BRIT School for Performing Arts and TechnologyAl-Khair School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Croydon.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and Al-Khair School in Croydon.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology was judged exceptional and Al-Khair School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology and 35.8 for Al-Khair School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology (55.6 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Al-Khair School (63.1 in 2021-22, 35.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CroydonBRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology | CroydonAl-Khair School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent SchoolStronger figure | Independent School | |
| School type | City technology college | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 14-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,445 | 91 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 105 | |
| Location | Croydon, CR0 2HN | Croydon, CR0 6BE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.3% Stronger figure | 36.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.1% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.6% | 13.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 Stronger figure | 3.01 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 197 | 36 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 111 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 12.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 1.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,447 | 96 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.9% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 22.5% | 6.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
Full profiles: BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology · Al-Khair School