Creativity is at the heart of every area of our lives – it is an essential skill that enables us to be effective in all that we do. The Collingham Art Department provides an environment where students can develop and nurture this life-affirming skill. Students will learn to develop their unique approach to the world of the visual arts, refining and improving their ability to experiment with materials and respond to the visual world using the key skills of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and digital media. The Collingham Art Department is a flourishing centre for the development of the visual arts, enabling students to produce artwork that is both original and technically accomplished. Our staff are committed, inspirational, demanding and fun: given appropriate guidance and sufficient individual attention, all students are capable of producing works of a very high calibre. We achieve a high success rate at both GCSE and A Level and we have a high success rate with entries to foundation and diploma courses at colleges such as Central St. Martins, Chelsea, Camberwell, Wimbledon, Brighton, City and Guilds and the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford. If you would like to see some of the artwork that our students produce, please visit our art gallery here. Feedback from ex-students has time and again shown that, unlike many art departments, our individual and creative approach prepares students to work independently, think for themselves, and develop a mature working method that is invaluable when faced with the demands of Foundation and Degree level Courses. The purpose-built Art Studio has facilities for drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and various digital media. Research trips are organised to galleries, exhibitions, museums and places of special interest. We currently follow the Edexcel syllabus for GCE Fine Art. In the first year, students are coached in sketchbook skills, in how to develop a project as a true self-expression, and in developing all the skills mentioned above. In the second year, students continue to produce two units of practical work for projects that are chosen by the students under the direction of the tutors, including a critical study involving a minimum of 1000 words of writing and pertinent research derived from the student’s work. Life Drawing Classes are provided at various points in the year, and the Art Studio is accessible to students forty hours a week. We require a programme of homework to be carried out equal in time to the duration of lessons each week.
To be accepted for admission to the Sixth Form (to begin A Level courses), all students must meet the following criteria: • Level of educational attainment equivalent to at least five passes at GCSE/O level or equivalent • Level of English Language at IELTS level 5 (minimum) or equivalent • Satisfactory reports from the current or previous school • Interview with the Principal/Deputy Principal (face-to-face, telephone or SKYPE) • Completed Registration Form signed by the fee-payer
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £9,390 - £27,030 |
| Address | 23 Collingham Gardens, London, SW5 0HL |
Creativity is at the heart of every area of our lives – it is an essential skill that enables us to be effective in all that we do. The Collingham Art Department provides an environment where students can develop and nurture this life-affirming skill. Students will learn to develop their unique approach to the world of the visual arts, refining and improving their ability to experiment with materials and respond to the visual world using the key skills of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and digital media. The Collingham Art Department is a flourishing centre for the development of the visual arts, enabling students to produce artwork that is both original and technically accomplished. Our staff are committed, inspirational, demanding and fun: given appropriate guidance and sufficient individual attention, all students are capable of producing works of a very high calibre. We achieve a high success rate at both GCSE and A Level and we have a high success rate with entries to foundation and diploma courses at colleges such as Central St. Martins, Chelsea, Camberwell, Wimbledon, Brighton, City and Guilds and the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford. If you would like to see some of the artwork that our students produce, please visit our art gallery here. Feedback from ex-students has time and again shown that, unlike many art departments, our individual and creative approach prepares students to work independently, think for themselves, and develop a mature working method that is invaluable when faced with the demands of Foundation and Degree level Courses. The purpose-built Art Studio has facilities for drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, and various digital media. Research trips are organised to galleries, exhibitions, museums and places of special interest. We currently follow the Edexcel syllabus for GCE Fine Art. In the first year, students are coached in sketchbook skills, in how to develop a project as a true self-expression, and in developing all the skills mentioned above. In the second year, students continue to produce two units of practical work for projects that are chosen by the students under the direction of the tutors, including a critical study involving a minimum of 1000 words of writing and pertinent research derived from the student’s work. Life Drawing Classes are provided at various points in the year, and the Art Studio is accessible to students forty hours a week. We require a programme of homework to be carried out equal in time to the duration of lessons each week.
To be accepted for admission to the Sixth Form (to begin A Level courses), all students must meet the following criteria: • Level of educational attainment equivalent to at least five passes at GCSE/O level or equivalent • Level of English Language at IELTS level 5 (minimum) or equivalent • Satisfactory reports from the current or previous school • Interview with the Principal/Deputy Principal (face-to-face, telephone or SKYPE) • Completed Registration Form signed by the fee-payer