Our partners

We have partnerships with the leading education institutions and accrediting bodies in the UK. The wide variety of our partnerships provides an exciting range of progression routes and opportunities for our students.

View our accreditations
View our FoundationCampus university partnerships
View our progression agreements for CATS Cambridge and CATS Canterbury
View our progression agreements for Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts

FoundationCampus university partnerships

We currently have partnerships with three universities:
Coventry University
London South Bank University (LSBU)
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

These universities with have been carefully chosen to provide our students:

• guaranteed progression: students who successfully complete the course and pass the required IELTS exam are guaranteed progression onto their chosen degree programme
• a choice of locations: with universities in the South (LSBU), the Midlands (Coventry) and the North (UCLan) we can offer locations that span the length of England
• a promising future: we have selected universities that are teaching-led, with a strong record in graduate starting salaries, superb links to professional accreditation and future job prospects
• high quality: these universities share our standards and ethos on student care.

Progression agreements for CATS Cambridge and CATS Canterbury

Our University Foundation programme offers successful students guaranteed entry to a superb choice of universities:

Anglia Ruskin University
Aston University
Bath Spa University
University of Birmingham
Bradford University
Brighton University
Buckingham University
Canterbury Christ Church
Cardiff University
Chester University
Coventry University
De Montfort University
Dundee University
University of East Anglia
Essex University
University of Glasgow
Goldsmiths University
Greenwich University
Heriot-Watt University
University of Hertfordshire
Hull University
Keele University
Kent University
Kingston University
University of  Leicester
Liverpool University
London Metropolitan University
Loughborough University
University of Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
Nottingham Trent University
Oxford Brookes University
Plymouth University
Portsmouth University
Queens Belfast University
Reading University
Royal Holloway University
Salford University
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Southampton Solent University
Strathclyde University
Surrey University
Swansea University
Thames Valley University
University of Warwick
Westminster University
University of York

Progression agreements for Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts

We have a number of privileged arrangements with some of the best art, design and drama institutions in the world:

• RADA: Our Drama Foundation is the ONLY Drama Foundation in the world run in association with the highly prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
• University of the Arts London, Kingston University and University College Falmouth hold workshops at CSVPA and set up individual interview sessions on and off-campus for our students
• University of Hertfordshire: our BA (Hons) students can choose automatic progression to this institution for their final year, or opt to apply to another university of their choice
• Leading fashion designers: our annual fashion show is sponsored each year by a leading name in the business. Previous sponsors have included Jean Paul Gaultier, Pierre Cardin, Vivienne Westwood, Levi Strauss, Philip Treacy, Betty Jackson, Valentino and Ben de Lisi.