Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeColoma Convent Girls' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Croydon.
Summary of the comparison
Shirley High School Performing Arts College and Coloma Convent Girls' School are secondary schools in Croydon.
Shirley High School Performing Arts College scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Coloma Convent Girls' School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Coloma Convent Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Shirley High School Performing Arts College was judged Good and Coloma Convent Girls' School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.7 for Shirley High School Performing Arts College and 57.4 for Coloma Convent Girls' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Shirley High School Performing Arts College (47.7 in 2021-22, 37.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CroydonShirley High School Performing Arts College | CroydonColoma Convent Girls' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | C68/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 23 in Croydon | 3rd of 23 in Croydon Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 785 | 924 | |
| Capacity | 1,105 | 1,057 | |
| Location | Croydon, CR0 5EF | Croydon, CR9 5AS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.7 | 57.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23.3% | 62.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.2% | 87.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.7% | 47.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.20 | 5.14 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 120 | 149 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 48 | 88 | |
| A-level average points | 26.2 | 33.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.1 | 34.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.8% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 785 | 924 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.0% | 27.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.6% | 28.8% | |
| SEN support | 24.6% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.0% | 7.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.2% | 22.0% Stronger figure | 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
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Full profiles: Shirley High School Performing Arts College · Coloma Convent Girls' School