BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology

At a glance

Type

City technology college (state-funded)

Ages

14 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

1,445 census January 2026

Capacity

1,450

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Principal

Mr Stuart Worden

Address

60 The Crescent, Selhurst, Croydon, CR0 2HN

Borough

Croydon

Telephone

02086655242

DfE reference (URN)

101849

Website

brit.croydon.sch.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 10 (14+)

1. Registration deadlineSunday 10 January 2027Open

   Opening Date: 1st September 2026; Closing Date: 10th January 2027

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

2. InterviewsDate not statedDate not stated

   Workshops will be held from December to March

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

3. Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated

   we will endeavour to communicate decisions within four weeks of your workshop/meeting date

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

Sixth form (16+)

1. Registration deadlineSunday 15 November 2026Closes in 36 days

   Opening Date: 1st September 2026; Closing Date: 15th November 2026. There is no guarantee that any application for those Strands submitted after the deadline will be assessed by the Director.

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

2. Registration deadlineSunday 17 January 2027Open

   Opening Date: 1st September 2026; Closing Date: 17th January 2027

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

3. InterviewsDate not statedDate not stated

   Workshops will be held from December to March

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

4. Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated

   we will endeavour to communicate decisions within four weeks of your workshop/meeting date

   Source: brit.croydon.sch.uk

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

Croydon: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 71.2% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.3% were offered one of their preferences (4,184 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

• Attainment 8 score2022/23: 54.8 · 2023/24: 48
  50.1This school44.5Croydon46.1England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 57% · 2023/24: 53%
  54%This school42%Croydon45%England, state-funded
• % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 86% · 2023/24: 76%
  75%This school62%Croydon65%England, state-funded
• % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 16% · 2023/24: 12%
  9%This school52%Croydon40%England, state-funded
• EBacc average point score2022/23: 4.21 · 2023/24: 3.79
  3.92This school3.99Croydon4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 197 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C+
  C+This schoolCCroydonB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 34.5 · 2023/24: 33.8
  34.5This school30.9Croydon35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 12.3 · 2023/24: 13
  12.6This school31Croydon35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 0% · 2023/24: 0%
  2%This school9%Croydon18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: -0.45
  -0.42This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 111 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

15.1% January 2026

English as an additional language

3.9%

Receiving SEN support

22.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.6%

Girls / boys

65% / 35%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

5.8% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

14.6%

Pupils per teacher

19.4 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

1,450

Pupils on roll

1,445

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and St Mary's Catholic High School0.7 miles apart
• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and Ark Blake Academy0.7 miles apart
• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and Harris Invictus Academy Croydon0.9 miles apart
• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and Harris Academy South Norwood1 mile apart

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