Shirley High School Performing Arts College

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Croydon EastConstituency

CR0 5EFPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shirley High School Performing Arts College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 800 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.2

Ethnicity

White

30%

Asian

Black

37%

Mixed

17%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

800

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 800
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Mar 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.