UK Performing Arts 2024 - Claremont Independent School

Performing Arts are a key part of our extensive Co-Curricular programme

Claremont School is a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged three to 18 years, set across two beautiful sites in East Sussex, England.

As a double award-winning school for Performing Arts, Claremont is an exciting choice not only for students who intend to pursue a career in drama, music or dance; but for all. Every Claremont student benefits from our outstanding Performing Arts programme, which helps them develop important life skills such as adaptability, flexibility and collaborative working techniques, which will help secure a place at university or a dream role in a competitive job market.

Our imaginative and dynamic curriculum gives students many opportunities to perform, write, choreograph, compose and produce their own original pieces of theatre. Ensemble and devised work helps students recognise and develop their levels of adaptability and flexibility as well as a positive and effective approach to teamwork.

VAT Update

Claremont is committed to supporting families by absorbing 7% of the cost of VAT, with an average 13% fee increase for the 2025-26 school year. This approach is designed to ease the financial impact on our community while ensuring we maintain the quality of education and services provided.

Claremont School is a co-educational day and boarding school for children aged three to 18 years, set across two beautiful sites in East Sussex, England.

As a double award-winning school for Performing Arts, Claremont is an exciting choice not only for students who intend to pursue a career in drama, music or dance; but for all. Every Claremont student benefits from our outstanding Performing Arts programme, which helps them develop important life skills such as adaptability, flexibility and collaborative working techniques, which will help secure a place at university or a dream role in a competitive job market.

Our imaginative and dynamic curriculum gives students many opportunities to perform, write, choreograph, compose and produce their own original pieces of theatre. Ensemble and devised work helps students recognise and develop their levels of adaptability and flexibility as well as a positive and effective approach to teamwork.

VAT Update

Claremont is committed to supporting families by absorbing 7% of the cost of VAT, with an average 13% fee increase for the 2025-26 school year. This approach is designed to ease the financial impact on our community while ensuring we maintain the quality of education and services provided.

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There are many reasons to choose Claremont

Double National Award winning Performing Arts Programme ISA National Award 2023 for Excellence and Innovation in the Performing Arts and Independent School of the Year for Performing Arts 2021/22
Outstanding Student Outcomes 91% of students access their first choice university
BTEC, LAMDA and Extended project qualifications
Extensive Co-Curricular Programme
Large music suite Purpose built dance studio and 220 seat theatre
Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted Four consecutive times
Over 100 acres of sports fields and woodlands
Two welcoming boarding houses Rated Outstanding by Ofsted

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A unique approach to Performing Arts teaching

Our Performing Arts programme has been designed to help students explore creativity in its many guises. It is a programme that encourages students to aim high, experiment and take risks in a safe and supportive learning environment where everyone can shine.

The Claremont Drama Department puts strong focus on equality, allowing any person in the room to be the guiding force of every lesson or workshop. The way that staff and students work together in the department allows for deeper understanding of each other and of the work produced.

Our highly successful Co-Curricular programme gives students the opportunity to enjoy Performing Arts teaching outside of the formal curriculum. This works very well for students who are curious about the performing arts, but have chosen not to take studies to examination level.

The Claremont Drama Department puts strong focus on equality, allowing any person in the room to be the guiding force of every lesson or workshop. The way that staff and students work together in the department allows for deeper understanding of each other and of the work produced.

The Performing Arts programme has been designed to help students explore creativity in its many guises. It is a programme that encourages students to aim high, experiment and take risks in a safe and supportive learning environment where everyone can shine.

Our highly successful Co-Curricular programme gives students the opportunity to enjoy Performing Arts teaching outside of the formal curriculum. This works very well for students who are curious about the performing arts, but have chosen not to take studies to examination level.

Our imaginative and dynamic curriculum gives students many opportunities to perform, write, choreograph, compose and produce their own original pieces of theatre.

Ensemble and devised work helps students recognise and develop their levels of adaptability and flexibility as well as a positive and effective approach to teamwork.

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An Award Winning Programme of study

Double Award winning programme

In November 2023, Claremont Senior School was named winner of the ISA 2023 National award for Excellence and Innovation in the Performing Arts.

