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1. Submit the online application for 13+ or 14+ entry for September 2026 by October 6, 2025. Applications may include scholarship requests. Prepare and pre-scan documents (passport copy, passport photo, last two school reports, SEND documentation if applicable, and Scholarship application documents). The entrance exam fee is due immediately on receipt of the invoice, and the application must be signed by both parents.
2. If you are seeking a Bursary, register interest by November 21, 2025. Bursaries are available for Day places through the John Whitgift Foundation. See Fees and Bursaries for details.
3. Entrance examinations for 13+ and 14+ entry take place on November 8, 2025. For overseas boarders, examinations run from November 1 to November 7, 2025. Examinations cover English, Maths, and Science; EAL may be required if English is not the first language.
4. Interviews are held between November 19 and November 26, 2025. Students being considered for an offer attend a Senior Staff interview. A short meeting with parents follows.
5. Decisions are emailed to parents on December 5, 2025. For international boarders, decisions timing applies similarly. Acceptance deadlines follow: February 23, 2026.
6. Acceptance: The acceptance deadline for 13+/14+ is February 23, 2026 at midday. For overseas boarders, the acceptance deadline is December 11, 2025 at midday.
7. 13+ Pre-Test Entry 2028 (Boarding Only): Applications by November 7, 2025; Entrance Exams January 6, 2026; Interviews January 14–27, 2026; Decisions February 13, 2026.
8. International Students: Whitgift offers Child Student Visa support for international full boarding students and welcomes applications from self-sponsored international students.
9. Scholarships: For 13+/14+ entry, all students sitting the Entrance Examinations are considered for an academic scholarship; a separate scholarship application is not required. Students with exceptional ability may apply for Drama, Music, and Sport scholarships by completing and uploading the Whitgift Scholarship form with the main application; a maximum of three non-academic scholarships can be pursued if criteria are met. Scholarship applications must be submitted along with the main application.
All students sitting the Entrance Examinations are considered for an academic scholarship; no separate scholarship application is required. Students with exceptional ability may apply for Drama, Music, and Sport scholarships by completing and uploading the Whitgift Scholarship form with the main online application; a maximum of three non-academic scholarships can be pursued if each area's criteria are met. Scholarship applications must be submitted along with the main application.
Whitgift School is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 10 to 18 in Croydon, United Kingdom. The curriculum offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, BTEC and the British Curriculum, delivered across Junior, Middle and Sixth Form. A cross-curricular programme develops skills in PE and Games, Global Citizenship and Ideatum (PSHE and Economic education). The campus features on-site learning spaces including Raeburn Library, Old Library, Sixth Form Centre, a Performing Arts Centre, a Concert Hall, the North Pavilion and the Water Gardens, plus Medical Centre. Sports facilities include three hybrid pitches, a gym, a swimming pool and courts. Founder's House provides boarding-house spaces with weekend access to sport and music. The school runs 120 clubs and 30+ sports, with activities such as Duke of Edinburgh Award, Combined Cadet Force and Greenpower Car Club. Whitgift values tradition alongside modern curricula and co-curricular opportunities globally.
