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The Northern School of Art

Hartlepool

  • Location: Seaside, Town

About us

The Northern School of Art is a leading provider of specialist creative art and design courses in the north and one of the best in the UK. We have been offering specialist arts & design education and training since 1874.

We make students feel welcome, accepted, and empowered as creative individuals, helping them to find their future career path and place in society. 

We are a creative community where we get to know students supporting them individually as creative professional in training. Our talented academic staff are practising artists and designers. As an art school, you will not be confined to your course specialism, you will be encouraged to work with specialists across the full range of disciplines.

What makes us different

Our creative curriculum places our students' personal development at the centre of their learning experience. This includes enrichment of the student experience, providing opportunities for personal journey development, and personal resilience. We enhance the learning experience to contextualise the wider prupose of creative practise and through meeting, stretching and challenging individual aspirations.

We have an extraordinary 91% student satisfaction rating for our degree courses against a national average of 76% in the 2022 publication of the National Student Survey.

We are truly unique place to study - come and see for yourself! 

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The Northern School of Art

Church Square, Hartlepool, TS24 7EX