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Category Archives: Old Palace
Thousands sign petition in campaign to save Old Palace School
There were tears in the playground at the Old Palace primary on Melville Avenue last Friday, from young girls and some teachers, as the news seeped through that their school had been condemned to closure by the Whitgift Foundation. Inside … Continue reading
MP Jones ‘gravely concerned’ over closure of her old school
Local MP claims she is ‘picking up information from a standing start’ over plans to close 600-pupil girls’ private school, but says she has obtained guarantees from the property Foundation that runs the site. By STEVEN DOWNES Sarah Jones, the … Continue reading
Ghost haunts ancient palace where Good Queen Bess slept
GENE BRODIE, education correspondent, speaks to Old Palace old girls about their time at the school, finds out who their favourite teachers were, what it was like to have lessons in the bedroom of Good Queen Bess, and delves into … Continue reading
Falling rolls and rising fees: how Old Palace got squeezed
Our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE, examines the likely reasons and consequences of yesterday’s announcement of the decision to close one of Croydon’s oldest and best-known girls’ schools For the 80 or so 11-year-old girls who started their secondary school careers … Continue reading
Whitgift Foundation decides to close Old Palace School in 2025
Pupils at a £20,000 per year independent school in Old Town which is operated by the borough’s biggest land-owners will be told at assembly on Friday morning that it is to close after ‘many years’ of financial struggles EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading
Trinity School goes to top of the class in post-pandemic exams
Single-sex selective schools shine in the annual Sunday Times schools rankings, in which the highest Croydon state school is rated only 186th Trinity, the £20,000 per year boys’ school at Shirley Park, has been rated the top school in Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Coloma, Education, Kingston, London-wide issues, Old Palace, Schools, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Trinity School, Whitgift School
Tagged Coloma Convent Girls' School, Croydon, London, Old Palace School, Sunday Times, Sutton, Trinity School, Wallington, Wallington County Grammar School, Whitgift School, Wilson's
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School street scheme scrapped on road next to Mayor’s home
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council last week rejected a healthy schools street scheme that might have displaced traffic to a road of million-pound houses where Jason Perry now lives. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES A school street scheme was rejected by … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Commuting, Coombe Wood School, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Health, Lloyd Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools, South Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Carlton Building Plastics, Castlemaine Avenue, Conservative, Coombe Wood School, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Perry, Jeremy Gill, Lloyd Park, Mayor Jason Perry, Melville Avenue, Old Palace School, Rutherford School, South Croydon, Tory
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Viridor incinerator breaks its toxic VOC permit for 40th time
MARK GALE reports on how the Environment Agency’s ‘strict limits’ on polluting emissions are not so strict after all The latest emission data for the polluting incinerator on Beddington Lane has just been released and yet again, operators Viridor have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Health, Kingston, Merton, Old Palace, Sutton Council, Wandle Park, Waste incinerator
Tagged #MuckyMerton, Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, Kingston Council, Mark Gale, Merton Council, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton, Sutton Council, Viridor
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Minster choir hits right notes alongside Abbey and St Paul’s
Croydon Minster’s choirs have been named among some of the best-known singing groups from cathedrals around the country as recipients of a special grant in recognition of their outstanding work and performances. The Cathedral Music Trust has named Croydon Minster … Continue reading
Whitgift Foundation sows the seeds of a green revival
The Whitgift Foundation, Croydon’s biggest landowners and the operators of three large fee-paying schools, has launched an ambitious borough-wide gardening project to inspire residents to shrug off lockdown, dust off the trowels and get green-fingered as we spring into spring. … Continue reading
Whitgift Foundation is going for a Burton at Old Palace
The Whitgift Foundation has named a new head for Old Palace School: Jane Burton, who will take over the independent girls’ school from September 1. Burton succeeds Carol Jewell, who has been head at the 900-pupil nursery, prep and secondary … Continue reading
Posted in History, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Jane Burton, Old Palace School, Whitgift Foundation
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Your chance to travel in same lift as Rob Brydon… or Jo Negrini
Ever wanted taking a closer look at what cost Croydon residents at least £140million? Or just fancied taking a ride in the lift used by actor Rob Brydon in the film Swimming With Men? On the weekend of September 22-23, … Continue reading
Guided tours of Old Palace, Croydon, Oct 24-27
The final chance this year to tour Croydon’s Old Palace, the historic former home of the Archbishops of Canterbury for more than five centuries, is later this month. With the school which now occupies much of the site on half-term, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Old Palace, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Old Palace School
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Explore Croydon’s history on Open House London weekend
One of the real cutlural jewels in Croydon’s crown, the Whitgift Almshouses and the Old Palace, will be throwing open their doors next month as part of Open House London weekend, which this year is on September 16-17. The Whitgift … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, History, Old Palace, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Old Palace School, Whitgift Almshouses, Whitgift Foundation
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How you can tell which schools are really making the grade
School pupils – whether attending the borough’s high-profile independents, our state secondaries or the privatised academies – will be receiving their life-shaping GCSE, AS and A level results in the next few weeks. Education correspondent GENE BRODIE provides an insider’s … Continue reading
Posted in Archbishop Lanfranc, Archbishop Tenison's, Coloma, Croydon High, Education, Old Palace, Roke Primary, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Department for Education, EBacc, English as a second or foreign language, GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Michael Gove, Riddlesdown Collegiate
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Cultivating culture is year-round project, not just three weeks
CROYDON COMMENTARY: In a previous column, DAVID CALLAM argued for a festival celebrating the borough’s heritage. But next month’s Croydon Heritage Festival misses the target in a number of important respects E viva la fiesta! Time to party in Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Care Homes, Cinema, Comedy, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Heritage Festival, David Callam, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Education, Environment, Fairfield Halls, History, Libraries, London Mozart Players, Music, Old Palace, Schools, Theatre, Trinity School, Walks, Warehouse Theatre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Croydon, David Lean Cinema, England, Lake District, London, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Council’s Mr & Mrs act that defies proper declarations
The move by Croydon Council to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls has thrown a supertrouper spotlight on some of the interests, and potential conflicts of interest, of leading members of the borough’s Establishment. After all, with senior … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Care Homes, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Riots Review Panel, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, Localism Act 2011, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Meads
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Historical assets ought to be foundation for Croydon’s future
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A charitable foundation with assets of more than £200 million could be doing more to make the most of the borough’s historical heritage, says DAVID CALLAM The Whitgift Foundation is seeking commercial sponsors for a festival in June. … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, David Callam, Education, History, Old Palace, Property, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Croydon, Foundation, John Whitgift, London, South Croydon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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