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Elmhurst Ballet School

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Private school in Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Elmhurst Ballet School is an independent boarding school for professional classical ballet in the United Kingdom. It takes students aged 11–19 years who intend to pursue a career in professional classical ballet. Elmhurst provides a full academic day in conjunction with a full vocational training course in ballet and dance.2 It employed 105 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was £5.4 million in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1945Founded1
  • HeadquartersBirmingham, United Kingdom1
  • Websitewww.elmhurstdance.co.uk
  • Legal formcharitable organization1
  • Kind of organizationCharitable organization1
  • LEI213800FAQS5AEZ9GUB623
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address249 BRISTOL ROAD, B5 7UH Birmingham, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCharity Commission for England and Wales, 10402863

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Elmhurst School for Dance - Edgbaston Road, Edgbaston (14073564728)
Photo: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Elmhurst Ballet School is an independent boarding school for professional classical ballet in the United Kingdom. It takes students aged 11–19 years who intend to pursue a career in professional classical ballet. Elmhurst provides a full academic day in conjunction with a full vocational training course in ballet and dance.2

The story

One of the earliest vocational dance schools in the United Kingdom, Elmhurst was established in 1923 in Camberley, Surrey, by Mrs Helen Ida Mortimer in the grounds of the Prep School run by Miss Violet Crisp. The school moved to purpose-built premises in Edgbaston, Birmingham in 2004. The facilities occupy an area of 5 acres (20,000 m2) and include a 250-seat studio theatre, a theatre workshop and seven dance studios. There is also a medical centre and a physiotherapy/exercise centre. In addition to day students, there is on-site boarding accommodation for up to 121 resident students and off-site boarding for 30 sixth-formers.

Robert Parker, a former Birmingham Royal Ballet principal dancer, has been artistic director since 2012.

From Wikipedia’s article on Elmhurst Ballet School, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Employees over time

Elmhurst Ballet School employees by year1105 in 2025+24% since 2016
0501001502016: 858520162017: 74742017−13%2018: 73732018−1%2019: 72722019−1%2020: 76762020+6%2024: 73732024−4%2025: 1051052025+44%
  • 20251051
  • 2024731
  • 2020761
  • 2019721
  • 2018731
  • 2017741
  • 2016851

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Elmhurst Ballet School revenue by year15.4M GBP in 2025+9% since 2016
02.0M GBP4.0M GBP6.0M GBP2016: 4.9M GBP4.9M GBP20162017: 4.7M GBP4.7M GBP2017−5%2018: 4.8M GBP4.8M GBP2018+1%2019: 5.0M GBP5.0M GBP2019+6%2020: 4.9M GBP4.9M GBP2020−3%2021: 4.9M GBP4.9M GBP2021−1%2022: 5.0M GBP5.0M GBP2022+2%2023: 5.2M GBP5.2M GBP2023+5%2024: 5.2M GBP5.2M GBP2024+1%2025: 5.4M GBP5.4M GBP2025+3%
  • 20255.4M GBP1
  • 20245.2M GBP1
  • 20235.2M GBP1
  • 20225.0M GBP1
  • 20214.9M GBP1
  • 20204.9M GBP1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1945Founded Founded1

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