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OUR YEAR

Annual Report 2012/13 OUR MISSION

To train and educate outstanding classical dancers for , Royal Ballet and PRESIDENT HRH The Prince of Wales other top international dance companies.

VICE PRESIDENT The Lady Sarah Chatto

DIRECTOR CBE AM

ACTING DIRECTOR Jay Jolley

FOUNDER Dame OM CH DBE

GOVERNORS Chairman The Marchioness of Douro OBE Vice Chair Ricki Gail Conway Jonathan Chenevix-Trench Nicolas Chisholm MBE CBE Sarah Dorfman Clarissa Farr David Fletcher Candida Hurst-Brown Janet Lambert Professor Margaret Maden Menna McGregor Kevin O’Hare Madeleine Plaut Kenneth Steele Robert Wallace Edmund Wallis

GOVERNOR EMERITUS The Lady Sainsbury CBE

SENIOR STAFF Chief Operating Officer Alan Winter Academic & Pastoral Principal CONTENTS Karen Davies Our Review 2 Assistant Principal Pastoral & Welfare Chairman’s Review 4 Jill Tait-Harris Director’s Report 6 Ballet Principal – White Lodge Our Highlights 8 Diane van Schoor Outreach Report 10 Head of Outreach & Teacher Training Outreach Programme Statistics 12 Mark Annear Dance Partnership & Access 14 Academic Report 16 Head of Development Our Finances 20 Sarah Eliot-Cohen Chief Operating Officer’s Report 22 Head of Finance & Administration Statement of Financial Activities 23 Pippa Adamson Balance Sheet 24 Our Sponsors 26 Listed as at March 2014. Sponsors 28 For a full staff list please visit: royalballetschool.org.uk/staff White Lodge Appeal 30 Photo (this page and front cover): Johan Persson Johan cover): and front Photo (this page OUR REVIEW

It has been another year of outstanding performances, both on stage and off, for the students and staff of The . Photo: Johan Persson Johan Photo: 4 CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW 5

CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW

This has been another year of extraordinary achievements and these in the face of some very real challenges. In April Gailene Stock, our much revered Director, was suddenly taken ill and was unable to continue at the School. With profound Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: Photo: Johan Persson Johan Photo: sadness at the loss of her leadership and The Marchioness of Douro OBE inspiration, the staff and students rallied round White Lodge Assistant Ballet Principal without missing a step. Jay Jolley, her Assistant Hope Keelan teaching Year 8 boys Director, immeasurably supported by the Senior Management Team and The Royal among others, stepped in.

We are now into our third year of a freeze GRADUATES AWARDED to our government grant. To meet the new 26CONTRACTS TO TOP economic restrictions we have taken on stringent 70%OF DANCERS IN THE ROYAL BALLET COMPANIES organisational restructuring. We will emerge BALLET COMPANIES ARE streamlined and vigorous and the Board is deeply SCHOOL ALUMNI indebted to the staff for their extraordinary professionalism in bringing this about.

In the summer we appointed an Artistic Director Designate to take over from Miss Stock when she officially retires in July 2014 after 15 years of extraordinary dedication and energy. Kevin O’Hare from The Royal Ballet, from and the Chairman of

Photo: Schuhlelewis.com Photo: The Royal Ballet Governors were all involved in

Students of the Upper School Slater Brian Photo: the process. The experience was a great success. 3rd Year Annette Buvoli with Senior Previous page: Esteban Hernandez in We are delighted that Christopher Powney comes Ballet Teacher Gary Norman at the 2013 Seven Greek Dances to us from the Academy. ‘The board is deeply indebted to graduation ceremony He will arrive in time for the Summer Term and the staff for their extraordinary Left: students David Donnelly and his plans are already influencing the shape of Danielle Muir perform in La Destinée things to come. professionalism.’ as part of the Summer Performances

at the Royal House The Marchioness of Douro OBE

Our friends and supporters have been incredibly Persson Johan Photo: generous yet again. We are looking to their support to help fund the acquisition and with our supporters and all who are involved Lastly I would like to thank the Board of Governors refurbishment of new accommodation for our with the School and is informing an ever for all the time and wisdom they give to the Upper School students. The building is in Pimlico, wider audience. School, and on their behalf I would like to say how central , and will be a safe, modern, proud we all are of the staff and students – many spacious environment, with no rental payments Once again I am delighted to report 100% congratulations on a year of successes. or loan servicing charges. The new building will employment for our graduating students also create economies of scale that will allow and that 26 contracts were awarded to some more flexibility to support the students with of the top ballet companies in the world, their living costs. including six to The Royal Ballet and three to Birmingham Royal Ballet. Royal Ballet School We have further developed our website. It has students currently make up more than 70% The Marchioness of Douro OBE become an invaluable tool for communicating of The Royal Ballet Companies. Chairman 6 DIRECTOR’S REPORT

