BRIT School

The London School for Performing Arts & Technology, more commonly referred to as The BRIT School, is a secondary school in Selhurst, Croydon, England, specializing in the performing and creative arts. The school is free-to-attend. The school opened on 22 October 1991 under the City Technology College programme and is separate from the local education authority. The Department for Education provides 71% of the school's funding and the remainder comes from fundraising and commercial income, including contributions by the British Record Industry Trust (BRIT Trust) and proceeds from broadcasting rights to the annual Brit Awards. About 90% of its students are from London. The school has two professional theatres, the Obie Theatre, which can seat audiences of up to 324 and standing audiences up to 500; and the BRIT Theatre, which opened in January 2012 and seats audiences of up to 280. There are also various dance studios, musical theatre studios, and TV and radio studios.