In 2021, Claremont was named Independent School of the Year 2021/22

In November 2023, Claremont Senior School was named winner of the ISA 2023 National award for Excellence and Innovation in the Performing Arts.

In 2021, Claremont was named Independent School of the Year 2021/22

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LAMDA and Rambert Grades

Our LAMDA provision is outstanding and offered to Gold standard which is university level. In August 2024, all of our students achieved Distinctions in their examinations.

Dance students work towards GCSE and BTEC grades as well as the prestigious Rambert Grades system.

Our LAMDA provision is outstanding and offered to Gold standard which is university level. In March 2023, all of our students achieved Distinctions in their examinations.

Dance students work towards GCSE and BTEC grades as well as the prestigious Rambert Grades system.

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International Opportunities

As a member of International Schools Partnership, Claremont students benefit from unique international learning opportunities including the ISP Film Festival.

Double Award winning programme

In November 2023, Claremont Senior School was named winner of the ISA 2023 National award for Excellence and Innovation in the Performing Arts.

In 2021, Claremont was named Independent School of the Year 2021/22

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LAMDA and Rambert Grades

Our LAMDA provision is outstanding and offered to Gold standard which is university level. In August 2024, all of our students achieved Distinctions in their examinations.

Dance students work towards GCSE and BTEC grades as well as the prestigious Rambert Grades system.

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International Opportunities

As a member of International Schools Partnership, Claremont students benefit from unique international learning opportunities including the ISP Film Festival.

The benefits of studying Performing Arts

In addition to the eight core skills recognised nationally as important for university and apprenticeship courses, the World Economic Forum predicts that by 2025, creativity and innovation will relate to four of the five most sought after skills in the workplace. Our award winning Performing Arts provision and outstanding Co-Curricular programme help students develop them all.

Speaking
Listening
Problem Solving
Creativity
Staying positive
Aiming high
Leadership
Teamwork

In addition to the eight core skills recognised nationally as important for university and apprenticeship courses, the World Economic Forum predicts that by 2025, creativity and innovation will relate to four of the five most sought after skills in the workplace. Our award winning Performing Arts provision and outstanding Co-Curricular programme help students develop them all.

Speaking
Listening
Problem Solving
Creativity
Staying positive
Aiming high
Leadership
Teamwork

Outstanding facilities

Dance Studio (1)

Purpose built dance studio

Music Suite

220 seat theatre

School fees

Further information on our fees can be found here.

Senior School & Sixth Form (Years 9-13)

Year 9: £8,140 per term
Years 10-13: £8,433 per term

Year 9: £8,140 per term
Years 10-13: £8,433 per term

Senior School & Sixth Form (Years 9-13)

Year 9: £8,140 per term
Years 10-13: £8,433 per term

Boarding at Claremont

Boarding at Claremont has a ‘home-from-home' atmosphere. When students join our vibrant boarding community, they immediately become part of the Claremont family and go on to forge what often become life-long friendships, across different cultures and age groups.

Claremont Boarding provision was judged to be Outstanding by the UK Government regulator, Ofsted.

Boarding at Claremont has a ‘home-from-home' atmosphere. When students join our vibrant boarding community, they immediately become part of the Claremont family and go on to forge what often become life-long friendships, across different cultures and age groups.

Claremont Boarding provision was judged to be Outstanding by the UK Government regulator, Ofsted.

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International Learning Opportunities for Students

At ISP, learning is at the heart of everything we do, and we want to continually provide the best learning opportunities possible for our students and their families. We believe that as part of our students’ learning journey it is important that they have the chance to experience learning outside of the classroom and connect with other ISP students. As a global group of schools, our students benefit from being part of a wider international community, which provides many additional learning and cultural opportunities.

At ISP, learning is at the heart of everything we do, and we want to continually provide the best learning opportunities possible for our students and their families. We believe that as part of our students’ learning journey it is important that they have the chance to experience learning outside of the classroom and connect with other ISP students. As a global group of schools, our students benefit from being part of a wider international community, which provides many additional learning and cultural opportunities.

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