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

It has been another busy year schools (French, Italian, Danish and Russian) at The Royal Ballet School that influenced Dame Ninette de Valois when she developed The Royal Ballet School’s training and our Annual Report is programme. The events produced a range of always a great chance to step interesting discussions and our thanks go to back and reflect on the many each of the four schools’ Directors for their fascinating insight. achievements of the School during that time. The year in review also saw White Lodge Museum Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: mount a new exhibition in celebration of the Baldwin Patrick Photo: We are incredibly proud to report that all of Acting Director Jay Jolley teaching 80th birthday of Lady Sainsbury, from her Lady Sainsbury at the exhibition boys at the Upper School our 2012/13 graduating students gained celebrating her career personal collection. Anya Linden, Lady Sainsbury: contracts, and are now employed with renowned Ballerina and Benefactor included remarkable ballet companies across the globe. photographs from her career, her own personal sketches, and the she wore as Princess Aurora All of these students and some of our younger in The Sleeping Beauty. Lady Sainsbury helped students were fortunate to get invaluable to secure funding last year for a new book performance experience throughout the year Twentieth Century Ballerina, written 100%GRADUATES OFFERED 100%A-LEVEL PASS RATE on stage with The Royal Ballet and Birmingham by Jane Pritchard, Curator of Dance at the V&A PROFESSIONAL CONRACTS Royal Ballet in productions including , Museum, with Caroline Hamilton, dance historian. 1st Year student Chisato La Valse, , and Aladdin. Katsura (below) was All proceeds raised by the book are generously Congratulations to our Graduate named Young British Dancer donated to the School. class of 2013, with 26 students of the Year 2013 at the Graduate year students also had the chance to securing professional contracts in competition in February take part in international tours, including repeat 16 companies around the world. While there were so many highs this year, we exchanges with Studio Luca Acri The Royal Ballet also faced the sad news of Director, Gailene Company in New York and with Richmond Ballet Annette Buvoli The Royal Ballet Stock’s illness and subsequent absence from Matthew Ball The Royal Ballet in Virginia. A group of 3rd Years also visited the School. Our achievements throughout the David Donnelly The Royal Ballet Canada’s National Ballet School in Toronto to year are built on the solid foundations Gailene Anna Rose O’Sullivan The Royal Ballet take part in the Assemblée Internationale. has worked tirelessly to establish during her Marcelino Sambé The Royal Ballet Nikita Ruhl Birmingham Royal Ballet directorship. In recognition of this, our Summer Students were also showcased at international Mariko Sasaki Birmingham Royal Ballet Performances were in celebration of Gailene. Yaoqian Shang Birmingham Royal galas including the Royal Conservatoire in Ballet The Hague, the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the I would like to offer my sincere thanks to our Daniele Silingardi Photo: Patrick Baldwin Patrick Photo: Opera Ballet School, for a gala celebrating Chairman and Board of Governors, who give its tercentenary, and at the Vaganova Ballet Joan Zamora English National Ballet up their time and energy to support the Evan Loudon Academy’s 275th Anniversary Gala Concert School. I would also like to pay credit to our Nikisha Fogo State Opera in St Petersburg. Ballet staff, who despite the challenges faced through Suzan Opperman the restructure this year, have remained Ballet Creativity was, as ever, in evidence at our annual wholeheartedly committed to helping us James Stephens Vienna State Opera choreographic competitions. At White Lodge Ballet achieve our mission. the Kenneth MacMillan Senior Choreographic Danielle Muir Berlin Ballet WORLD BALLET SCHOOLS Matthew Knight Zurich Ballet 2 EXPLORED THROUGH5 Award was won by Charlotte Edmonds, and the Hannah Beach Ballet Ninette de Valois Junior Choreographic Award A FOCUS ON STYLE Alexander Bennett Bavarian State was won by Francesca A’Hern. 2nd Year Ballet 2, Munich Right: Ballet Teacher Jessica Clarke student Ross McCaw won the Ursula Moreton Takahiro Tamagawa Dortmund Ballet coaching a Year 10 girl at White Lodge Choreographic Award and our congratulations Luke Cinque-White Nederlands Dans Jay Jolley Theatre also go to Chisato Katsura, who was named Acting Director Calum Collins National Ballet of Young British Dancer of the Year 2013. Portugal Esteban Hernandez We brought new audiences into the School Lucy Gold during the year for A Focus on Style, a landmark Kevin Hale series of five exploration days. This popular series Lewis Gardner

investigated the traditions of the major ballet Slater Brian Photo: 7

‘This has been another year OUR HIGHLIGHTS of extraordinary achievements

It has been another successful year at and these in the face of some The Royal Ballet School – here is a small very real challenges.’ snapshot of 2012/13 in numbers. The Marchioness of Douro OBE

100%OF GRADUATING STUDENTS OFFERED OF70% DANCERS IN THE ROYAL BALLET 45%OF OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVED PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS COMPANIES ARE ROYAL BALLET A* OR A AT GCSE SCHOOL ALUMNI

1,800YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS 2,047STUDENTS AUDITIONED TO TRAIN AT 10OVERALL A-LEVEL PASS %RATE WERE INTRODUCED TO BALLET THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL IN 2013 THROUGH THE SCHOOL 3rd Year student Matthew Ball. Photo: Johan Persson Johan Photo: Ball. student Matthew Year 3rd 10 OUTREACH REPORT

OUR SEARCH FOR TALENT

We continued to attract world class talent through our auditions and training programmes in 2012/13, and brought in experts to inspire visitors at specialist events, reaching out to ballet enthusiasts of all ages. Photo: Patrick Baldwin Patrick Photo: Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: A Junior Associate boys class AUDITIONS Elisabeth Platel speaking at A Focus Interest in training at The Royal Ballet School on Style remains high with 2,047 students auditioning in 2013. A total of 809 candidates took part in the preliminary auditions for our full-time training and Mid and Senior Associate programmes in various centres throughout England, and 483ASSOCIATE STUDENTS 928 undertook the Junior Associates auditions TRAINED THROUGHOUT throughout each of our Associate centres. STUDENTS OFFERED THE YEAR 237PLACES IN THE ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME Among the candidates, 310 auditioned in Livorno Italy, at Summer School, by DVD or private audition. From all of these auditions 60 students were accepted into full-time training and 237 were offered places in the Associate Programme.

ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME Established in 1948, our Associate programme continues to attract students to each of our seven centres around the UK with a total of 483 Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: students training throughout the year. This year A Mid Associate girls class a Mid-Associate class was added in Newcastle students at White Lodge and . Other events provided opportunities for students, dance curriculum for senior students taught Slater Brian Photo: Our 2013 Summer School and Penny Kay joined the staff teaching the 350 students aged 10 to 18 were selected from a teachers and parents to share in the expertise by Amanda at The Royal Ballet School. younger Mid-Associate girls in London. record 1,514 applications and had the opportunity and learn about The Royal Ballet School. Again to work with the School’s faculty and international this year we offered Be a JA for a day workshops Providing professional development The Year 6 Workshop was once again a highlight guest teachers including Monique Loudières, throughout England, Scotland and the Channel opportunities for teachers continued of the year and provided the opportunity for Elena Glurjidze and . This annual Islands alongside workshops for ballet teachers. throughout the and expanded 2,047STUDENTS AUDITIONED students around the country to work together event continues to be one of the highlights of year Our Audition Insight Day helped to demystify internationally with a three-day teachers’ IN 2013 1,514APPLICANTS FOR THE in London and additional workshops such as for young dance students. the audition process for young students and their seminar conducted by Gailene Stock, Jay Jolley INTERNATIONAL SUMMER Pointe-work, Solos, Contemporary, and Historical parents and reassured them that the School’s and Mark Annear in Tokyo. The success of SCHOOL Dance provided outstanding training for other EVENTS audition procedure is open, positive and inclusive. this seminar provides the basis for expanding year groups. A Focus on Style was a new event for 2012/13. international seminars in the future. Above left: Mid Associate girls This series of five exploration days investigated TEACHER TRAINING Our London Senior Associate girls were once the traditions of the major ballet schools Six participants were selected for and graduated Thanks to all our staff, Associate teachers, pianists, again privileged to have a special lesson with (French, Italian, Danish and Russian) that from the Professional Dancers Teachers Course in centre coordinators, chaperones and volunteers Francesca Zumbo from the Ballet influenced Dame Ninette de Valois when she 2012/13. As always we are grateful to Royal Ballet for their outstanding work and commitment to School and Junior Associate students had the developed The Royal Ballet School’s training physiotherapist Moira McCormack, psychologist the programme. And most grateful thanks too exciting opportunity of performing with The programme. We welcomed The Brian Thomas and ballet teacher Denise Winmill to the Leverhulme Trust and the Clore Duffield Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet. School, Giannandrea Poesio, The Royal Danish for their contribution to the delivery of course. Foundation for their continued support. Ballet School and The Vaganova Ballet Academy SUMMER SCHOOL to The Royal Ballet School. The series concluded Amanda Maxwell again conducted the Character The International Summer School provided with an exploration of the English style by Dance Teachers Course for a select group of intensive training for selected international current staff of School. teachers. This course explored the character 11 12 OUTREACH PROGRAMME STATISTICS

