Shirley High School
Shirley High School | |
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Address | |
Shirley Church Road , , CR0 5EF | |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Motto | Striving for Excellence |
Established | 1954[1] |
Department for Education URN | 137772 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Mr Nigel Barrow |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrollment | 938 |
Website | http://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 arts as an academy. The school opened a sixth-form block for the 2007-2008 academic year. In November 2011 Shirley High School was awarded the Croydon Council secondary school of the year awards.
References
- ^ The school has been an 11-16 school since reorganisation in 1983