Established | 1992 |
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Type | City Technology College |
Principal | Stuart Worden |
Location |
The Crescent Croydon CR0 2HN England, United Kingdom 51°23′24″N 0°05′29″W / 51.3899°N 0.0914°WCoordinates: 51°23′24″N 0°05′29″W / 51.3899°N 0.0914°W |
Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
DfE URN | 101849 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Students | 1200 |
Gender | Mixed |
Ages | 14–19 |
Website | www.brit.croydon.sch.uk |
The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology is a British performing arts and technology school located in Selhurst, Croydon, in the London Borough of Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, media, art and design and the technologies that make performance possible. Selective in its intake, the school is notable for its numerous famous alumni including Marsha Ambrosius, Adele, Tara McDonald, Leo the Lion, Stefan Abingdon, Katy B, The Feeling, Imogen Heap, Jessie J, Cush Jumbo, Rizzle Kicks, the Kooks, King Krule, Loyle Carner, Leona Lewis, Eman Kellam, Raye, Ashley Madekwe, Katie Melua, Kate Nash, Shingai Shoniwa, Amy Winehouse, Ella Eyre, Rainy Milo, Antonio Orozco, and Tom Holland.
Established in 1992 under the CTC programme, the school is funded by the British Government with support from the British Record Industry Trust and maintains an independent school status from the local education authority. The school is remarkable as being one of only two performing arts and technology schools in the country that are free to attend, the others being both in the West Midlands. Walsall Studio School and Birmingham Ormiston Academy.