Information on UK Drama Schools

LIPA (The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts)

Information Provided By: LIPA

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Location: 

Mount Street, Liverpool

Course Name:

BA (Hons) Acting, BA (Hons) Acting (Screen and Digital Media)

Qualification Awarded By:

Liverpool John Moore’s University

Eligible For Student Finance Y/N:

Yes

Admission Requirements: 

64 UCAS tariff points, plus 5 GCSEs grade 4/C or above including Maths and English or Level 2 equivalents

How to Apply:

UCAS

Audition Fee:

No Audition Fee.

UCAS Fee- Single choice: £22.50 Multiple: £27.00

Audition Fee Waiver Y/N and Criteria:

N/A

Audition Locations:

LIPA (Though a self-tape option may be considered in certain circumstances)

Travel Bursary Offered Y/N and Criteria:

Yes.

We offer travel grants for applicants who come from areas where participation in Higher Education is traditionally low. All eligible candidates will be offered this automatically.

Audition Process:

We'll send you guidelines three weeks beforehand to help you prepare. You can also find the guidelines on each of the course pages from November onwards.

Open Door Y/N:

No

Access information for:

-Applicants:

We value diversity and will welcome your application. If you would like to request a reasonable adjustment as part of the audition/interview process, please contact: Howard Ashton, Admissions Manager, to discuss this. Email: h.ashton@lipa.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)151 330 3084.

-Students:

Our Student Wellbeing and Disability team can offer advice and information about a range of issues related to your support needs (both personal and educational), health and welfare, including: additional needs and learning difficulties; mental health and emotional wellbeing; and disability and health conditions.

Any financial support/bursaries in place for students:

Our LIPA Bursary provides a cash award in each year that eligible students study with us.

In 2023, we plan to offer a LIPA bursary of £560 to all of our students from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland who can demonstrate to us that they are in receipt of the full maintenance loan allowance. Anyone who can demonstrate this, should receive a bursary of £560 in February of each year of their studies, provided they are still in attendance.

Information on Student Support Services:

See HERE

Notable Alumni:

See ‘What Our Graduates Do’ section HERE

Closing Date:

25th January 2023 (UCAS deadline)