AUDITION ANALYSIS 2012/13 STUDENT NUMBERS 2012/13 For entry September 2013

APPLICATION FORM ANALYSIS White Lodge Girls Boys Total Year 7 12 12 24 White Lodge, Upper School & Associates for entry in September 2013 Year 8 13 16 29 Girls Boys Total Year 9 10 12 22 White Lodge 328 89 417 Year 10 14 18 32 Upper School 281 88 369 Year 11 14 13 27 Junior Associates 792 136 928 Total 63 71 134 Mid Associates 348 72 420 Senior Associates 125 20 145 Upper School Girls Boys Total 1st Year 17 14 31 International Summer School 2013 2nd Year 14 17 31 Applied Accepted Girls Boys 3rd Year 13 18 31 Junior 997 222 139 83 Total 44 49 93 Senior 517 128 78 50 Total 1,514 350 217 133 Foreign Students American 8 Japanese 9 AUDITION NUMBERS BY VENUE Australian 7 New Zealander 1 Belgian 1 Norwegian 2 Mid & Senior Associates, White Lodge & Upper School Brazilian 1 Portuguese 2 Girls Boys No. of % Canadian 0 Slovenian 1 Candidates Chinese 2 Spanish 2 London 356 98 454 43 Colombian 1 Swiss 1 Birmingham 122 15 137 13 French 4 South African 1 Bristol 75 15 90 8.5 Irish 0 Swedish 2 Manchester 114 14 128 12.1 Italian 6 Summer School 45 27 72 6.8 Total 51 Private 67 32 99 9.3 DVD 65 13 78 7.3 Junior Associates Total 844 214 1,058 100 Centre Sessions Girls Boys Total London 32 31 17 48 Overseas for Upper School & White Lodge London 24 16 18 34 Girls Boys Total Birmingham 32 23 11 34 Livorno 47 14 61 Birmingham 24 19 8 27 Bristol 20 22 11 33 Junior Associate Auditions Eastleigh 30 27 5 32 Centre No. of Girls Girl Boys Boy Leeds 32 23 8 31 Candidates Intake Intake Manchester 28 20 12 32 London 342 286 23 56 20 Newcastle 28 10 1 11 Birmingham 154 128 20 26 9 Totnes 28 16 6 22 Bristol 66 52 9 14 6 Total 207 97 304 Eastleigh 95 86 15 9 2 Leeds 100 91 12 9 5 Mid Associates Manchester 108 94 11 14 5 Centre Sessions Girls Boys Total Newcastle 24 23 1 1 1 London 32 31 0 31 Totnes 39 32 8 7 3 London 30 0 24 24 Total 928 792 99 136 51 Birmingham 28 15 1 16 Bristol 20 19 0 19 SUMMARY Manchester 28 14 0 14 Total number of audition candidates Newcastle 28 9 2 11 (White Lodge, Upper School & Associates) 2,047 Total 88 27 115

Senior Associates Centre Sessions Girls Boys Total London 30 29 9 38 Birmingham 28 11 0 11 Total 40 9 49 Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: 14 DANCE PARTNERSHIP & ACCESS

INSPIRING PARTNERSHIPS

During 2012/13 more than five national centres. Children develop creative performance at White Lodge on 31 May 2013. COURSE IN BALLET EDUCATION PRACTICE skills, learn basic ballet technique and visit local Five primarySTEPS children were offered places To maintain the high standard of these activities, 1,800 young people across dance providers to learn more about dance on The Royal Ballet School Junior Associate it is essential that teachers are trained to England were introduced opportunities in their area. programme and a number of others joined introduce ballet to new audiences. In January to ballet and the work of Centres for Advanced Training. 2013 a further six dancers and teachers were The Royal Ballet School ‘The teachers are very good and I work recruited onto the part time Course in Ballet well with everyone. I feel professional aDvANCE Education Practice, run jointly by The Royal Ballet through activities organised Participating in aDvANCE projects provides School and Education. when I dance and I like coming here’. by the Dance Partnership opportunities for Royal Ballet School students Mansfield primarySTEPS pupil Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: & Access Programme. to broaden their experience by meeting and WHITE LODGE MUSEUM & BALLET An after school primarySTEPS class working alongside new groups of young people RESOURCE CENTRE Participants in the aDvANCE in Dagenham National event Despite a reduction in funding, we maintained Children are invited to join primarySTEPS as and is also excellent preparation for their careers The project to catalogue and digitise the our full range of primary, secondary and broader the result of an extensive autumn workshop as professional dancers. School’s unique archival Collections resumed access projects, largely due to generous funding programme. As in previous years, 1,500 children in August 2013, with the recruitment of two from a number of trusts and foundations – most in 27 primary schools experienced a creative The first collaborative project of the year new specialist cataloguers. notably the Foundation. introduction to ballet during the Autumn Term. brought together young dancers from Impact Children showing a particular aptitude for dance Youth Dance Company and The Royal Ballet The Museum and Collections provided vital 1,800 primarySTEPS were then offered places in primarySTEPS after School 1st Year. They participated in weekly research material for the highly regarded Focus 1,500 YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS CHILDREN IN 27 PRIMARY ENGLAND WERE primarySTEPS forms the backbone of our school classes, based at local secondary schools. choreographic sessions led by Bim Malcomson on Style Series. Each of the five study days SCHOOLS EXPERIENCED A INTRODUCED TO BALLET programme by providing sustained, weekly dance The achievements of all the children were (DP&A Artist in Education) and Hakeem on the great ballet schools of the world was CREATIVE INTRODUCTION THROUGH THE SCHOOL classes for approximately 300 children at our celebrated in a special primarySTEPS Graduation Onibudo (Artistic Director of Impact Dance). introduced with an illustrated talk by White TO BALLET The project creatively explored aspects of both Lodge Museum’s Curator, Anna Meadmore. ballet and hip hop dance and culminated in a collaborative piece for all 50 dancers at In late 2012 Mimi Nicolaeva-Legat, the The Royal Ballet School. granddaughter of the legendary teacher, Nicolas Legat, placed her personal archive of Other projects included Year 10 pupils Nicolas and Nadine Nicolaeva-Legat material collaborating with pupils from Glenthorne High with The Royal Ballet School Collections. School, South London and an aDvANCE National Through his pupil Ninette de Valois, Legat’s project for five sixth-form colleges, partnered pedagogic legacy forms a cornerstone of the with Royal Ballet School 2nd Year students. English School of . An exhibition

