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Category Archives: Whitgift Foundation
Builders brand Gove’s latest CPO reforms as ‘desperation’
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how a ‘very un-Conservative’ policy shift has probably come too late to save Croydon town centre New powers handed to local authorities by the Conservative Government could, just, open the way for Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, CPO, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Planning, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, London Borough of Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Seth to start as Whitgift School’s new headmaster from 2025
Toby Seth is to take over as headmaster of Whitgift School, it has been announced. The financially challenged Whitgift Foundation, Croydon’s biggest landowners, made the announcement at lunchtime today, with Seth to take charge from September 2025. The Foundation and … Continue reading
Tracking the life and suspicious death of Benjamin Bowles Esq
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Not all the documents and wills in the Croydon Minster archive give up the full details of the lives of long-dead parishioners, as DAVID MORGAN found with his latest researches After reading Inside Croydon’s recent report which highlighted … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Beddington, Benjamin Bowles, Carew Manor, Croydon, Croydon Minster, Croydon Parish Church, David Morgan, Lambeth, Loughborugh House, Magdalen Hospital, Rev Dr William Dodd, Samuel Johnson, Sir John Fielding, Tyburn hangings, Whitgift Foundation
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16-year-old Whitgift pupil’s death is linked to text blackmail
‘The world is so cruel’: boy’s father tells Coroner’s Court of family’s pain after latest tragic case The John Whitgift Foundation, a registered charity which has been providing alms and education in Croydon since the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Ramsey, Crime, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Catfishing, Child sexual abuse, Christopher Ramsey, Croydon, Dinal De Alwis, Dr Kevin Ralley, Metropolitan Police, Paul Dodd, Sexual abuse, South Croydon, South London Coroner's Court, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Police investigated child abuse claims at Whitgift last year
The Met has confirmed that they followed up complaints about sexual abuse at the £47,000 per year boys’ private school, after pictures and messages were shared on social media, which may have contributed to the suicide of a former teacher. … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Ramsey, Crime, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Child sexual abuse, Christopher Ramsey, Croydon, Dr Kevin Ralley, Metropolitan Police, Paul Dodd, Sexual abuse, South Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Foundation brings forward Old Palace prep closure by a year
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Early closure of the fee-paying primary school will speed up sale of the site in South Croydon – probably to a profit-hungry housing developer. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The financially troubled Whitgift Foundation is seeking to accelerate … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Housing, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jane Burton, Melville Avenue, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Prep School, Old Palace School, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Foundation
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Head Ramsey’s exit a ‘shame for school’ admits Foundation
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Borough’s biggest landowners begin search for new head for £24,000 per year private school. By STEVEN DOWNES The shock announcement of the departure of Chris Ramsey as Whitgift’s headmaster is “a great shame for the school”, according … Continue reading
Another Whitgift shock as second head teacher decides to quit
CROYDON IN CRISIS: To lose one head teacher in a single academic year is unfortunate. For Croydon’s biggest landowners to lose two from their private schools is beginning to appear worrying. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Christopher Ramsey, the headmaster of … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Christopher Ramsey, Education, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Christopher Ramsey, Croydon, Haling Park, Hammersfield, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, South Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Chief exec stands down from struggling Whitgift Foundation
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The borough’s biggest landlords have been hit by another blow. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Martin Corney has resigned as the chief executive of the Whitgift Foundation, Inside Croydon can reveal. The Whitgift Foundation, which traces its origins … Continue reading
£7,000 ‘bribes’ prompt pupil exodus from doomed school
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Fewer than 300 girls returned to Old Palace after half-term, as the charitable foundation that runs the school offered cash inducements to their parents to withdraw their daughters promptly. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Around half of the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Education, Old Palace, Old Palace Parents' Alliance, Schools, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Charity Commission, Christopher Houlding, Croydon, Justin Welby, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Old Palace School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Foundation abandoned new school plan after taking £70m loan
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The decision to close Old Palace marked a rapid U-turn on all previous policy at the property-owning charity, according to documents obtained by this website. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES As recently as last year, the Whitgift Foundation … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Education, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Christopher Houlding, Croydon, Hammersfield, Jane Burton, Old Palace School, Old Town, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Old Palace parents threaten legal action over school closure
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With accusations of ‘sexist and misogynistic behaviour’ and even a claim of ‘fraud’ against the financially troubled property developers at the Whitgift Foundation, the fight to save the girls’ independent school has taken a new turn. EXCLUSIVE … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Community associations, Education, Old Palace, Schools, Trinity School, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Christopher Houlding, Croydon, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Old Palace School, Old Town, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Hundreds turn out to protest against plan to close nurseries
Children as young as three or four are being threatened with the consequences of the crass mismanagement of the local council and the failed £1bn property gamble by the borough’s biggest land-owners. By education correspondent GENE BRODIE It was all … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Services, Community associations, Croydon Council, Education, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Palace, Schools, Selhurst, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Crosfield Nursery, Croydon, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Nursery consultation, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Our Nursery Schools Matter, Portland Road, Selhurst Nursery, Socco Cheta, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Whitgift Foundation
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Parents take their fight to school gates to save Old Palace
Parents of pupils at Old Palace – from nursery, through primary and into secondary – turned out in Shirley yesterday morning to protest at what they see as the arbitrary unfairness of the plans to close their school. As first … Continue reading
Old Palace parents cancel protest in respect for murdered girl
A campaign launched less than a week ago to fight for the future of Old Palace School has cancelled plans to stage a protest tonight, out of respect for the schoolgirl murdered in Croydon yesterday. Elianne Andam, the 15-year-old who … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Education, Old Palace, Old Palace Parents' Alliance, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Croydon schoolgril murder, Elianne Andam, murder, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Old Palace School, OPPA, Trinity School, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Old Palace head announced retirement days before new term
Parents are discussing potential legal and sex discrimination challenges to Whitgift Foundation’s school closure plans, reports our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE Pupils at Old Palace and their parents were told just two days before the start of the new term … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Education, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Croydon, Hammersfield, Jane Burton, Martin Corney, Old Palace School, Old Town, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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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
Westfield non-developers facing £5m fine for failed supermall
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council concedes it is virtually powerless over land-owners and developers for long-delayed regeneration scheme, as influential scrutiny chair admits her committee is not convinced things will change. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The company formed 10 years ago … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Growth Zone, Heather Cheesbrough, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Property, Rowenna Davis, Tony Newman, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Partnership, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Town centre stations should be the focus for future vision
With more shops closing and others reducing their floor space in the run-down Whitgift Centre, ANDREW PELLING looks east for solutions to address the town centre’s retail decline The continued loss of retail outlets in Croydon comes as high street … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Andrew Pelling, Boxpark, Business, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Planning, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Nestle Tower, St George's Walk, Tory, West Croydon station, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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