitgift School
  2. ^ Boarding at Whitgift Whitgift School
  3. ^ "Whitgift Foundation". friendsofoldpalace.org. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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