BRIT School
| The BRIT School Limited | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
The Crescent , CR0 2HN England, United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′24″N 0°05′29″W / 51.3899°N 0.0914°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology |
| Type | City Technology College |
| Established | 22 October 1991 |
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| Trust | The BRIT Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 101849 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chairman | Josh Berger |
| Principal | Stuart Worden |
| Staff | ~170 |
| Years taught | Year 10 - Year 13/14 (theatre) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 14 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 1419 |
| Website | brit |
The BRIT School (British Record Industry Trust) is a selective free-to-attend performing and creative arts secondary school in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dance, applied theatre, production arts, creative arts, film and media production, digital arts, visual arts and design. The school has many notable alumni.
The school opened on 22 October 1991 under the City Technology College programme and is separate from the local education authority. The Department for Education provides 71% of the school's funding and the remainder comes from fundraising and commercial income, including contributions by the British Record Industry Trust (BRIT) and proceeds from broadcasting rights to the annual Brit Awards. About 90% of its students are from London.
The school has two professional theatres, the Obie Theatre, which can seat audiences of up to 324 and standing audiences up to 500; and the BRIT Theatre, which opened in January 2012 and seats audiences of up to 280. There are also various dance studios, musical theatre studios, and TV and radio studios.