National Extended Certificate in Performance (Performing Arts)
at Laurel Park School, London · school or sixth form
What the college says
Performing Arts is a diverse course that will allow you to develop your skills as an actor as well as enhancing transferable skills to use later in life! The course provides opportunities for you to perform, devise, direct and study play texts. You will explore a range of different practitioners, play texts, and styles of performance and then apply them both practically and study them analytically.
What you need to get on
There are no subject specific entry requirements. Students need to have an average point score of 3.6. Studying Drama at a GCSE level is desirable, but is not essential.
How you are assessed
One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Laurel Park School
56 WILMER WAY, LONDON, N14 7HY
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Start dates
- 1 September 2026 · LONDON
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