of this important new acquisition is displayed Slater Brian Photo: Photo: Emma Durnford Photo: An artist painting the Queen’s Ride in ‘This experience has been such a privilege. at the School, in Covent Garden. Collaborative aDvANCE performance with Impact Dance from White Lodge as Having all started from the same point, part of Richmond Gardens Festival 2013 The Museum continued local partnerships it’s been very interesting to see how with Orleans House Gallery, artsrichmond and different all the pieces are and how the The Lovekyn Consort (based at Hampton Court original themes and stimulus have been Palace) to coordinate activities around the interpreted’. Richmond Gardens Festival (May-October 2013). Kieran Brooks Royal Ballet School 2nd Year student Museum visits were combined with summer evening music concerts in the Salon, guided DANCERS FROM IMPACT CHILDREN GIVEN WEEKLY 50DANCE AND THE ROYAL ACCESS walks and local artists’ sketching days. The 300DANCE CLASSES AT OUR Creativity is central to The Royal Ballet School’s Museum will continue to develop these highly BALLET SCHOOL PRESENTED FIVE NATIONAL CENTRES A COLLABORATIVE training and a defining element of our work. We popular formats. PERFORMANCE OF BALLET Previous page: A Junior Associate continued our long partnership with Youth Dance AND HIP HOP girls class England and the Royal Opera House by hosting

the Young Creatives residential course at White This work is supported by Lodge from 8-11 April 2013. 12 choreographers and 33 dancers were selected to participate in this project, including Royal Ballet School student Barny Sharratt. The pieces created through this project were performed at the Linbury Theatre. Photo: Brian Slater Brian Photo: 15 16 ACADEMIC REPORT

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

The students and staff of The Royal Ballet School can be justly proud of another excellent set of academic results in the summer of 2013. When these results are placed against the backdrop of such committed vocational training, they are An art class at the Upper School Students in an ESOL class at the all the more noteworthy. Upper School

Five candidates achieved the new D*D* award (D* = Starred Distinction, equivalent to the A* at A Level) in the BTEC Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) and one, the D*D*D* D*D*FIVE STUDENTS AWARDED maximum in the Extended Diploma. All DOUBLE STARRED candidates passed all modules at Merit level DISTINCTION or above, which is equivalent to a B grade and 45%GCSE PASSES AT A* OR A above in A Level.

The A* to B pass rate at A Level was 41% (higher than in the previous two years) with a 100% overall pass rate. There was a 93% pass rate at AS Level. These are especially pleasing results against the much reduced curriculum time available to students at The Royal Ballet School as well as their performance commitments.

A pupil at White Lodge These grades also approximate to an average A French class in progress UCAS Points score of 340. These points give access to a wide range of very good courses at equally good universities. Although the overwhelming majority of our students leave This strong academic grounding to take up contracts as professional ballet gives our young people choice for 100% dancers, this strong academic grounding gives OVERALL A LEVEL PASS RATE our young people choice for their post-dance their post-dance career, whenever AVERAGE UCAS POINTS Right: an English class at White Lodge career, whenever that might arise. 340 that might arise SCORE All photos: Schuhlelewis.com All photos: GCSE examinations also present some Following page: Boys in a science class unique challenges for our students as they It is inevitable in such reports as this, that one It would not be appropriate to end this report at White Lodge are preparing for GCSEs amidst the additional celebrates top grades and high percentages. without reflecting on the fact that squeezed stress of the audition process for their sixth However, what is equally important is that somewhere between the ballet and the classroom, form vocational training. Overall, the A* to C the results achieved by each and every student the students also manage to relax, unwind and pass rate at GCSE was 90%. This was very often exceed his or her own expectations. enjoy some normal ‘home’ stuff; watching movies, slightly down on last year, but was adversely It is clearly evident that the focus, dedication with their friends, playing computer games, affected by a smaller cohort impacting upon and sheer hard work that is the cornerstone cooking, shopping and more besides. They could the overall percentages. It is especially of the students’ vocational success reflects very not do this without the care and commitment of encouraging to note that 45% of passes were positively on their academic endeavours. This the dedicated house staff who provide the ‘home at A* or A, and, indeed, four students achieved is a very real additional success of which our from home’ amidst the unique challenges of all their passes at these grades. young people can be suitably proud. School for our very talented young people. 17 ACADEMIC REPORT 19

EXAMINATION RESULTS 2013 PASS RATES

A-LEVEL A* A B C D E U Entries Passes Pass A-LEVEL 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 A - E rate% Entries 12 9 12 18 11 Art - - 1 - - - - 1 1 100 Passes 12 9 12 18 11 Biology 1 ------1 1 100 Pass Rate% 100 100 100 100 100 English - 1 1 1 1 1 - 5 5 100 %A*+B Grades 41 33 33 44 45 French - - 1 - - - - 1 1 100 Maths - - - 1 3 - - 4 4 100 Total 1 1 3 2 4 1 - 12 12 100 AS-LEVEL 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 % 8 8 25 17 33 8 Entries 27 38 41 21 21 Cum.% 8 16 41 58 91 100 Passes 24 38 37 21 20 Pass Rate% 89 100 90 100 95

