Croydon Metropolitan College
0.5 miles5 pupils · A level average D (2024/25)
Independent · Senior · Croydon
Whitgift School
Independent school · Ages 10 to 18 · Boys · 1,515 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Pupils
- 1,515 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Toby Seth
- Address
- Whitgift School, Haling Park, CR2 6YT
- Borough
- Croydon
- Telephone
- 02086889222
- DfE reference (URN)
- 101837
- Website
- whitgift.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Broomwood Hall Lower, Donhead Preparatory School, Dulwich Prep & Senior, Dulwich Prep London, Homefield Preparatory School, Hornsby House School, London Christian School, Newton Preparatory School, Northcote Lodge, Rokeby School, The Fulham Prep School, The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten, Westminster Cathedral Choir School, Willington School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Year 9 (13+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 9 October 2026Closed
Application deadline (including scholarships): Friday 9 October 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- AssessmentSaturday 31 October 2026In 21 days
Entrance Examinations (Overseas): Saturday 31 Oct to Friday 6 November 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- AssessmentSaturday 7 November 2026In 28 days
Entrance Examination: Saturday 7 November 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- InterviewsWednesday 25 November 2026In 46 days
Interviews: Wednesday 18 - Wednesday 25 November 2026 (inclusive)
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Offers sentFriday 4 December 2026In 55 days
Decisions emailed to parents: Friday 4 December 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineThursday 10 December 2026Open
Acceptance Deadline (Boarding): Thursday 10 December 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
Acceptance Deadline - Mid December
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
Bursary Registration of Interest deadline (Day places only): Friday 20 November 2026; Registrations Open: Wednesday 2 September 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
Year 10 (14+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 9 October 2026Closed
Application deadline (including scholarships): Friday 9 October 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- AssessmentSaturday 31 October 2026In 21 days
Entrance Examinations (Overseas): Saturday 31 Oct to Friday 6 November 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- AssessmentSaturday 7 November 2026In 28 days
Entrance Examination: Saturday 7 November 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- InterviewsWednesday 25 November 2026In 46 days
Interviews: Wednesday 18 - Wednesday 25 November 2026 (inclusive)
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Offers sentFriday 4 December 2026In 55 days
Decisions emailed to parents: Friday 4 December 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineThursday 10 December 2026Open
Acceptance Deadline (Boarding): Thursday 10 December 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
Apply - Early October
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- AssessmentDate not statedDate not stated
Entrance Examinations - Early November
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- InterviewsDate not statedDate not stated
Interviews and Scholarship Assessments - Mid to Late November
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
Decisions Emailed to Parents - Early December
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
Acceptance Deadline - Mid December
Source: whitgift.co.uk
Sixth form (16+)
- AssessmentSaturday 31 October 2026In 21 days
International Applicants Entrance Examination: Sat 31 Oct - Friday 6 November 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- InterviewsWednesday 25 November 2026In 46 days
Interviews: Wednesday 18 - Wednesday 25 November 2026 (inclusive)
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Offers sentFriday 4 December 2026In 55 days
Decisions emailed to parents: Friday 4 December 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineThursday 10 December 2026Open
Acceptance Deadline: Thursday 10 December 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
- Registration deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
Bursary Registration of Interest (Day places only) Registrations Open: Wednesday 2 September 2026 Registration Deadline: Friday 20 November 2026
Source: whitgift.co.uk
Get a reminder before Whitgift School's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Open days and tours
- Open eveningThursday 15 October 2026
- Open eveningThursday 15 October 2026
- Open eveningTuesday 3 November 2026
- Open eveningTuesday 3 November 2026
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Day students | £10,470 | £31,410 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £205 per one_off Entrance Exam fee for 2026/2027, non-refundable, required at point of application Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £1,800 per one_off Acceptance deposit for Day Student, 2025/2026 Source
- Lunches
- £5 Lunch for Lower First and First Form invoiced termly at a fixed rate per meal (2026/2027) Source
- Registration fee
- £205 per one_off Entrance Exam fee required for all applicants at point of application Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £1,800 per one_off Acceptance deposit for Day Student Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £6,500 per one_off Acceptance deposit for Weekly Boarding (UK) Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £8,000 per one_off Acceptance deposit for Full Boarding (UK) Source
- Lunches
- £5 Lunch for Lower First and First Form invoiced termly at a fixed rate per meal Source
Source: whitgift.co.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: A- · 2023/24: A-A-This schoolCCroydonB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 46.5 · 2023/24: 47.847This school30.9Croydon35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 47.3 · 2023/24: 4847.1This school31Croydon35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 50% · 2023/24: 52%42%This school9%Croydon18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: 0.260.10This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 159 pupils in the cohort
GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 49.7%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.4%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Harris Academy Purley
0.6 miles1,013 pupils · Attainment 8 46.8 (2024/25)
Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)
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