Old Palace School

Old Palace of John Whitgift School
Address
Old Palace Road Croydon , Greater London , CR0 1AX England
Coordinates	51°22′22″N 0°06′18″W / 51.3728°N 0.1049°W / 51.3728; -0.1049
Information
Type	Private school
Motto	Latin: Pro Ecclesia Dei (For the Church of God)
Established	1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Founder	Order of the Community of the Sisters of the Church
Department for Education URN	101846 Tables
Head teacher	Andrew Christie
Gender	Girls
Age	3 to 18
Enrolment	c. 870
Houses	Stafford Laud Hatton Anselm
Colour(s)	Green and Purple    (formerly Brown and Green)
Affiliation	Whitgift Foundation
Alumni	Old Palace Old Girls
Website	www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Old Palace School (Croydon Palace)
Designated	29 January 1951 (1951-01-29)
Reference no.	1079296[1]

The Old Palace of John Whitgift School is a selective independent school for girls in Croydon, London. It was founded in 1889, and is scheduled to close in 2025. It is based in the Old Palace in Old Town, a Grade I listed building.^[2][3]

It consists of a pre-school for pupils aged 3–4, a preparatory department for pupils aged 4–11, and a senior school for pupils aged 11–18. The school is operated by the Whitgift Foundation, along with Whitgift School and Trinity School of John Whitgift, and is consistently ranked as one of the top performing independent girls' schools in London.^{[citation needed]}