BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is a city technology college in Croydon for boys and girls aged 14 to 19. It has 1,445 pupils and room for 1,450. About 15 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
60 The Crescent, Selhurst, Croydon, CR0 2HN020 8665 5242brit.croydon.sch.ukMr Stuart Worden principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2023 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
197 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 197 | 194 | 195 | 191 | 188 | 187 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 50.1 | 48.0 | 54.8 | 55.6 | 48.7 | 50.9 | 44.5 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.36 | +0.06 | -0.07 | -0.30 | -0.14 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 54% | 53% | 57% | 59% | 49% | 46% | 41% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 75% | 76% | 86% | 83% | 75% | 77% | 61% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.92 | 3.79 | 4.21 | 4.27 | 3.78 | 3.96 | 4.02 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 9% | 12% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 55% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 39.6 | 42.2 | 49.4 | 52.5 | 42.1 | 45.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 52.3 | 49.2 | 55.8 | 56.3 | 50.4 | 53.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 30.6 | 42.2 | 38.4 | 28.3 | 36.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 59.6 | 63.4 | 66.2 | 54.9 | 55.5 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 17 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Music (46% here, 61% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 197 | 16% | 57% | 77% | 53% | – |
| English Literature | 197 | 31% | 75% | 84% | 58% | – |
| English Language | 197 | 35% | 69% | 86% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 171 | 9% | 36% | 63% | 36% | – |
| Social Studies | 78 | 30% | 63% | 76% | 54% | – |
| Art and Design | 72 | 25% | 64% | 88% | 58% | – |
| History | 70 | 34% | 69% | 73% | 52% | – |
| Business | 62 | 8% | 44% | 52% | 51% | – |
| Drama | 49 | 31% | 76% | 88% | 60% | – |
| Film Studies | 48 | 40% | 77% | 90% | 52% | – |
| Dance | 34 | 44% | 85% | 94% | 58% | – |
| Spanish | 33 | 42% | 79% | 88% | 54% | – |
| Chemistry | 26 | 35% | 81% | 96% | 81% | – |
| Biology | 26 | 54% | 92% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Physics | 26 | 46% | 81% | 96% | 82% | – |
| Music | 24 | 13% | 46% | 67% | 61% | – |
| French | 15 | 67% | 87% | 87% | 60% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
531 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 531 | 514 | 500 | 493 | 971 | 925 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 34.55 | 33.79 | 34.52 | 33.65 | 30.86 | 33.54 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | C | C+ |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 12.60 | 12.98 | 12.29 | 11.22 | 10.64 | 12.59 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.42 | -0.45 | – | – | -0.44 | +0.02 |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 92% | 89% | 91% | 94% | 95% | 97% |
A level subjects
3 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Croydon council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (414), Physical disability (20), Specific learning difficulty (13), Hearing impairment (10), Vision impairment (5), Autistic spectrum disorder (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,445 | 1,447 | 1,436 | 1,397 | 1,419 | 1,379 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 15% | 14% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 23% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.6% | 21.8% | 23.1% | 22.7% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 195 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 96% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 97% | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| Education | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Work | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
| Not in education, work or training | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
After sixth form
Where the 496 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 74%, compared with 79% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 71% went on to degree-level study or training and 17% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 79% | 85% | 83% | – |
| Education | 53% | 61% | 57% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Work | 24% | 23% | 25% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 15% | 9% | 13% | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre | Local authority nursery school | 160 m | 84 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| The Crescent Primary School | Academy | 180 m | 318 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Aya College (Educational Provision) | Independent | 180 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Broadmead Primary School | Academy | 340 m | 394 | Good 2023 | 21 | Compare |
| Whitehorse Manor Infant School | Academy | 620 m | 356 | Good 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Whitehorse Manor Junior School | Academy | 620 m | 422 | Report card 2026 | 29 | Compare |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 336 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Ecclesbourne Primary School | Academy | 710 m | 417 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology a good school?
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.
What is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology not judged at its last full inspection on 19 November 2024.
How good are BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 54% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 50.1, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology have?
1,445 pupils aged 14 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,450 places, so it is 100% full.
Is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology?
Pupils were in school 94.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology?
The average class had 22.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 4% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C+. 3 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 60 The Crescent, Selhurst, Croydon, CR0 2HN
- Telephone
- 020 8665 5242
- Website
- www.brit.croydon.sch.uk
- Principal
- Mr Stuart Worden
- Type of school
- City technology college (City technology college, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 14-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Ward
- Selhurst
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 October 1991
- URN
- 101849 · LAESTAB 3066900 · UKPRN 10008122
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.