Arts Educational Schools, London
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| Established | 1939 |
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| Type | Independent |
| President | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Principal | Chris Hocking |
| Founder | Grace Cone and Olive Ripman |
| Location |
Cone Ripman House 14 Bath Road Turnham Green Park Chiswick London W4 1LY England |
| Local authority | Hounslow |
| DfE number | 313/6064 |
| DfE URN | 102551 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11+ |
| Website | artsed |
Arts Educational Schools, London, commonly known as ArtsEd is an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow.
ArtsEd provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in musical theatre and acting for film and television. The school also offers part-time and holiday courses in the performing arts. The school is accredited by Drama UK and it offers Qualifications and Curriculum Authority recognised qualifications validated by the City University London or Trinity College, London.
In 2013 ArtsEd was awarded a grant by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation to fund a refurbishment project. The money was spent on the main theatre, costume storage, the School of Film and Television and the school's access facilities.
Arts Educational Schools London is accredited by Drama UK and is one of twenty-one specialist performing arts schools approved to offer government-funded Dance and Drama Awards, a scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented students at leading institutions.
In 2015 the School was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted.
ArtsEd originated from two schools, one founded in 1919 by Grace Cone and one in 1922 by Olive Ripman. These two women were educational pioneers who believed passionately in the value of combining a general academic education with a specialised training in dance, drama, music and art, preparing young men and women for professional careers in or connected with the theatre. In 1939 Grace and Olive joined forces to create the Cone Ripman School, subsequently named the Arts Educational Schools.
The school was first based in premises at Stratford Place in London, but following the outbreak of World War II, it was relocated to Tring, Hertfordshire, where it shared premises with Rothschild Bank in the mansion at Tring Park.
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