AS-LEVEL A B C D E U Entries Passes Pass A - E rate% GCSE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Art - - 3 3 1 3 10 7 70 Entries 25 25 25 26 26 Dance - - 1 - - - 1 1 100 Overall% A*- C 71 92 96 94 91 English 1 - 2 1 - - 4 4 100 %5 A*- C 80 100 92 91 85 French 3 1 1 1 1 - 7 7 100 %5 A*- C 60 76 92 91 92 Maths 1 - - - 4 - 5 5 100 inc. English and Maths Total 5 1 7 5 6 3 27 24 89 %5 A*- C 60 72 92 83 75 inc. English, Maths and Science % 19 3 26 19 22 11 Cum. % 19 22 48 67 89 11 ESOL Grade A Grade B Grade C FCE 4 GCSE A* A B C D E F Entries % Pass CAE 2 2 2 A */A rate% A *- C Art 1 4 3 - - - - 8 63 100 Dance 1 7 10 4 2 - 1 25 23 88 English - - - 1 1 - - 2 0 50 English Lan. 2 7 3 4 5 - - 21 43 76 English Lit. 2 5 8 6 - - - 21 33 100 Exp.Arts 9 5 5 2 - - - 21 67 100 French 7 1 - - - - - 8 100 100 Geog. - 1 3 2 1 - - 7 14 86 History - 5 1 3 1 - - 10 50 90 Italian 1 ------1 100 100 Maths 5 4 3 8 2 2 - 24 38 83 Music 2 5 4 1 - - - 12 58 100 Science 3 3 8 4 2 2 - 22 27 82 Science 5 4 4 2 3 - - 18 50 83 Total 38 51 52 37 17 4 1 200 % 19 26 26 18 8 2 1 Cum. % 19 45 71 89 97 99 100

BTEC D*D*D* D*D*D D*DD DDD DDM Extended Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) 1 2 1 2 1 % 14 29 14 29 14 Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) 5 4 9 2 1 % 23 19 43 10 5 The Extended Diploma is equivalent to three A-Levels; the Diploma to two A-Levels. Photo: Schuhlelewis.com Photo: OUR FINANCES

Despite a freeze to our government grant, we continue to strive to ensure funds are in place to support talented young people through their training with us. Photo: Johan Persson Johan Photo: 22 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER’S REPORT 23

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) MOVING THROUGH CHANGE For the year ended 31 August 2013

We have been able to manage Our financial strategy is to break even in any INCOMING RESOURCES Unrestricted Funds given academic year and this is being achieved General Designated Restricted Total Total the third year of a five-year through prudent budgeting and by resizing Fund Funds Funds 2013 2012 freeze on Department for the business. £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Education student fee support Incoming resources from charitable activities Operationally, the School is not standing still Full time students 7,196 - - 7,196 7,020 without impacting on the and a number of improvements are planned for Outreach activities 721 - - 721 656 quality of the student’s learning 2013/14 including further development of our Partnership programme - - 527 527 558 experiences, who continue to new website, faster broadband connections and Performances and tours 231 - - 231 230 improved IT systems. A full programme of planned Incoming resources from generated funds Photo: courtesy Kemp Muir Wealleans Muir courtesy Kemp Photo: excel in all they do. Artist’s impression of the finished maintenance is anticipated with a focus on energy Donations: student accommodation in Pimlico Trading subsidiary 36 - - 36 40 The funding freeze means that because of conservation and keeping the buildings water tight Other 976 - 873 1,849 815 inflation we have now managed cuts totalling and in good decorative order. Activities for generating funds A major capital appeal around £675,000 in real terms since 2010. has begun to raise Investment income 31 - - 31 18 A further £450,000 has to be saved to see us A major capital appeal has begun to raise funds funds for new boarding Other income 50 - - 50 221 accomodation for through to 2015 when the Government will for new larger and better designed boarding TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 9,241 - 1,400 10,641 9,558 Upper School students next review its public spending plans. accommodation for our Covent Garden based students. The new premises will be in Pimlico near The main challenge has been reshaping the Victoria Station in central London. We plan to RESOURCES EXPENDED size of our business to live within our means. house Years 1 and 2 in the same building and Year Cost of generating funds 231 - - 231 171 £675,000 Phase 1 of a major management restructure 3 students will be housed in Jebsen House close 231 - - 231 171 TOTAL CUTS MANAGED was completed during 2013. A second phase to the School and the Royal Opera House where SINCE 2010 of change will be under way by the time this much of their work experience takes place. The Charitable activities report is published but we hope to then be able aim is to create and occupy the new facilities Full time students 6,599 635 540 7,774 7,428 to provide a more settled atmosphere for the by September 2015. Outreach activities 966 75 - 1,041 958 Improvements for rest of 2014 and beyond. Partnership programme - - 578 578 614 2013/14 include Performances and tours 369 37 - 406 393 further development of a new website, The School commends those staff affected by 7,934 747 1,118 9,799 9,393 faster broadband and the change for the professional way they have Governance costs 25 - - 25 27 improved IT systems conducted themselves throughout this difficult TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 8,190 747 1,118 10,055 9,591 time. It is to their credit that everyone’s focus has remained firmly on the students and their NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES vocational learning and pastoral experience. BEFORE TRANSFERS 1,051 (747) 282 586 (33) £450,000 Gross transfers between funds (181) 366 (185) - - FURTHER SAVINGS TO BE On a brighter note, our financial performance MADE BEFORE 2015 remains stable with the overall budget showing NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES a surplus at the year-end owing to delays BEFORE OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES 870 (381) 97 586 (33) on building maintenance expenditure (now rescheduled in 2013/14), the re-phasing of OTHER RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES a major upgrade of IT facilities (also completing Actuarial Losses on Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (64) - - (64) (478) in 2013/14) and increased income from NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 806 (381) 97 522 (511) fundraising, events and activities. TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD 1,301 28,707 2,795 32,803 33,314

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 2,107 28,326 2,892 33,325 32,803

Net incoming resources for the year arise from the charity’s continuing operations. 24 25

BALANCE SHEET For the year ended 31 August 2013 21.7% 2013 2012 DONATIONS £000 £000 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 29,513 30,267 21% CURRENT ASSETS PARENT CONTRIBUTION Debtors 1,516 1,211 TO FEES DEPARTMENT54.4% FOR EDUCATION Cash at bank and in hand 5,724 4,851 7,240 6,062

