Stratford-upon-Avon College is a small, beautifully kept, friendly campus, within ten minutes walk of Stratford town centre. The College has an outstanding reputation as a centre for drama, theatre, music and dance and the facilities are among the best in the country.

The College has state-of-the-art facilities including four performance spaces: The Gordon Vallins Studio, a large fully equipped drama studio; The New Theatre, a newly built state of the art 120 seat theatre; The Cube3, a smaller ‘black box’ studio space – ideal for physical theatre and The Space, a large dance performance space. A suite of recoding, rehearsal and dance studios have recently been added to our already extensive performing arts spaces. All activities in this area are supported by a dedicated team of specialist technical staff.

The College offers a range of Higher Education courses including Foundation Degrees, Higher National Diplomas and Higher Education Foundation Programmes and covers subject areas such as Performing Arts, Media, Early Years, Complementary Health, Hospitality and Catering and many more. We offer over 35 different A-level subjects, NVQs and BTEC Certificate and Diploma courses in a range of subject areas.

Popular courses include:
First Diplomas in Dance, Acting, Technical Theatre and Music; National Diplomas in Technical Theatre, Performing Arts Design, Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre, Music and Music Technology; A Level Drama Package (AS & A2 qualifications in Drama and Theatre Studies with English Literature), A Level Performance & Media Package (AS & A2 qualifications in Performing Arts with Media: Communication and Production); HND Acting, Music, Dance & Musical Theatre.

News & Events

NSA Board Director visits Startford-upon-Avon College

On the 25th September 2009 Tom Bewick, NSA Board Director and CEO Creative & Cultural Skills, had an entertaining day at one of our NSA Founder Colleges, Stratford-upon-Avon College.

College Principal, Martin Penny, gave a tour of the college’s specialist facilities and high tech equipment after which Tom reported that "Stratford College NSA has a very unique offer, in terms of having a fantastic capability to train up the next generation of backstage roles."

Thanks to Martin and his team for hosting this visit, which will be followed up by the launch of their NSA Founder role for invited guests and NSA Industry Members on 3rd December.