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Whitgift School

Secondary · Boys · Ages 10–18 · Independent school

Haling Park, South Croydon CR2 6YT · whitgift.co.uk · 020 8688 9222

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
A-
average result (47 points per entry)
Pupils
1,515
95% of 1,600 places
Local authority
Croydon
Sixth form
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A- (47 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 22.3 (England 46.3)22.32017/18: 33.1 (England 46.5)33.12018/19: 20.2 (England 46.7)20.22021/22: 11.3 (England 48.8)11.32022/23: 11.4 (England 46.3)11.42023/24: 12.1 (England 45.9)12.12024/25: 13.2 (England 46.0)13.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼13.246.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.294.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 44.4 (England 30.5)B+2016/17: 43.9 (England 31.1)B+2017/18: 44.0 (England 32.1)B+2018/19: 47.8 (England 32.9)A-2021/22: 48.9 (England 37.9)A2022/23: 46.5 (England 34.2)A-2023/24: 47.8 (England 34.4)A-2024/25: 47.0 (England 35.0)A-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
159 studentsA- (47)Average +0.10
186 studentsA- (47)Average +0.06
41.8%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24160A- (47.8)+0.26
2022/23145A- (46.5)—
2021/22167A (48.9)—
2018/19130A- (47.8)+0.36
2017/18144B+ (44)-0.01
2016/17130B+ (43.9)0.00
2015/16152B+ (44.4)+0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University76.8+5.7
Further and other education1.5−1
Further education0.50
Other education1−1
Apprenticeship10
Employment7.2−2.4
Not in a lasting destination5.8−2.3
Activity not captured7.7+0.1

ISI

Whitgift School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
1 to 3 April 2025
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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