Tag Archives: Whitgift School

Whitgift turn on the rugby style in latest Twickenham triumph

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

Whitgift regained the English schools’ rugby title at Twickenham yesterday, as the South Croydon independent school’s first XV won the NatWest Schools’ Cup final 32-22 against defending champions Warwick School. It is the third time that Whitgift have won the … Continue reading →

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Whitgift are denied a final double by Wellingtons’ non-boot

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: It was ecstasy and agony at Allianz Park for Whitgift School last weekend as they came within a clause in the rule book from getting both their teams through to Twickenham finals later this month. The South Croydon … Continue reading →

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Private school’s sports staff enjoyed £30,000 party at The Ritz

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Whitgift School has charitable status and the generous tax breaks that go with it, yet they spared no expense for a piss up at one of the flashiest venues in the West End. By GENE BRODIE, education correspondent Whitgift … Continue reading →

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Whitgift School’s Olympic hero Okoye is arrested in Alabama

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Lawrence Okoye, the former Whitgift School pupil and discus finalist at the  London Olympics who went to the United States to seek his fortune as an American football player, was arrested in Alabama last week on soliciting prostitution charges, placing … Continue reading →

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Old MidWhitgiftians enjoy a try-fest at Lime Meadow Avenue

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

RUGBY ROUND-UP: Old MidWhitgiftians quickly got their season back on track with a breath-taking 62-5 win at home against Old WImbledonians in Surrey 1 last Saturday. Andrew Dean scored a hat-trick of tries, fellow centre Temi Okenla got two, and … Continue reading →

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Play written by Whitgift pupil raises £1,200 for charity Childline

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

A play written by a teenaged Whitgift School pupil, and backed by Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor Jason Flemyng, has raised £1,200 for children’s charities after a five-night run at a theatre in central London. The money was … Continue reading →

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Peacocks, flamingos and 400 years of history at one school

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

WANDLE WANDERINGS: One of the country’s leading independent schools happens to have a mini-zoo in its grounds, which are rarely open to the public. WALKER DUNELM strolled through Whitgift School on its open day Even when it’s going to a … Continue reading →

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