London Studio Centre maintains its high-quality provision through stringent quality assurance procedures. These include validation of a range of programmes/courses by Middlesex University and University for the Creative Arts. Office for Students registered provider status. Accredited provider school for the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre, and successful quality assurance reviews by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.

The BA (Hons) Theatre Dance, MA Dance Performance and MA Dance Producing & Management programmes were developed and are delivered and assessed by London Studio Centre, awarded by and quality assured by Middlesex University.

The FdA Professional Dance Performance, BA (Hons) Professional Performance (top up), MA Dance Education and PGCert in Teaching Professional Theatre Dance courses were developed and are delivered and assessed by London Studio Centre, awarded and quality assured by the University for the Creative Arts.

London Studio Centre is an accredited provider of the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT). The CDMT ensures the provision of high-quality professional dance and musical theatre training through accreditation of full-time dance and performing arts schools and has provided the industry benchmark of quality assurance for professional dance and musical theatre training in the UK since 1979.

LSC is a registered provider of the Office for Students (OfS) which enables students access to Student Finance and Visa’s for International Students.  LSC is a highly trusted sponsor of UKVI providing the Student Route visa for EU and International students. LSC successfully achieved a Gold Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes (TEF) award in both 2018 and 2019, this is based on data such as high student retention rates, high national student survey results and successful graduate outcomes (the TEF is currently in hiatus).

London Studio Centre’s most recent  review for educational oversight by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) took place in 2017.  Their report and subsequent monitoring visit report in 2019 is available in full here, along with previous years reports.

LSC received the following judgements from QAA about the standards and quality:

  • The maintenance of the academic standards of awards offered on behalf of degree-awarding bodies and/or other awarding organisations meets UK expectations
  • The quality of student learning opportunities is commended
  • The quality of the information about learning opportunities meets UK expectations
  • The enhancement of student learning opportunities meets UK expectations