Information On Whitgift School

Whitgift School is an independent day school educating approximately 1,200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon London in a parkland site.

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 In 1931 the school moved to its current site, Haling Park, which was once home to Lord Howard of Effingham the Admiralty of the Fleet sent against the Spanish Armada http://www.whitgift.co.uk/history.htm Whitgift History] The ship (a model of HMS Ark Royal (1587) 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 founders garden, an aviary, an enclosure for Prevosts 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. 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 Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom given in 2002 after the schools ponds re-openedlt;/ref>), and various waterfowlhttps://httpwww.rhs.org.uk/Learning/Publications/pubs/garden0306/newsgeneral.htm RHS], including Hawaiian goose which the zoo successfully bred.

Education

Since 2005, Whitgift has offered International Baccalaureate lt;ref>http://www.ibo.org/school/002095/ Whitgift School IB page] to the sixth form as an optional alternative to A-Levels.

Co-curricular activities

While Whitgift School has one the finest academic results in the country,http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?No3066014&ModeZ&TypeSC&Phase1&Year06&Baseb&Num306 School results including comparison with rest of England] 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 Andrews (purple), Brodies (pink), Crosss (red), Dodds (silver), Elliss (light blue), Masons (royal blue), Smiths (gold) and Tates (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. The school has strong Rugby Football teams, it won the National Daily Mail Cup for English Schools at Under 15 level in 1999 and 2003; and at Under 18 level in 2010 - beating RGS Newcastle 34-10 on 31 March at Twickenham. In 2008 there were several former Whitgiftians playing rugby at the highest professional level in the UK notably Danny Cipriani who made his full England debut in that year. In recent years the school has played host to several first-class cricket lt;ref>http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/444_f.html First-class matches played at Whitgift School] and List-A cricket gameshttp://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/444_a.html List A cricket matches played at Whitgift School] played by Surrey County Cricket Club The cricket ground can cope with up to 5,000 spectators. Former Surrey cricketer, David M 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 (footballer) who played football for Charlton Athletic F.C. and Crystal Palace F.C. Colin Pates the former Chelsea F.C. and Arsenal F.C. defender, and Neil Kendrick the former Surrey spin bowler. 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

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. *Bernard Ashley (businessman) businessman, husband of Laura Ashley lt;ref>lt;/ref> *Leonard Barden chess columnist *Stafford Beer cybernetics expert, businessman and author *Peter Bourne physician, anthropologist, biographer, author and international civil servant *Robert Boyd (scientist) space research scientist *Derren Brown illusionist *The Rt Revd Colin Ogilvie Buchanan Church of England bishop *Daniel Cipriani rugby union player, England Saxons national rugby union team and London Wasps *John Cunningham (RAF officer) RAF ace pilot *Harold Davidson "The Prostitutes Padre", killed by a lion *Lord Diplock judge and Law Lord *Robert Dougall BBC newsreader and President of the Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) *Andy Duncan (executive) Chief Executive, Channel 4 *British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001#Since ISAF Stage 3, July 31, 2006 army officer, killed in action in Afghanistan, August 1, 2006lt;/ref> *Laurie Evans (cricketer) cricketer, Surrey CCC *Newman Flower publisher and author *Sir David Freud, Baron Freud senior government advisor on welfare reformlt;/ref> *Neil Gaiman author *William Martin Geldart jurist *Guy Gerlach, CEO of Pearson Longman in Brazil *Jonathan "JB" Gill member of the band JLS *Tim Gudgin football results announcer on the BBCs [[Grandstand (BBC)|Grandstand]] *Dalziel Hammick research chemist *Lee Hills (footballer) footballer, Crystal Palace *Martin Jarvis (actor) actor *Conrad Leonard composer and pianist *Peter Ling http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article645709.ece Peter Lings obituary] creator of TV soap [[Crossroads (TV series)|Crossroads]] *Kenneth Lockwood MBE, honorary secretary, Colditz Association *Tosh Masson rugby union player, Harlequins *Colin Campbell Mitchell Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders politician, founder of the Halo Trust *Victor Moses footballer, Wigan Athletic and England Youth *Tarik O'Regan composer *Lord Prentice politician *Steve Punt writer, comedian and actor *Jason Roy cricketer, Surrey CCC *Mark Shivas lt;ref>lt;/ref>, film and television producer *Matthew Spriegel cricketer, Surrey CCC *Raman Subba Row cricketer, England, Surrey and Northamptonshire *Gary Taphouse football commentator, Sky Sports *Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder Deputy Supreme Commander of D-Day *Lord Tope politician *Richard Thorpe (rugby player) rugby union player, London Irish *Lord Trend Cabinet Secretary *Peter Wall (British Army Officer) lt;ref>lt;/ref>, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff and Commander in Chief, Land Forces designate from 2009. *Pete Wiggs musician, co-founder of indie-pop band Saint Etienne (band) *Guy Woolfenden conductor and composer with around 150 scores for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]

Southern Railway Schools Class

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

Sport Result

Whitgift won the 2010 Daily Mail cup, beating RGS Newcastle 34-10.

References

External links

* http://www.whitgift.co.uk/ Whitgift School website] * http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/independentschools/whitgift/accounts/departments/archives/home/Carmen/ A rendition of the school song, Carmen] * http://www.oldwhits.co.uk/index.htm Old Whitgiftian Football Club] * http://www.owa.org/ Old Whitgiftian Association] * http://www.owrfc.co.uk Old Whitgiftian Rugby Football Club] * * http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/news/Exclusive-Students-banned-posh-Croydon-school-prank-goes-wrong/article-1051317-detail/article.html Whitgift School Threatens Pupils] Category:1596 establishments Category:Cricket grounds in England Category:Education in Croydon Category:International Baccalaureate schools in the United Kingdom Category:Old Whitgiftians Category:Independent boys' schools in London Category:Schools with Combined Cadet Forces Category:Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference de:Whitgift School ja:ホイットギフト校

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