Our aim is to provide high quality and distinctive education through a specialist curriculum delivered in outstanding facilities. The academy seeks to attract students from across a range of backgrounds and academic abilities who are able to demonstrate aptitude in the creative, digital and performing arts. Specialising in the arts, we will provide a dynamic and personalised learning pathway for each individual. It is our philosophy to unlock each student’s potential. Through our teaching, partnership and industry links, pastoral care and rigorous tracking we aim to foster ambition and a culture of high expectations.

Creative teaching, state of the art technologies, imaginative approaches and industry professionals working alongside outstanding teachers will make learning more interesting, exciting and effective.

As a regional academy of excellence for the teaching of creative, digital and performing arts, BOA will build on the success of a founding partner, the BRIT School. By combining the academic and vocational the academy will provide unrivalled opportunities for its students to work alongside industry professionals. Geographically situated at the hub of the creative and digital industries and drawing on the experience of our founding industry partner, Maverick TV, BOA has developed a range of joint projects and programmes of study with the industries in which students would be likely to find work. This is an exciting time in your life. I hope you will decide to apply to join us and I look forward to meeting you as you make your plans.

Gaynor Cheshire

Principal