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Art and design foundation courses

Step 1: Choosing courses

Many students complete a one-year art foundation course after Year 12/13 studies to help them progress to higher education.

Applications for art foundation courses should be made direct to the university or college in which you are interested (the institution will supply its own application form).

Art foundation courses are classified as further education so students taking the course are not eligible for a student loan. However, no tuition fees are charged to home and EU students under 19 years of age at courses run by a local authority. Courses which are offered by independent, fee-paying colleges may charge. Please check this with the college before applying.

All information displayed in this section is for guidance only. We recommend that you obtain a prospectus from your chosen university or college before applying.

Wakefield College
Thornes Park Centre
Thornes Park
Wakefield
WF2 8QZ
Course Leader: Mandi Grant
tel: 01924 789800
email: m.grant@wakcoll.ac.uk

Walford and North Shropshire College
College Road
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 2SA
Course Leader: Steve Wright
tel: 01691 688000
email: s.wright@wnsc.ac.uk

Walsall College of Arts and Technology
Wisemore Campus
Littleton Street West
Walsall
WS2 8ES
tel: 01922 657000
email: info@walsallcollege.ac.uk

Waltham Forest College
Forest Road
Walthamston
London
E17 4JB
Course Leader: Sue Royle
tel: 020 8501 8257
email: info@waltham.ac.uk

Warrington Collegiate
Winwick Road Campus
Warrington
WA2 8QA
Course Leader: Helen McNicholas
tel: 01925 494494

Warwickshire College
Leamington Centre
Warwick New Road
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 5JE
Course Leader: Sue Henderson
tel: 01926 318077
email: shenderson@warkscol.ac.uk

The College of West Anglia
Isle Campus
Ramnoth Road
Wisbech
PE13 2JE
Course Leader: Deborah Munford
tel: 01945 582561
email: enquiries@col-westanglia.ac.uk

The College of West Anglia
Tennyson Avenue
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 2QW
Course Leader: Paul Setchell
tel: 01553 761144 Ext 2319
email: psetchell@col-westanglia.ac.uk

West Cheshire College
Grange Centre
Regent Street
Ellesmere Port
L65 8EJ
tel: 01244 670600
email: info@west-cheshire.ac.uk

West Herts College
Hempstead Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WB17 3EZ
Course Leader: Isobel Warrender
tel: 01923 812674
email: daves@westherts.ac.uk

West Kent College
Brook Street
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2PW
Course Leader: Barbara Giles
tel: 01732 358101
email: enquiries@wkc.ac.uk

West Nottinghamshire College
Derby Road
Mansfield
Notts
NG18 5BH
tel: 08081 003626
email: info@wnc.ac.uk

West Suffolk College
Out Risbygate
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 3RL
Course Leader: Sue McGill
tel: 01284 716220
email: sue.mcgill@westsuffolk.ac.uk

West Thames College
Dept of Art and Design
London Road
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 4HS
Course Leader: Richard Webb
tel: 02083 262009

Weston College
University Campus
Loxton Road
Weston-Super-Mare
BS23 4QU
Course Leader: Anna Lowther-Harris
tel: 01934 411603
email: anna.lowther-harris@weston.ac.uk

Weymouth College
Cranford Avenue
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 7LQ
tel: 01305 761100
email: igs@weymouth.ac.uk

Wigan & Leigh College
Wigan School for the Arts
Parson's Walk
Wigan
WN1 4RU
Course Leader: Robin Salt
tel: 01942 761111

Wiltshire College Salisbury
Southampton Road
Salisbury
SP1 2LW
Course Leader: Caroline Ruark-Davis
tel: 01722 344344

Wiltshire College Trowbridge
College Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0ES
Course Leader: Sandra Porter
tel: 01225 766241 Ext 304

Winstanley College
Winstanley Road
Wigan
WN5 7XF
Course Leader: Sue Cook
tel: 01695 628610

Wirral Metropolitan College
12 Quays Campus
Shore Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 1AG
Course Leader: Joe McGillivray
tel: 01515 517777

City of Wolverhampton College
Wulfrun Campus
Paget Road
Wolverhampton
WV6 0DU
Course Leader: Tom Beeson
tel: 01902 317644
email: beesont@wolvcoll.ac.uk

Worcester College of Technology
School of Art and Design
Barbourne
Worcester
WR1 1RT
Course Leader: Lisa Sheppy
tel: 01905 725631 email: ask@art.wortech.ac.uk

Wyke Sixth Form College
Bricknell Avenue
Hull
HU5 4NT
Course Leader: Jon Stafford
tel: 01482 346347 email: office@wyke.ac.uk