Access Creative College

Post 16 provision

From September 2023, we will be located in our brand-new, state-of-the-art building on Commercial Road in Whitechapel.

We offer courses in Games, Media, Music and Events ranging from level 2 to 4. Over the years we have helped some of the biggest stars in UK Music find their shine, including our Patron Ed Sheeran and other alumni such as Jess Glynne and Rita Ora.

Our brand new centre has our first ever ‘super spaces’ where we can seamlessly combine the practical elements of our courses into the classroom. Our specialist spaces include; production pods, recording studios, rehearsal suites, live music venue, esports competition space, gaming labs, imac suites and much more! 

Our campus is specially designed and has industry-standard equipment, ideal for providing the skills employers want. The computer suites are fully equipped with state of the art equipment and we have large seminar rooms with the use of Chromebooks and i-Macs. Our software is full up to date with our animation students using Pixar’s renderman, production students using logic pro as well as coding software for our computing and gaming students.

All our tutors have been practicing professionals in the industry they teach and most are still actively working in the industry when they’re not teaching, so you always have the most up-to-date information. Our Go-Live programme utilises our relationships with local and national businesses to find the best industry placement tailored to you.

Apprenticeships at Access Creative College

We work with employers in the creative industries to help them recruit and train new talent through apprenticeships.

The National College Creative Industries Ltd offers specialist technical, production, and business support apprenticeships. Training is designed to meet the needs of creative and cultural industries employers supported by experienced Industry Practitioners and to give new entrants to the sector the skills and hands-on experience required to progress in their career.

T-Level at Access Creative College

From September 2023 we will be offering our first T-Level, in Software Development. This course will provide students with 45 days’ worth of work experience over their two year course, using our industry partners to gain high-level industry knowledge and experience.

Contact details

41 Commercial Road, E1 1LA
0207 613 8380
admissions@accesscreative.ac.uk
https://www.accesscreative.ac.uk/

Transport

Train/ Tube 

  • Aldgate East (District line, Hammersmith & City)- 6-minute walk 
  • Aldgate (Circle, Metropolitan) - 11-minute walk 
  • Whitechapel (Elizabeth line, Hammersmith & City, District, Overground)- 13 minute walk 
  • Shadwell (overground)- 14-minute Walk 
  • Fenchurch Street (National Rail, C2C Rail Train) - 16-minute Walk 
  • Liverpool Street Station (National Rail, Elizabeth Line, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan)- 20-minute walk 

Bus 

Henriques Street (Stop P)- 1 minute walk 
Bus routes 15, 115, 135, N15, N550

Leman Street (Stop OH)- 7-minute walk 
Bus routes 786, 788, 789

Shadwell Station (Stop A) - 14-minute walk 
Routes 100, D3

Folgate Street (Stop T)- 15- minute walk 
Bus routes 242

Liverpool Street (Stop L)- 20- minute walk
Bus routes 8, 11, 26, 42

The East London Mosque (Stop J)- 7-minute walk
Bus routes 25, 205

Quality

Quality Assurance (Pupil Referral Unit): Not Applicable
DfE registered: Yes
Ofsted rating: 2 (2022)

This page was last modified on: 24 Dec 2023