Welcome
Welcome to John Whitgift Academy
John Whitgift Academy is a fully inclusive, caring academy which promotes community and social cohesion based on the simple principles of courtesy, co-operation, tolerance and mutual respect.
We demand personal excellence from students of all ages and abilities, providing them with the necessary support to become responsible citizens.
John Whitgift Academy is committed to providing an innovative, enterprising and energising curriculum with a variety of enrichment opportunities for all.
We offer each student a personalised and dynamic learning pathway with opportunities for early entry and national accreditation.
Mr R. Spendlow
Principal
Latest News
Career of the Week
13th January 2020
JWA Careers visits ChemBox
20th December 2019
Students attended ChemBox, hosted by The University of Birmingham and sponsored by Phillips 66 where future chemists worked with representat …
Language Nut Sophie wins The Christmas Chocolate Challenge
20th December 2019
Congratulations to Sophie in Year 7 who won the French Christmas Chocolate Challenge! She achieved 400,800 points on Language Nut and has wo …
Megan is a Hegarty one in a million!
20th December 2019
Megan Would in year 11 is 1 of just 9 students out of over 1 million to complete all 925 Hegarty clips at 100%. What an amazing achievement! …
Recent Tweets
Jan 14 - 4:59pm
RT @careers_inc: Start an amazing career in the #Police Force! #PoliceOfficers are responsible for maintaining law and order and keeping pe…
Jan 14 - 4:59pm
RT @deltatrustmaths: A helping hand for a new term from @deltatrustmaths! Our Y8 Knowledge Organiser is now available on our TES shop for F…
Jan 13 - 6:51pm
RT @StrandPrimary: First session at swimming this afternoon for our Year4 children @john_whitgift and they were amazing, they can't wait to…