CREDITORS: Amounts falling due after more than one year Deferred income 2,181 2,336 HOW WE ARE Trade and other creditors 672 638 FUNDED 2.2% NET CURRENT ASSETS 4,387 3,088 PERFORMANCES TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 33,900 33,355 AND TOURS

CREDITORS Amounts falling due after more than one year (500) (500) Defined benefit pension scheme (liability)/surplus (75) (52) NET ASSETS 33,325 32,803 0.8% OTHER CAPITAL AND RESERVES Unrestricted funds General fund 2,107 1,301 0.2% Designated funds 28,326 28,707 2.3% GOVERNANCE Total Unrestricted Funds 30,433 30,008 COST OF GENERATING Total Restricted Funds 2,892 2,795 FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS 33,325 32,803

The full report of the Governors’ and financial statements were approved at the AGM on 26 February 2014 and have been filed with the Charity Commission and Companies House. For a full set of financial statements, please email [email protected] 4% PERFORMANCES AND TOURS WHERE OUR MONEY GOES

5.7% PARTNERSHIP AND ACCESS PROGRAMME 77.3% 10.4% FULL TIME STUDENTS OUTREACH ACTIVITES OUR SPONSORS

We are indebted to our supporters, whose generosity this year again enabled us to offer the best possible environment in which our students can excel. Photo: Schuhlelewis.com Photo: 28 SPONSORS 29

