Old Palace of John Whitgift School
Old Palace Road, Croydon, CR0 1AX
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Mr Andrew Christie
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 101846
- Local authority
- Croydon
About this school
Old Palace of John Whitgift School was a girls' independent school in Croydon. It taught children aged 10 to 18 and had 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Old Palace of John Whitgift School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 73 | 80 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 50.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Trends over time
How Old Palace of John Whitgift School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.9 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 608 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 21
Location
Nearby schools
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Serenity School, Old Palace Croydon0.1 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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The Write Time0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Al-Khair School Preparatory School0.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Saffron Valley Collegiate0.4 miles
Academies · Croydon
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Harris Federation Post 160.4 miles
Colleges · Croydon
Common questions
- What year groups does Old Palace of John Whitgift School teach?
- Old Palace of John Whitgift School taught children aged 10 to 18. It was an independent school in Croydon.
- Has Old Palace of John Whitgift School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Old Palace of John Whitgift School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Old Palace of John Whitgift School?
- Old Palace of John Whitgift School had 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- How have Old Palace of John Whitgift School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 50.4 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Old Palace of John Whitgift School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Palace of John Whitgift School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 August 2025.