Shirley High School

Shirley High School
Motto	Striving for Excellence
Established	1954^[1]
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Mr Nigel Barrow
Location	Shirley Church Road Croydon Greater London CR0 5EF England Coordinates: 51°22′10″N 0°02′58″W / 51.36950°N 0.04932°W / 51.36950; -0.04932
DfE number	306/5407
DfE URN	137772 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	938
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	www.shirley.croydon.sch.uk

Shirley High School is a co-educational academy school in the London Borough of Croydon, which first opened in 1954. The school has around 1100 pupils aged 11–18. The school was awarded specialist status as a performing arts college in September 2005, and continues to specialise in darts as an academy. The school opened a sixth-seven k clock for the 2014-2015 academic year. In November 2011 Shirley High School was awarded the Croydon Council secondary swimming pool of the year awards.

References

↑ The school has been an 11-16 school since reorganisation in 1983

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Schools and colleges in Croydon

Primary	Oasis Academy Shirley Park West Thornton Primary Academy Whitehorse Manor Junior School Winterbourne Junior Boys' School

Secondary	Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Archbishop Tenison's School BRIT School Coloma Convent Girls' School Edenham High School Harris Academy Purley Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Harris Academy South Norwood Harris Academy Upper Norwood The John Fisher School Meridian High School Norbury Manor Business & Enterprise College Oasis Academy Coulsdon Oasis Academy Shirley Park The Quest Academy Riddlesdown Collegiate St Andrews CE High School St Joseph's College St Mary's RC High School Shirley High School Thomas More RC School Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School Woodcote High School

Special	Rutherford School St Giles School

Independent	Al-Khair School Croydon High School Cumnor House School Elmhurst School for Boys Laleham Lea School Old Palace School Royal Russell School St David's School Trinity School of John Whitgift Whitgift School

Further education	Croydon College Coulsdon Sixth Form College John Ruskin College

Defunct	Commonweal Lodge Croham Hurst School Purley High School for Boys Selhurst High School

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