OUR SPONSORS

STUDENT SPONSORS The Mercers’ Company Philip Noel Edward and Celia Atkin Elena Heinz Vacheron Constantin Spindrift al Swaidi Garth and Halina Milne Charles and Victoria Parker Aurelius Charitable Trust Marina Hobson Lieve Vandenhoeck-Turtelboom The Amar-Franses & Foster-Jenkins Carletto and Lucy O’Donnell Fiona Philipps The Band Trust The Hobson Charity Georg and Emily von Opel Trust Aviva Ofer David and Diana Pilling Steven and Kumari Blakey Francis and Lynn Howard Rob and Kathleen Wallace The Askew Scholarship Fund The Gwynne Parry Memorial Fund Annabel Portsmouth Bloomsbury Flowers Patrick and Gaby Hungerford The Estate of Caroline Mary Watham The Atlantic Foundation Stanley Picker Charitable Trust Rupert and Serena Prest Kate Bolsover Nigel and Candida Hurst-Brown Garfield Weston Foundation The Ballet Association Catherine Rees The Boscawen Bequest Idlewild Trust Harold and Olga Wienand Mirella Banham Russell Race Lindy Riesco The Bunting Family Isabella Flowers G B L Wilson Bequest The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation Lord Rothschild (Ashton Scholarship) Kerry and Dimity Rubie John and Susan Burns Philip and Joyce Kan The Wolfson Foundation The Derrill Allatt Foundation David Rymer Charitable Trust The Michael Harry Sacher Rosemary Burr and Vernon Kemp The Estate of Joan Kay Ben and Christine Wrey The Estate of John Dorick Brooks Charitable Trust Andre Rzym Stephen and Caroline Butt Nathan and Frances Kirsh The Zachonis Charitable Trust John and Susan Burns Kenneth and Miki Steele Brian Shaw Memorial Scholarship Peter and Sally Cadbury Timur and Alfiya Kuanyshev The Stephen Zimmerman The Calleva Foundation Fund Alison Titchmarsh CharitableTrust The Cadogan Charity Jonathan and Beth Lauffer Jonathan and Lucy Chenevix-Trench Lady Henrietta St George Allen Thomas Cazenove Charitable Trust The Leche Trust Andrea Collins The Sutton Scholarship Fund Sarah Woodhouse Royalties from Anna Pavlova, CHK Charities LTD The Estate of Anna Lendrum Ricki Gail Conway The Tait Memorial Trust Twentieth Century Ballerina J Edward Conway Fund The Lennox and Wyfold Foundation Fiona Cruddas Shirley Tilley AWARD SPONSORS Robert and Ricki Conway The Leverhulme Trust Richard and Jennie Cunis Carolyn Usherwood Bequest Valerie Adams Covent Garden Academy of Flowers The Linbury Trust Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Bonnie Ward The Ballet Association Karen Crisford Susan Lyall Giampiero Dotti Nellie Florence Watson Estate Cyril Beaumont Peter and Fiona Cruddas Richard and Julia MacDonald Lady Douro Helen Webb Nina Finburgh Richard and Jenni Cunis Machiavelli The Earmark Trust S D Whitehead Charitable Trust Robert Kimber Patrick Dalby Nancy Marks The Gordon Edwards Charitable Trust Olive Margaret Worth Fund Cecil King Memorial Foundation DEVELOPMENT AND Jonathan Davie Andrew Morison Dame Scholarship Sir The London Ballet Circle FUNDING COMMITTEE Peter and Genevieve Davies Karen Nissen Fund Lady MacMillan Madeleine Plaut (Chair) Richard O’Connell Christopher Gorman-Evans ESPRIT DE CORPS John Mitchell Patrick and Lavinia de Pelet Felicity Clark Harold and Nicola Pasha Analida Graham Keith and Meri Benham Gail Monahan Sir Evelyn and Lady de Rothschild Sarah Dorfman Estate of Dennis Marcel Pavillard Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Edward and Victoria Bonham Carter NJL Foundation C H Dixon Trust Lady Douro Tony and Sarah Pidgley Ethel Rose Hart Jenny Borgerhoff Mulder April Olrich Lloyd and Sarah Dorfman Candida Hurst-Brown Tim and Madeleine Plaut The Headley Trust Zia Boycott Pamela Self Lord and Lady Douro Pol Roger Charlotte Heber-Percy Robert and Lizzie Cathery Frances Travers D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust CORPS COMMITTEE Preston Associates Henman Fund David and Patricia Chapman VisasForDancers PLLC The Clore Duffield Foundation Kate Bolsover (Chair) The Estate of Gwendoline Anne Charles and Celia Dunstone Hines Fund Sir Trevor and Lady Chinn Peter Wilson Byng Reid Anna Birkett Rozi Dwerryhouse HSBC Global Education Trust Marilyn Clegg The Worshipful Company of Gold Gail and Gerald Ronson Judith Foy and Silver Wyre Drawers The Eranda Foundation Itaú Unibanco Sophie Colthurst David Ross Diana Hiddleston The Ernest Cook Trust Aud Jebsen Karen Crisford Lord Rothschild Claire Wilson-Laws PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Sarah Evans Dr Cathy Johnson Miel de Botton The Royal Ballet School PTA Anna Birkett Victor Fedotov and Julia Obukhova Kitchen Garden Produce Fiona Ferguson The Royal Opera House Foundation YOUNG COMMITTEE William and Judith Bollinger Peter and Judith Foy The Mayflower Trust Michael Foreman Stephen and Angela Rubin Julian Blake (Chair) The Calleva Foundation The Foyle Foundation The Morris Kemp Fund Meg Freeman The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Nicola Blake Robert and Elizabeth Cathery Barry Lee Stuart Gordon and Wayne Daniel Limited Sackler Foundation Sacha Bonsor Christopher Gorman-Evans Sarah Lewis Jonathan Ivanson Friends of The Royal Ballet School Pamela Self Tom Clementi Nigel and Candida Hurst-Brown Sir Joseph Lockwood Scholarship Anna Kim Helen Hamilton Gail Sinclair Phanella Fine Fund Imagination Janet Lambert Mark Getty The Sfumato Trust Sophie Lauffer The Philip Loubser Foundation Olga and Kevin Senior Cosima Magill Christopher Gorman Evans Geoffrey Spackman Izzy Leslie ( Scholarship) Mike and Jean Turner David and Mary Male Shauna Gosling Rosalyn and Nicholas Springer Claire Livingstone Susan Lyall Leni Miller Charles and Analida Graham Lucinda Stafford-Deitsch Fanelie Phillips John Lyons Charity ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL Andrew Morison Kenneth and Susan Green Becky Steel Timmy Pleydell-Bouverie Richard and Julia MacDonald SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Jean Moss The Grocers’ Company The Swire Charitable Trust Victoria Pattinson Sir Kenneth MacMillan Fund for The Amaryllis Fleming Foundation Young Dancers Pel Mountain The Andrew Lloyd Webber The Estate of Betty Haward Teale Charitable Trust Emilie Salama-Caro Nancy Marks Richard and Rogy Nelson Foundation The Estate of Ronald Hawkridge Dulcie Pamela Tilley Trust Anabella Ward Isabelle McDermott Catherine Nix Arts and Sports Trust Richard and Janeen Haythornthwaite Robin and Frances Tomkins Susanna Warren 3rd Year student Yaoqian Shang. 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FOUNDING BENEFACTOR Alan and Charlotte Heber Percy Devens and Sandy Hamlen Sir Jeremiah Colman Gift Trust The Clore Duffield Foundation Nigel and Candida Hurst-Brown Andre and Rosalie Hoffmann David Davies Ricki Gail and Robert Conway Derek and Wendy Kingsbury Mr and Mrs Charles Hue Williams Kelly and George Davis The Marina Kleinwort Trust Peter Jansen Charitable Trust Linda de Picciotto Lloyd and Sarah Dorfman Thomas Lynch Lord and Lady Kalms Jennifer Edwards Aud and Kristian Gerhard Jebsen The Peter and Elizabetta Mr and Mrs Sol Kerzner Michael and Jessica Eggerton John and Anya Sainsbury’s Linbury Mallinson Trust Robert and Susan Klein Mrs Violando N Embiricos Trust Andrew and Elizabeth Morison Timothy and Isabella Knatchbull Graham S Fletcher The Mercers’ Company David and Diana Norman Ian and Caroline Laing Michael Foreman The Monument Trust The PF Charitable Trust Mr and Mrs D J Lemos Annette Fraser The Garfield Weston Foundation Charles and Victoria Parker Cynthia and Merrill Magowan Robert Gavron Charitable Trust Dr Chai and Mrs Katharine Patel Mark and Nina Magowan The Worshipful Company of Gold for the Bright Future Trust KNIGHTS OF WHITE LODGE Albert and Kay Mazzo Bellas and Silver Wyre Drawers Rupert and Serena Prest Stephen and Caroline Butt Garth and Halina Milne Geoffrey Griffiths The Priestley Family Dr and Mrs Pavel Maslovsky Richard and Rogy Nelson Gabrielle Hungerford Sir John and Lady Ritblat David Norman Paul and Catherine Nix Dr and Mrs John Ind Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Simon and Virginia Robertson Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Nina Irwin Sir Nigel and Lady Rudd Sir Martin and Lady Jacomb John and Geraldine Whittaker Sammy and Aviva Ofer Sarasin & Partners LLP Donald Kahn The Ogilvie Thompson Foundation FOUNDING SPONSOR The Rt Hon The Lord Sterling Robert Kimber of Plaistow Mr and Mrs David Peake Madeleine and Timothy Plaut Megan Kirley The Swire Charitable Trust Mr and Mrs John Prenn UBS Tim Landon Robin and Frances Tomkins Mike Richards Janet Lambert The Steel Charitable Trust John and Pit Rink FOUNDING DONOR Lassalle Fund Helen Webb Kerry and Dimity Rubie John and Catherine Armitage Le Bas Investment Trust Ltd Sir William and Lady Wells The Audrey Sacher Charitable Trust Lord and Lady Harris of Peckham Susan James The Wolfson Foundation Andrew and Denise Saul Ron and Marina Hobson Sir David and Lady Lees Ben and Christine Wrey Fletcher Sibthorp Christopher and Jo Holdsworth Hunt Mark and Sophie Lewisohn Dominic and Antonia Slade The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Mark and Liza Loveday FOUNDING PATRON Charles and Delphine Stevens Foundation Alan and Virginia Lovell Mr and Mrs David Acland Leila and Mickey Straus Visa International Miss Emma Lovell B Attitudes Foundation Robert and Patricia Swannell Miss Lucinda Lovell The Band Trust Johnny and Sarah Van Haeften FOUNDING PRIMA PATRON David and Mary Male Mr and Mrs Andrew Beeson Mr and Mrs John Vartan Sir Anthony and Lady Bamford The Manifold Trust Tony and Gisela Bloom Barry and Teri Volpert Christina and Timothy Benn Lord and Lady Marshall of Henri Zimand Dianne and Michael Bienes Tara and David Brazier Knightsbridge Blavatnik Family Foundation Michael Buckley David and Ruth Martin William and Judith Bollinger, Richard and Angela Burrows FOUNDING SUPPORTER Dame Singapore Peter and Sally Cadbury Robin and Fiona Allen Joanna Millan Ted and Mori Brian Lizzie Cathery Karim Anabtawi Peter Moores Foundation Susan and John Burns Lucy and Jonathan Chenevix-Trench The Ashendene Trust Gunna Nayar Nicholas Chamberlin The John S Cohen Foundation Nicholas and Diana Baring Sir Bryan and Lady Nicholson Antonio and Maria Correia Sir Ronald and Lady Cohen Anthony and Eva Barton Ann Osborne The Crown Estate Mr and Mrs Karl Dannenbaum Keith and Meri Benham Diana Pilling Richard and Jennie Cunis Mr and Mrs Jonathan Davie BH&M Architects The Prince’s Charities Foundation Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Ian and Penny Davis Charles and Léonie Booth-Clibborn Janet Qualtrough Dr Arabella Duffield Lord and Lady Douro Jean and John Botts Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin Haruo and Keiko Enomoto Henry Boucher David Rymer Charitable Trust Flavia Gale Peter and Judith Foy Sir Richard Brooke Bt Benjamin Schapiro The Shauna Gosling Trust G D Charitable Trust David Brownlow and Huntswood Rose Scrope In memory of Atalanta C Goulandris Dhanraj C Gidwaney Mr and Mrs Michael Butt Pamela Self The Worshipful Company of Grocers Mr and Mrs Basil Goulandris Louise Buttery Dame Mrs Patricia K Hagan Mr and Mrs Ross Graham Peter Canter Dennis and Charlotte Stevenson Mr and Mrs Peter Hambro Sir Ronald Grierson Michael Carpenter Lady Henrietta St George The Peter Harrison Foundation Mr and Mrs Benjamin H Griswold IV Felicity Clark Rachael Stearns The Headley Trust Mr and Mrs R Stephen Hale Mr and Mrs Nicholas Clive-Worms Mr and Mrs J W Steele Photo: Photo: BH&M Architects 32 WHITE LODGE REDEVELOPMENT APPEAL

