Old Palace School bursaries

It is leaving a lot of pupils in the lurch as a very significant proportion will have accepted places in year 7 as they have bursary funding. They have 2 years so until year 9 to find a new place but very few schools offer year 9 bursaries for girls (eg Croydon High may have a handful of places but no funding for those who need it as GDST don't offer year 9 scholarships.)

Frankly the Whitgift Foundation ought to pay those girls' school fees until the end of year 11 but they wont as they're girls and as far as Whitgift is concerned they are lesser class citizens. I'm really not surprised as I've seen the likes of Whitgift Court Trustees shaft other charities in the past.

It really is leaving people in the lurch. The current year 11s need to apply for sixth forms and most sixth form open evenings have happened already.

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I'm a former pupil left in 1989 so a long time ago but I have a lot of good memories. Sad news

They have given 2 years notice that the school will close - I don't think that counts as leaving people in the lurch

Friend is very upset. It does seem very cold by Whitgift, to drop the school like that and leave 100's of girls in the lurch. Sign of the times.

Really shabby.

Gosh. That’s shocking.

Just received the news that Old Palace will close in 2025
They won't be taking new children in Sept 2024 as a result
Very sad news

I think you are right. I read that Trinity might go co-Ed from 2025 - I think on a post here. I think that they’ll close it and merge - and so not offering bursaries makes sense. Wow. It’s been there for so long. I’m

Maybe the school may be merging with Trinity, and its getting wound down? I heard the head is leaving Old Palace too.

Trinity already have mixed 6th form, Old Palace deep pocket bursaries were always its trump card, over rivals like Croydon High.

A merger wouldn't surprise me, the Foundation keeps Whitgift school as the boarding/day boys and have a large school with the combined facilities of the schools, that would be a pretty awesome school facilities wise.

Maybe they could run it along the same lines as City maybe? A new mixed Prep school that feeds two single sex campus, but all under the Trinity brand. It would provide a direct feed for Trinity and both campus could feed into a bigger 6th form which would attract a lot of A level students locally.

Would upset a lot of current parents though I imagine.

Gosh I’ve just read this too. I wonder if this is a product of reduced financial security. Schools are going to struggle in this climate. Very bizarre not to offer anything at all!