Shirley High School

Shirley High School
Motto Striving for all 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
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 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.

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

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