Shirley High School Performing Arts College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 137772
- Address
- Shirley Church Road, CR0 5EF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 826 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.5%
- Girls
- 53.5%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.2%
- Persistent absence
- 32.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.6%
White British 25.8%
Mixed 16.1%
African 13.7%
Caribbean 13.6%
Other White 8.6%
Unclassified 6.4%
Other Black 3.8%
Other 3.1%
Other Asian 2.8%
Indian 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| Dance | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
Admissions
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 125
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 145 69 76 |
| Year 8 | 150 64 86 |
| Year 9 | 140 66 74 |
| Year 10 | 107 49 58 |
| Year 11 | 175 89 86 |
| Year 12 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 13 | 51 23 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 70.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 14.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 9.0% 11.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 1.7% |