City Academy Competitors

Impact is a world-leading experiential learning company. Since 1980, we have worked with organisations to develop leadership capacity and catalyse change. We believe that organisations should be purpose-driven, human-centric places where people can thrive while creating a more sustainable future for everyone.

LAMDA - Training Exceptional Artists LAMDA is the oldest drama school in the UK. Founded in 1861 as the London Academy of Music, the Academy was the first such institution to offer acting, defining LAMDA’s role as a pioneer and leader in its field. Today, combining our rich history of classical training with contemporary practice, we offer vocational training in the dramatic arts to actors, stage managers, technicians, directors, musical directors and designers.In addition to four validated and funded degree programmes, LAMDA offers a Foundation Course and a number of Diploma, semester and short courses. Our internationally renowned examinations offer a drama and communications based syllabus, leading to accredited and non-accredited awards in the UK and worldwide; more than 105,000 candidates took our examinations in over 35 countries in 2017/18. LAMDA Limited is a limited company and a registered charity, governed by a Board of Trustees.

Mountview is a world-class leader in UK drama training dedicated to developing actors, actor musicians, musical theatre performers, production technicians, stage managers and practitioners who define and underpin the UK’s global creative industries. Under the leadership of Principal and CEO Sally Ann Gritton and President Dame Judi Dench, Mountview remains committed to its founding ethos of "theatre for everyone regardless of background," empowering students from all walks of life to find their unique creative role and voice. Proud to be located in Peckham, Mountview’s commitment to dismantling barriers is reflected in dynamic initiatives; through community participation programme 'Generation Next', summer schools, short courses and part-time courses open to everyone of all ages and nationalities. Ever responsive to the evolving needs of the sector, Mountview has its own revolutionary examination board, Mountview Exams 'MX' which champions performance excellence and creative agency with a dynamic syllabus in UK wide centres and with limitless ambition to be global. Mountview also offers CertHE programmes in Acting and Musical Theatre, now spanning regional hubs in Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester, Exeter, Hertford, and Chelmsford to ensure Mountview’s transformative training is truly accessible across the UK.