Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Shirley High School Performing Arts College is a secondary school in Croydon for ages 11 to 19.
Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.
At a glance
- Type
- Academy
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 800
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Admissions
- Not selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Address
- Shirley Church Road, Croydon, CR0 5EF
- Phone
- 02086 569755
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, December 2022.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Sixth-form provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found teachers have strong subject knowledge and check regularly for understanding, taking action if pupils need help.
- The report says struggling readers are not always precisely matched to the right reading intervention, so they do not catch up quickly.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Visiting
- The Year 7 Open Evening is on Thursday 1 October 2026, from 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm.
- Open Mornings run every morning from Monday 5 October 2026 to Friday 9 October 2026 at 9.00 am, by appointment only.
Source: Shirley High School Performing Arts College website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
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- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
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- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 10 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Beths Grammar SchoolBoys, Bexley, 10 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 11 miles
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 137772. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.