Our audition day is an open day and our public productions are a fantastic way to see the results of our excellent training at first hand.
No, entry is through direct application and audition.
March 2020, for entry in September of the same year.
Student transfer arrangements
The only entry point onto ArtsEd’s courses is at the start of each programme. Therefore students cannot transfer credits achieved at another higher education institution to join ArtsEd’s programmes part way through.
Normally, degrees can only be awarded on successful completion of all years or parts of the programme. However, students who have successfully completed either year 1 or year 2 of their undergraduate study, and who wish to transfer from ArtsEd to another institution, may, at the discretion of the Assessment Board, be granted an exit award.
Transfer between programmes at ArtsEd is also not permitted.
You need to be 18 when the course commences. There is no maximum age.
We welcome students from across the globe, but please bear in mind that non-EU students need to have a student visa. Candidates whose first language is not English must provide proof of their English proficiency with a TOEFL score of 6 or higher.
International students may be allowed to audition via video in exceptional circumstances.
You will need to organise your own finances, but you may find the Fees & Funding section useful.
It is not possible to pay fees monthly; however, we will review requests on an individual basis.
No, but please notify us of any access needs or special requirements prior to your audition.
Yes, but the courses are very intensive, so you will need to take this into account.
No, but the school will send an accommodation list with details of local letting agents. Most students live locally in rented accommodation in shared flats and houses.
Students looking for flat shares often find accommodation through student postings on social media. If you are offered a place at the school, search for the ArtsEd community via Facebook and Twitter.
The average rent for a room in a shared house is about £100-150 per week.
Chiswick is a leafy suburb in London, Zone 2. It has a vibrant shopping, café and bar culture, and is well connected with tubes and buses into Central London.
Turnham Green Station is approximately a three-minute walk from ArtsEd and under 30 minutes from Central London.
There is an ArtsEd canteen and you can generally eat lunch for under £5. Card and Cash are accepted.
We have visits from a physiotherapist two or three times per week at a heavily discounted rate. This is cash only.
In addition to our physiotherapist, we have a fitness and wellbeing instructor for rehabilitation, and can provide access to an osteopathic consultant and a teacher trained in the Alexander Technique. We also offer a free counselling service.
The training is usually based on three terms of 11 weeks with a half term in the middle.
Bullying is not tolerated at any level. Nor does the school discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religious beliefs or age. You can find all our policies here.
Looking after the mental and physical health of each and every one of our students is of paramount importance to us, and we recently won an Industry Minds Award for our approach to fostering positive mental health. We have Heads of Year across our degree courses and for our Foundation students, and our open door policy makes it straightforward to arrange one-to-one meetings. In addition, each year group has a weekly half-hour meeting with their Head of Year. You can find out more about our approach to pastoral care here.
