Shirley High School Performing Arts College is a secondary academy in Croydon, United Kingdom with 800 pupils, part of Shirley High School. Ofsted: Good, inspected 30 November 2022. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: School Improvement Lead – Maths (closes 19 November), School Improvement Lead – English (closes 19 November) and School Improvement Lead – Science (closes 19 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 3 live vacancies.
Salary £77,209 to £84,769 a yearCloses 19 Nov
Full time, part time
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LEAD (AP) - MATHSSALARY: L15 - £77,209 to L19 - £84,769 (Subject to pay award)FULL TIME - Required: April 2027 (September 2027 start will be considered for the…
Salary £77,209 to £84,769 a yearCloses 19 Nov
Full time, part time
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LEAD (AP) - ENGLISHSALARY: L15 - £77,209 to L19 - £84,769 (Subject to pay award)FULL TIME - Required: April 2027 (September 2027 start will be considered for…
Salary £77,209 to £84,769 a yearCloses 19 Nov
Full time, part time
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LEAD (AP) - SCIENCESALARY: L15 - £77,209 to L19 - £84,769 (Subject to pay award)FULL TIME - Required: April 2027 (September 2027 will be considered for the…
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 38.5 | 24.6% |
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | 23.3% |
| 2023/24 | 38.0 | 29.7% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2022 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 16 January 2019 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 52.4 | 15.3 | – | 0 | £57,276 |
| 2024/25 | 55.4 | 14.2 | 20% | 1 | £56,220 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 | 14.8 | 13% | 1 | £54,326 |
| 2022/23 | 56.9 | 14.7 | 14% | 0 | £48,593 |
| 2021/22 | 61.3 | 15.0 | 17% | 0 | £46,256 |
| 2020/21 | 52.6 | 18.7 | 13% | 0 | £48,132 |
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 61.6 | 17.0 | 15% | 0 | £46,699 |
| 2018/19 | 68.2 | 15.5 | 11% | 0 | £44,421 |
| 2017/18 | 66.6 | 15.8 | 13% | 0 | £45,661 |
| 2016/17 | 67.2 | 14.9 | 19% | 0 | £44,405 |
| 2015/16 | 68.7 | 14.3 | 13% | 0 | £44,620 |
| 2014/15 | 68.6 | 14.6 | 14% | 0 | £42,008 |
| 2013/14 | 62.3 | 16.4 | 10% | 0 | £40,960 |
| 2012/13 | 63.7 | 15.6 | 5% | 0 | £39,760 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9.8% | 8.3% | 29.6% | 4.9% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 8.8% | 33.3% | 4.2% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 9.2% | 34.0% | 2.9% |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 4.9% | 33.9% | 2.9% |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 3.7% | 30.5% | 3.4% |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 1.0% | 12.9% | 1.3% |
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 8.3% | 0.3% |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 1.5% | 11.2% | 0.7% |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 1.2% | 7.1% | 0.9% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
16 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 10 teaching, 4 support, 2 leadership. Most often advertised: Assistant Head of Year (2), Food Technician (2), Behaviour Manager. Last advertised September 2026.
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