Birmingham Ormiston Academy (BOA) is a regional academy for digital, creative and performing arts located in the centre of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.[1]
Birmingham Ormiston Academy is an independent state funded academy for 14- to 19-year-olds, with a curriculum designed to for those with talents in the specialist subjects. Their motto is "Imagine Everything". Applicants select a pathway, which will occupy the majority of the curriculum time (16 hours); additional subjects and programmes are also available.
The academy admits students from Birmingham, the surrounding metropolitan boroughs and the wider West Midlands region. The school is sponsored by Ormiston Trust and Birmingham City University, and is partnered with Maverick TV, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the BRIT School, and has also been unofficially referred to as the BRIT school in Birmingham.[2]
As of 1 September 2014 BOA had taken over the running of the Old Rep Theatre on Station Street in Birmingham. The venue was re-launched on 4 September 2014 with a performance showcasing the skills of their students. Amateur and professional companies will still be able to perform at the theatre as well as the school using the venue for lessons, rehearsal space and performances.[3][4]
^"BOA". Boa-academy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^"The BRIT School - Home". Brit.croydon.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/old-rep-taken-over--6793423 Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014-09-13
^http://www.boa-academy.co.uk/news.php?story=61 Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014-09-13
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