Results
We’re really proud of our students: how they do while they’re with us, and where they go next.
Achievement at ELAM and LSA is well above the national average. Most importantly, our students go on to do brilliant things, and very few end up out of education, employment or training. We keep in touch with our alumni, support them where we can, and get excited about the impact they make and the stories they tell.
Grades well above the national average
Our 2025/26 results on UAL Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications. Every pathway at both schools beat the national Distinction rate.
Distinction at ELAM, Level 3
2.6× the national rate of 33%Distinction at LSA, Level 3
2.1× the national rate of 33%Distinction at LSA, Level 4
102 students on post-18 coursespathways above the national Distinction rate
At both schools and both levelsDistinction rate by pathway
But are they getting into work?
Very few of our students end up out of work or study.
A snapshot of our 2025 leavers shows just 5% were not in education, employment or training (NEET) the following year. Across the UK the rate for young people aged 16 to 24 was 12.8%.
Not in education, employment or training
95%
of our leavers went on to work, apprenticeships, further training or higher education.
2,000+
young people in the LSA alumni network, working in or looking for work in the creative industries. More than 100 have received an LSA bursary.
Alumni stories
Just a few of the brilliant things our alumni are doing now.
Sienna Spiro
Singer-songwriterELAM · Music
Sienna has soared since leaving ELAM. She closed the show at the Royal Albert Hall for Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday, and in September 2026 became the first ELAM alumna to reach number one in the singles charts. She has recently won a VMA, has a run of sold-out shows ahead and an incredible 32.9 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
KWN
R&B artist and producerELAM · Music
One of the UK’s most exciting emerging R&B artists, known for her distinctive songwriting and self-production. Her viral hit Worst Behaviour and EP With All Due Respect followed collaborations with Kehlani and FLO. She has been nominated at the BET, BRIT, Billboard and MOBO awards, her shows sell out in seconds and her monthly Spotify listeners have reached 3.7 million.
Ines Dunn
SongwriterELAM · Music
Ines is one of the most sought-after songwriters in the industry, with credits including Ellie Goulding and Maisie Peters. She won the 2025 Women in Music Spirit of the Studio Award.
FLO
Stella and Renée, BRIT and MOBO Award-winning R&B trioELAM · Music
Stella and Renée make up two-thirds of FLO, alongside their friend Jorja. Since their debut single Cardboard Box they have won the BRIT Rising Star Award and the MOBO Award for Best R&B and Soul Act. They continue to sell out shows, and their second album Therapy At The Club has earned wide acclaim and a nomination for Best Group at the VMAs. Their monthly Spotify listeners have reached 5.5 million.
Raiyana
Technician and LED Wall Operator, Film SohoELAM · Games Design
After ELAM, Raiyana started out at games development company Splash Damage, before moving to Film Soho’s virtual production stage as a technician and LED wall operator, where she has worked for the past two years.
Rashad McLean
Junior CostumeLSA · Craft, 2019
Rashad began his career in the costume team on Blitz. He has since worked on films including Gladiator II, Wuthering Heights and Narnia, where he stepped up to a Junior Costume position.
Queenie Miller
Junior Development Producer, Hat TrickLSA · 2019
Queenie began as a researcher at Hat Trick on programmes including Have I Got News For You and QI. In 2024 she launched Queenie Miller Productions and took shows to the Edinburgh Fringe as a producer. She is now back at Hat Trick as a Junior Development Producer, and hosts the Have I Got News For You companion podcast.
Nyeem Ayshford
Finance Assistant, Orchard StudiosLSA · Technical, 2020
Nyeem began on the NBCUniversal Rotational Traineeship, working in-house at Working Title, Monkey Kingdom and CNBC, then worked in locations on productions including The Sheep Detectives. In 2024 he began an Assistant Accounts Apprenticeship with Orchard Studios and has since been promoted to Finance Assistant.
Maci-Skye Mantesso
Camera OperatorLSA · Level 4, 2020
After completing our Level 4 Creative Enterprise programme, Maci-Skye became a Level 4 Technical Operator Apprentice at the BBC. She now works as a Camera Operator.
* UAL has not yet published national averages for 2025/26, so national figures are for 2024/25. The national figure shown is the UAL Level 3 Distinction rate.
* National NEET figure: Office for National Statistics, Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK, February 2026 (October to December 2025, ages 16 to 24). For 18 to 24 year olds the rate was 15.2%. Our figure is a snapshot of 2025 leavers from ELAM and LSA.