Whitgift School

Whitgift School
Address
Haling Park South Croydon , Greater London , CR2 6YT England
Coordinates	51°21′36″N 0°06′05″W / 51.36°N 0.101389°W / 51.36; -0.101389
Information
Type	Independent school
Motto	Latin: Vincit qui patitur ("He who perseveres, conquers")
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1596; 428 years ago (1596)
Founder	John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
Local authority	Croydon
Department for Education URN	101837 Tables
Head Master	Christopher Ramsey[1]
Staff	200
Gender	Boys
Age	10 to 18
Enrolment	1,478
Houses	Andrew's   Brodie's   Cross'   Dodds   Ellis'   Mason's   Smith's   Tate's
Colour(s)	Gold and Navy
Publication	Whitgift Life Magazine
Former pupils	Old Whitgiftians
Website	http://www.whitgift.co.uk/

Whitgift School is an Independent day school with limited boarding^[2] in South Croydon, London. Along with Trinity School of John Whitgift and Old Palace School it is owned by the Whitgift Foundation, a charitable trust. The school was previously a grammar school and direct grant grammar school,^[3] but the school's headmaster is now a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.^[4]