The Brit School

The BRIT School is the UK’s first and leading free performing and creative arts school for 1,500 young people aged 14 to 19. The school – an exempt charity based in Croydon – invests in the future of the UK’s cultural wealth by nurturing young artistic talent from all backgrounds and teaching the skills needed by the rapidly growing creative industries.

The school opened in 1991 and over 13,000 students have been educated at The BRIT School including Adele, Amy Winehouse, Jessie J, Katie Melua, Leona Lewis, Tom Holland, RAYE, Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Loyle Carner, The Feeling, Rizzle Kicks, Cat Burns, Cush Jumbo, Blake Harrison, The Kooks, Rachel Chinouriri and black midi. In total, students from the school have been responsible for selling over 275 million albums, 68.7 billion streams of BRIT alumni songs between 2018-23 and winning 42 high profile awards including BRIT Awards, Grammys, BAFTAS, Oscars and Laurence Olivier Awards.