Upcoming School Open Days John Whitgift Foundation schools provide outstanding academic opportunities to pupils and each has healthy and active alumni communities that stretch far past school leaving age. The schools hold a series of open days throughout the year to share our outstanding academic offering with the Croydon community and beyond. These open days…
John Whitgift Foundation Recruitment John Whitgift Foundation has been a major employer in Croydon for over 425 years, providing employment and support for the local communities through the arms of the Foundation. In recent times the Foundation has been accredited as a Croydon Good Employer as recognition of the work towards key principles benefitting the…
What is John Whitgift Foundation? Founded in 1596, Archbishop John Whitgift created a foundation to care for and educate the people of Croydon. Over 425 years later we’re still serving the people of Croydon using the land and assets set aside by our founder to generate income which we can reinvest into the local community…
Charlie’s Story – Whitgift School John Whitgift Foundation has been a strong support to Charlie and his Family. Coming from a single parent background, his family was finding it hard to make ends meet financially and private education wouldn’t have been an option for Charlie. John Whitgift Foundation is able to support Charlie and his…
Bill’s Story – Whitgift Almshouses Bill has been a resident of the Whitgift Almshouses for years now, and in that time he has made many friends and become an active member of the community. Before moving here, Bill would often spend his days sitting at home alone, working on crossword puzzles. He found it hard…
Kathy’s Story – Whitgift Care Kathy has been a Senior Nurse at Whitgift Care for ten years. She specialises in end-of-life care and has been on the Gold Standard framework training course to give the highest standard of care to her residents. Kathy is passionate about making sure that her residents are comfortable and have…
Marcel was an exceptional student who was a recipient of a bursary at Whitgift School. Now having completed his studies at Whitgift School having achieved an outstanding 43/45 points in his International Baccalaureate he studies Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. During his time at the school he was the School Captain, Hockey Captain and founded the Chemistry Society.
Paul graduated from Trinity in 1984 after receiving a bursary placement at the school to support his education. ‘What sets Trinity apart is I think the combination of what you get from an academic perspective but also the wider development, I think Trinity is really good at focusing on the person and getting them to perform at their best’
Gabriel completed his studies at Trinity School having achieved A-levels in Economics, Maths and Chemistry moving on to City University, London to study maths. However, this is on hold while his Rugby career takes off playing and training professionally with Harlequins. ‘Trinity has inspired me greatly to pursue a career in Rugby. My proudest achievement is learning the game of Rugby, achieving the U20s honours and now training for the Harlequins professionally. I wouldn’t be where I am now without Trinity – it’s where I first picked up the rugby ball and progressed through my career, so massive thanks to the teachers and coaches that supported me through it.’
Alan was a recipient of a bursary when he enrolled at Whitgift School in 1953 and graduated six years later after a successful time at the school academically and in sport. ‘I think what sets Whitgift apart from other schools are the excellent facilities both academic and sporting. The assisted place gave me the opportunity that would never have come my way otherwise’.
