The school was opened in 1892 and has undergone multiple re-organisations. Dr Ron Cox, a consultant archivist to the Education Department of the
London Borough of Croydon, lists the chronological story as follows: •
1892-1911Three schools (apart from the infants) opened on the Whitehorse Road site: Whitehorse Road Junior (Mixed) school, Whitehorse Road Senior boys' school, Whitehorse Road Senior girls' school. •
1911-1930In 1911 Whitehorse Road Junior (Mixed) school closed and the pupils moved into the respective boys and girls departments of the two senior schools, therefore, giving Whitehorse Road (Post-Infants) boys' school and Whitehorse Road (Post-Infants) girls' school. In 1921 as part of a general re-organisation of school names the Whitehorse Road schools were re-designated "Whitehorse Manor". •
1930-1955In 1930 there was a substantial re-organisation. All the Whitehorse Manor senior girls moved to another local school,
Ecclesbourne, and all the Ecclesbourne senior boys moved to Whitehorse Manor. All the Whitehorse Manor junior boys moved to Ecclesbourne and all the Ecclesbourne junior girls moved to Whitehorse Manor. On the Whitehorse Manor site, this left Whitehorse Manor Senior (later secondary modern) boys' school and Whitehorse Manor Junior girls' school. •
1955-1961In 1955, the headmaster of the boys school during this period was Mr Pavey who had returned from retirement. •
1961 to 2011 in 1961 both the boys and girls school amalgamated and have been mixed ever since •
From April 2011 The school became part of the Pegasus Academy Trust. Agnes Mason, an associate of
D. H. Lawrence, taught at this school for some years until Davidson Road School opened in 1907 when she went there to teach with Lawrence.
Helen Corke's autobiography gives a description of the school and its staff at that time. == Headteachers ==