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![Whitgift celebrates an outstanding ISI Report]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664185570/whitgiftcouk/fzxjcr0ynt6tkhumm1at/brv_0845Compressedandcropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1664185570/whitgiftcouk/fzxjcr0ynt6tkhumm1at/brv_0845Compressedandcropped.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1664185570/whitgiftcouk/fzxjcr0ynt6tkhumm1at/brv_0845Compressedandcropped.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1664185570/whitgiftcouk/fzxjcr0ynt6tkhumm1at/brv_0845Compressedandcropped.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1664185570/whitgiftcouk/fzxjcr0ynt6tkhumm1at/brv_0845Compressedandcropped.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664185570/whitgiftcouk/fzxjcr0ynt6tkhumm1at/brv_0845Compressedandcropped.jpg","width":2048}])
- Press Information
We are delighted to share the publication of our full Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report in full here, and the key highlights here.
![OW Jamie Smith honoured as Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1725273845/whitgiftcouk/poyazlvlpar6i7tdue5s/JamieSmithatWhitgift.jpg","width":2200}])
- Sport
OW, Jamie Smith has been named one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year 2025, recognising his exceptional contributions to English cricket.
![Remarkable 30-Year link with Urawa High School, Japan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744274898/whitgiftcouk/eq3wh0ptqjiscptzbums/UrawaExcahnge-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744274898/whitgiftcouk/eq3wh0ptqjiscptzbums/UrawaExcahnge-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744274898/whitgiftcouk/eq3wh0ptqjiscptzbums/UrawaExcahnge-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744274898/whitgiftcouk/eq3wh0ptqjiscptzbums/UrawaExcahnge-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744274898/whitgiftcouk/eq3wh0ptqjiscptzbums/UrawaExcahnge-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744274898/whitgiftcouk/eq3wh0ptqjiscptzbums/UrawaExcahnge-5.jpg","width":2200}])
- Academic
The 2025 exchange visit marked over 30 years of cultural collaboration between Whitgift and Urawa High School.
![The unpredictable Love And Information – a play like no other]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744278871/whitgiftcouk/iqqk8dqyypc2uia8wady/LoveandInfo-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744278871/whitgiftcouk/iqqk8dqyypc2uia8wady/LoveandInfo-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744278871/whitgiftcouk/iqqk8dqyypc2uia8wady/LoveandInfo-5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744278871/whitgiftcouk/iqqk8dqyypc2uia8wady/LoveandInfo-5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744278871/whitgiftcouk/iqqk8dqyypc2uia8wady/LoveandInfo-5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744278871/whitgiftcouk/iqqk8dqyypc2uia8wady/LoveandInfo-5.jpg","width":2200}])
- Performing Arts
Whitgift’s talented cast embraced the challenge of portraying a wide range of characters, seamlessly transitioning between moments of humor, tension, and deep emotion.
![Independent Schools Hockey Championships]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743766181/whitgiftcouk/cezozzewrmh30dzrwlul/A7R09511.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743766181/whitgiftcouk/cezozzewrmh30dzrwlul/A7R09511.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743766181/whitgiftcouk/cezozzewrmh30dzrwlul/A7R09511.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1743766181/whitgiftcouk/cezozzewrmh30dzrwlul/A7R09511.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1743766181/whitgiftcouk/cezozzewrmh30dzrwlul/A7R09511.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1743766181/whitgiftcouk/cezozzewrmh30dzrwlul/A7R09511.jpg","width":2200}])
- Sport
Whitgift’s Hockey teams excelled at the ISHC National Finals, with the U13s and 1st XI winning National titles and the 1st XI securing the Treble for a second consecutive year.
![General Sir Peter Wall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744189115/whitgiftcouk/otvapwvkhxwlrttbcfv2/GeneralSirPeterWall.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744189115/whitgiftcouk/otvapwvkhxwlrttbcfv2/GeneralSirPeterWall.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744189115/whitgiftcouk/otvapwvkhxwlrttbcfv2/GeneralSirPeterWall.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744189115/whitgiftcouk/otvapwvkhxwlrttbcfv2/GeneralSirPeterWall.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744189115/whitgiftcouk/otvapwvkhxwlrttbcfv2/GeneralSirPeterWall.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744189115/whitgiftcouk/otvapwvkhxwlrttbcfv2/GeneralSirPeterWall.jpg","width":2200}])
- Community
- Visitors
General Sir Peter Wall returned to Whitgift to deliver a compelling Whitgift For All Lecture on global geopolitics, raising nearly £4,000 for the School’s bursary fund.
![Double National Fencing Title for Austin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742991131/whitgiftcouk/htcrthhkmk7lstua5zbc/IMG-20250320-WA0014.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742991131/whitgiftcouk/htcrthhkmk7lstua5zbc/IMG-20250320-WA0014.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742991131/whitgiftcouk/htcrthhkmk7lstua5zbc/IMG-20250320-WA0014.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742991131/whitgiftcouk/htcrthhkmk7lstua5zbc/IMG-20250320-WA0014.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742991131/whitgiftcouk/htcrthhkmk7lstua5zbc/IMG-20250320-WA0014.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742991131/whitgiftcouk/htcrthhkmk7lstua5zbc/IMG-20250320-WA0014.jpg","width":2048}])
- Sport
Austin won both the Mount Hayes (U14) Épée and Sabre titles at the Public Schools Fencing Championships, helping Whitgift finish as the top boys’ school for the fourth consecutive year.
![Whitgift U14s Triumph in National Rugby Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742468997/whitgiftcouk/wiw1hyy4xysrvhur8ngx/U14Rugbyteam.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742468997/whitgiftcouk/wiw1hyy4xysrvhur8ngx/U14Rugbyteam.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742468997/whitgiftcouk/wiw1hyy4xysrvhur8ngx/U14Rugbyteam.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742468997/whitgiftcouk/wiw1hyy4xysrvhur8ngx/U14Rugbyteam.png","width":818}])
- Sport
Whitgift U14s clinched the National Rugby Championship with a hard-fought 15-14 victory over St Peter’s, York.