BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
60 The Crescent, Selhurst, Croydon, CR0 2HN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- City technology college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Stuart Worden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,450
- Pupils on roll
- 1,445
- URN
- 101849
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086655242
About this school
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is an independent school in Croydon. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 1,445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 195 | 194 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 | 48.0 | 50.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.28 | -0.36 -0.57 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 52.6% | 54.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 75.8% | 75.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 11.9% | 8.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.8 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.1 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,397 |
| 2023/24 | 1,436 |
| 2024/25 | 1,447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 14.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aya College (Educational Provision)0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Arise Academy0.5 miles
Special schools · Croydon
-
Bensham Manor School0.5 miles
Special schools · Thornton Heath
-
Beckmead College0.6 miles
Academies · London
-
Supreme Education AP0.7 miles
Special schools · Croydon
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- Aerodrome Primary Academy Primary
- Applegarth Academy Primary
- Ark Oval Primary Academy Primary
- Beddington Park Academy Primary
- Broadmead Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Academy Primary
- Chestnut Park Primary School Primary
- Courtwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology teach?
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is an independent school in Croydon.
- Who is the principal of BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology?
- The principal of BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is Mr Stuart Worden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology?
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology has 1,445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology full?
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology has capacity for 1,450 pupils and 1,445 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology a faith school?
- No. BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology has no designated religious character.
- Is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology a selective school?
- No. BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.8 in 2022/23 and 50.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's absence rate?
- BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.