Founder’s Day 2025

On March 22nd we celebrated Founder’s Day, 429 years since Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift laid the first two stones of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity. All arms of the Foundation joined Father Andrew for service at the Croydon Minster, supported by our talented school choirs. Learn more about the legacy of John Whitgift…

Sale of Melville Avenue site completed

Whitgift Foundation Completes Sale of the Old Palace Site on Melville Avenue to BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) has completed the purchase of the Old Palace nursery and prep school site on Melville Avenue, paving the way for investment to refurbish and repurpose the facilities for both academic and community use. With a…

New Chair Announcement

John Whitgift Foundation is delighted to announce that its new Chair is Fiona Fletcher-Smith Fiona is currently Chief Executive at L&Q, one of the UK’s largest charitable housing associations. She is also Chair of the Centre for London, and later this Spring will step down as Chair of the G15, the group of London’s largest housing…

Future of the Old Palace Site

Following the difficult decision to close Old Palace senior school in the summer of 2025, the school site is now marketed for sale. The John Whitgift Foundation is working with Knight Frank on the sale and further particulars are available from Knight Frank’s Education & Charities Team (contact institutional@knightfrank.com or phone Emma Cleugh 0207861 5427)…

Permanent CEO to the John Whitgift Foundation

The John Whitgift Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of its new permanent Chief Executive, Roisha Hughes CBE. Roisha joins the Foundation after two decades of public service. Roisha grew up in Croydon and now lives in the borough with her family. Roisha began her career in the civil service at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, including working on London’s…

Chair of the Court of Governors

We are delighted to announce we are starting the search for a new Chair of the Court of Governors to lead John Whitgift Foundation through the next stage of its history. It is 420 years since we were set up by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, John Whitgift, we remain committed to our vision to…