BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology, Croydon

In its own words: "At The BRIT School, we believe in the power of creativity to shape the future. As the UK's leading free school for performing and creative arts, we provide a dynamic and inspiring environment for young talent to thrive."

In 2026, pupils at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Croydon and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Croydon and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.36: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 40.9, against 50 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Social Studies.

Across Croydon, 71% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 95% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Croydon lodged 55 appeals against secondary school offers; 39 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (5.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology are St Mary's Catholic High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); Ark Blake Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.5); Harris Invictus Academy Croydon (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.1); and Harris Academy South Norwood (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 45.4).

BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

462 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (65%).

Of the 194 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 503 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 8% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Mixed (22%) and Black (15%).

In 2026, 400 pupils (27.7%) received SEN support and 68 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Selhurst Rail Station, about 310 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crescent Selhurst, 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 984 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Croydon (488), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology issued 26 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology are The Crescent Primary School (0.1 miles), Broadmead Primary School (0.2 miles), Whitehorse Manor Infant School (0.4 miles) and Whitehorse Manor Junior School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.