The United Kingdom is home to the BRIT School.
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 . Croydon is a large town in south London , England , 9.5 mi south of Charing Cross . Selhurst is a suburban development in the London Borough of Croydon 7.8 mi south-south-east of Charing Cross . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe .