Shirley High School Performing Arts College, Croydon

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At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Shirley High School Performing Arts College

Shirley Church Road, Croydon CR0 5EF

https://www.shirley.croydon.sch.uk/

Shirley High School Performing Arts College is a non-selective academy. It has about 840 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In December 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Admissions, Disadvantaged pupils and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attainment, Representation and Attendance.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Coloma Convent Girls' School
1.0		Oasis Academy Shirley Park
1.1		Orchard Park High School
1.3		Coombe Wood School
1.4		The Quest Academy
1.4		Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
1.6		Oasis Academy Arena
1.6		Ark Blake Academy
1.9		Langley Park School for Boys
1.9		Langley Park School for Girls
1.9		Eden Park High School
2.1		St Mary's Catholic High School

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both very high.

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been in surplus

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is poor, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Progress: About average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attainment: Below average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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