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Welcome to
Elstree Screen Arts Academy

The free, creative academy and training provider for the culture industry

ESA is judged Outstanding in every category.

Ofsted, Jan 2025

We have been busy trying to ‘stand out’ for some time - Standing Out for cultural and applied education; Standing Out for relational and restorative approaches to learning, Standing Out for creative professionalism and industry partnerships. We are delighted that all this Standing Out has led to ESA being recognised as an Outstanding institution in every category by Ofsted 2025.

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A new partnership and a new blog from the Principal…
A new partnership and a new blog from the Principal…

An exciting new partnership is underway. We are delighted to announce that we have partnered up with CAMHS Digital Lab on an exciting new initiative - ‘RESEARCH EXPLORED’. We will be collaborating on groundbreaking research into the mental health crisis for young people whilst making innovative short films and media content including digital animation, script writing, art direction and post production.

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ESA GCSE and Level 2 Results 2025
ESA GCSE and Level 2 Results 2025

In a year when English and Maths outcomes went down nationally, ESA’s results went up!  What a year it has been for ESA - we were judged to be outstanding in every category by Ofsted in February 2025 and now, even more importantly, our students have achieved some excellent results.  

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ESA’s Post 16 Results 2025
ESA’s Post 16 Results 2025

ESA has had a remarkable year.  The school was inspected by Ofsted and judged to be outstanding in all categories in February 2025 and now, 6 months later, the creative arts college sees some of its best results ever!

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ESA judged OUTSTANDING in all categories
ESA judged OUTSTANDING in all categories

Following our Ofsted inspection in January, we are proudly delighted that Ofsted concluded ESA is providing an outstanding quality of education and training. In fact, they judged ESA to be outstanding in every category.

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A Night At The Musicals 2025
Dec 9
A Night At The Musicals 2025
Music Show
Mar 4
Music Show
Dance Showcase
Mar 24
Dance Showcase
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Click HERE to read about our ESA Reading programme and find book recommendations to suit your interests and key stage.

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We are specialists in the Content Creation Arts, Entertainment Crafts and Media Technology.

We are a UK Centre of Screen Excellence educating young people aged 14 to 19 in media and production arts, crafts, trades and creative technical practice to prepare our leavers for Trainee-level roles in the Film and TV industries.

We develop our learners to break new artistic ground and be truly original; to challenge industry norms, behaviours and stereotypes; to be accepting and compassionate to folks from all backgrounds; and to discover through experimentation.

Based in the heart of the UK’s Film & TV production network.