The Oxford School of Drama

THE STUDENTS

Alan Bates Award
Mark Field (winner 2005)

Carleton Hobbs Radio Award
Charlotte Worthing (runner up 2009)
Sam Pamphilon (winner 2007)
Faye Castelow (runner up 2007)
Emma Noakes (winner 2006)
Annabel Scholey (runner up 2005)

Evening Standard Award
Cassie Joseph – Patricia Rothermere Award (2002)

The Independent on Sunday 'Actors: the face to watch'
Babou Ceesay (2006)

The Independent Top 100 of British Theatre
Richard Jordan “young producer to watch” (2006)

The Laurence Olivier Bursary Award
Lee Rufford (winner 2008)
Laurence Dobiesz (winner 2007)

Milan International Film Festival
Anna Walton for Vampire Diary (winner Best Actress award 2008)

Olivier Awards
Catherine McCormack for All My Sons at the Royal National Theatre (nomination for Best Supporting Actress 2001)

Catherine Steadman and Abi Hood for That Face at Royal Court
(nomination for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre 2008)

Perrier Award
Will Adamsdale for Jackson’s Way (2004)

The Stage Award for Best Ensemble
Relentless Theatre Company (including graduate Claire Murphy) for their production of Bitches & Money written by graduate Martin Henshell (nomination 2006)

Royal Television Society Awards
Claire Foy for Amy Dorrit the BBC serial Little Dorrit (nomination for Best Actress 2009)

The Stage Award for Best Ensemble
Relentless Theatre Company (including graduate Claire Murphy) for their production of Bitches & Money written by graduate Martin Henshell (nomination 2006)

The Stage Top 100 British Theatre Professionals
Richard Jordan (2005 & 2006)

TIF/Society of London Theatre Producers Bursary Award
Richard Jordan (2000)

Time Out's '3 Actors to look out for this Autumn'
Charity Wakefield (2007)

Total Theatre Award for Innovation
Will Adamsdale for The Receipt (2006)

THE SCHOOL

Deemed ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted and is awarded a Grade 1 (2008).  Strengths noted were:

Students

• "levels of concentration and focus are exceptional.  They approach their work with integrity, imagination and courage"
• "final performances are outstanding"

Graduates

• "students succeed in securing employment quickly"
• "graduates have appeared in leading roles at the Royal Court, The Theatre Royal Haymarket and for The Royal Shakespeare Company.  Several have secured significant roles in recent major films or television productions."

Teaching and learning

• "Teaching and learning is outstanding"
• "Students receive outstanding guidance and support in their pursuit of work as actors"

Leadership and Management

• "The inspirational leadership given by the principal is wholeheartedly embraced and taken forward by a highly committed, integrated teaching team."

The full report is available to read.

Awarded ‘Beacon Status’ by the Quality Improvement Agency (2006)

Chosen to appear on the Adult Learning Inspectorate’s ‘Good Practice Database’ for its Quality Improvement and Self Assessment procedures (2006)

Picked as one of the top five drama schools in the UK by the BBC (2004)

Courses accredited by the National Council for Drama Training (1995 & 2001)