The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) has announced its sudden closure in an online statement this morning, revealing that all teaching will cease as of today, 4 April.
284 students in their final term of this academic year have been affected, alongside 28 permanent and 16 fixed-term members of staff.
In a statement, the school revealed that the closure was due to financial struggles, with a ‘lack of any significant new income streams in 2021/22’ meaning the organisation was ‘not financially viable’.
It was also stated that in October 2021 the ALRA Board attempted to find a new owner for the school to ‘ensure the college’s long-term future through an intensive sales process’, but this was unsuccessful.
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