Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Croydon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
6.411 miles
Published by Croydon Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shirley High School Performing Arts College is a secondary school in Croydon for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 November 2022. Croydon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Shirley High School Performing Arts College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 6.411 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 6.411 miles, the 3rd longest of 15 Croydon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.51 miles).
- The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply, most of all from 2023 to 2025; in 2026 it was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2020.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 saw 84 first-choice applications for 142 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 58 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 23% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Croydon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Croydon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shirley Church Road, Croydon, CR0 5EF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 800 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 November 2022
Strengths
- “Trustees, leaders and staff want the very best for all pupils, including students in the sixth form.”
- “One parent or carer reflected the views of many when they stated: ‘Leaders’ ambitions and high expectations of pupils, teachers and parents cascade throughout the community.”
- “Pupils support the changes that leaders have introduced since the previous inspection.”
To improve
- “Struggling readers are prioritised for extra help but this is not always precisely matched to their needs.”
- “However, many pupils do not take part in these regularly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 84 first-preference applications, 142 offers in total, 84 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- Coloma Convent Girls' School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchard Park High School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coombe Wood School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Quest Academy 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blake Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Arena 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published