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  • About us
    • John Whitgift History
    • Our History
    • Mission & Values
    • The Foundation
    • Our People
    • Careers
    • Funding
    • Safeguarding
  • Care
    • Whitgift Care
    • Caring for Croydon
    • Case Studies
  • Education
    • Whitgift School
    • Trinity School
    • Fees in Advance Scheme
    • Apply for a bursary
    • Bursary FAQs
    • Bursary Case Studies
      • All Bursary Case Studies
      • Alan’s Story
      • Gabriel’s Story
      • Marcel’s Story
      • Paul’s Story
    • Open Days
    • Staff Discount Enquiry
  • Community
    • Regenerating Croydon
  • News
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Whitgift School Corps of Drums comprises students dressed in red and black uniforms and bearskin hats.

Founder’s Day 2026: Marking 430 years of history

Care, Community, EducationBy Gemma PettmanMarch 22, 2026

Generations have come together to mark a significant milestone in the life of the John Whitgift Foundation. On 22nd March 1596, Archbishop John Whitgift laid the first two Foundation Stones of the Hospital of the Holy Trinity, the building we now know as the Whitgift Almshouses. Every year, we pause on this date to remember…

The logos of the London Schools Literature Festival and John Whitgift Foundation appear above photos of the four authors/illustrators taking part in the free event.

Foundation backs book festival fun for young readers

CommunityBy Gemma PettmanFebruary 16, 2026

John Whitgift Foundation is supporting a free day of bookish fun for young readers in Croydon. We have sponsored a day of talks and activities on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, at the Ashcroft Theatre, as part of the annual London Schools Literature Festival. The Festival is organised by the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival. It’s the…

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