Old Palace of John Whitgift School Alumnnae
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Our Aims
The Aims of the Old Palace Alumnae
a) To continue and promote the friendships & relationships established at school.
b) To provide & facilitate the use of the OPA website & digital pathways for members to stay in touch.
c) To facilitate the opportunities for all such relationships to flourish within regional & overseas sub-groups if requested by the members.
d) To inform members about old girls & former staff at Old Palace with the production of a yearly digital newsletter.
You’ll find a backlog of our newsletters in the link in the menu or via the button below.
HIGHLIGHTS
Key News & Events

Founder's Day 2025
A Founder’s Day celebration service on the final Saturday in September.

Careers & Networking
Here you’ll have the chance to explore careers and network within the OPA.
If you have any queries regarding the Old Palace Alumnae, please get in touch with us through social media or our contact page.
The OPOGA
Getting Involved
Join the Committee
The committee is entirely run by volunteers. If you have skills that you can offer, please get in touch.
Tell your friends!
We have lost contact with many Old Palace alumnae. If you know of someone who’d like to know more, please pass on our details to them.
Support our events
Please do support our events and help us spread the word.




Latest news
News & Events
Request for Founder’s Day Choir
Founder’s Day Service - Croydon Minster Saturday 27 September 2025 2pm. There will be a scratch choir for the service. Interested in joining the choir? Please email oldpalacealumnae@gmail.com with your voice part: Sop 1, Sop 2, Alto We would love to fill the minster...
Founder’s Day Service 2025
Croydon Minster have invited the OPA to organise a Founder’s Day celebration service in the afternoon of the final Saturday in September. We hope this will become an annual tradition, and a focal point for future reunion events. Save the date! Saturday, 27th September...
Staying Connected
Work has been continuing behind the scenes to ensure the smooth transition of communications this summer – from the school, to the direct ownership of the OPA committee. The OPA is creating a new secure database to store your contact data and they require your...