Stuart and Jill Steele John and Sandy Cahill Meg Horvath Christopher Palmer-Tomkinson Sir Angus and Lady Stirling Roger and Susie Cane In memory of Alan Hughes Dr Timothy Pascoe Mr A J B Vernon David and Patricia Chapman Bronwen Hughes Mary Paterson Toby Ward Desmond Chawdhry Karen Hughes Alex Paul Harold and Olga Wienand Mr and Mrs Anthony Lord and Lady Inchyra Linda Payman Sean and Anne-Marie Williams Chisenhale-Marsh Jane Isherwood David and Tricia Peel Peter and Clare Wilmot-Sitwell Nicolas and Auriol Chisholm Raymonde and Ian Jay Michael Pendleton Philip and Catriona Wroughton Hilary S Coleman Charitable Trust Joan Penn Laura and Stephen Zimmerman Mrs Ian Cormack Ruth Jeayes John Perkins Princess Josephine zu Lowenstein Penelope Coulton Sarah Jennings Mr T J and The Hon Mrs O M Lady Henrietta St George Paul and Looby Crean Carol Johnson Pethybridge Rachael Stearns Karen Crisford Dr Graham Jones Jane and Peter Pleydell-Bouverie Mr and Mrs J W Steele Neil Daniels Wendy and Anthony Kaeser Lady Purves Stuart and Jill Steele Vera Daniels Jackie Kennedy Mr and Mrs James Reeve Sir Angus and Lady Stirling Lionel N Davidge Rupert King Carol Rentoul Mr A J B Vernon Mr and Mrs George H Davis Paul Lamplugh Robert Holmes & Co Ltd Toby Ward Professor Martyn P Davis Joyce Lancaster Mark Roberts Harold and Olga Wienand Mr and Mrs W Scott Davis Mrs C A Leakey Trevor Robinson Sean and Anne-Marie Williams DDC Sharon Leney Kristina Rogge Linklaters Foundation Peter and Clare Wilmot-Sitwell Jacqueline Dean Sancia Rosoman David and Joyce Littaur Philip and Catriona Wroughton Mrs S M Dubreuil Cliff and Jenny Royal A Lloyd Laura and Stephen Zimmerman Jake and Fiona Eberts Royal Borough of Kensington & Mrs A R Elgood Peter Lloyd Chelsea Decorative & Fine Arts Princess Josephine zu Lowenstein Society C E Eliot-Cohen Charitable James Long Settlement Mr and Mrs George Loudon Mr and Mrs Ian Sharratt FOUNDING CONTRIBUTOR Peter and Joanna English Mr and Mrs Mark Loxton Julian and Carolyn Sheffield Valerie Adams Isaac Evans Mr and Mrs J Frank Lyon Simon Sheffield Mrs B J Allday Jennifer Fenney Audrey Lyons Mr and Mrs M Shenton All Saints Church East Sheen Lisa Fewtrell Sheila J Macdonald Mr and Mrs Scott V Simpson Amanda and Martin Arkwright Elizabeth Floyd Jane K Macdonald Prue Skene Evalyn Bacon Mike Francies Georgina Macpherson Marie Stacey Ian and Gillian Bailey Christina Fummo William Maltby Ann Steadman Toby Baines Elaine R Garwood In Memory of Joan Mark Mr and Mrs N Stein Laura Banes Bamber Gascoigne Lady Fiona Masefield Timothy Stephenson Isla Baring Dame Janet Gaymer Patrick and Lucy Maxwell Tatler Magazine David Barnett Charles Glanville Rose Maxwell Belinda Taylor Anne and Rock Battye Sarah Glynn Timothy and Kirstie Maxwell C J Thompson John Bean Fiona Glynne-Percy Mr J M and Mrs A M McLaren David Thompson Christopher and Sarah Berry Mr and Mrs John Godfrey Dr V Menning Brigitte Tiller Michael Berkeley Adele Goldstein Anna Merrick Allen Thomas James Bickerstaffe Robert Goodwin David and Louise Miliband Trevor Turner Molly Bird Drs Kevin and Barbara Grant Ian Millett Mrs Nicholas Verey John H Bocock Caroline Grayburn Tom and Jackie Moloney Amanda Ward Judith Bodie Dame Dr Kazuhiko Moritaka Adrienne Waterfield Christian Boney Tim Hailstone Penelope Mountain Ray Wheaton Mrs Richard Bonsor Joan Hale Sara Mulligan Mr and Mrs Ian Whiting Richard Bowden-Doyle John Halliwell Kamran and Sabine Naghdi Andrew and Caroline Whittle Georgina Bowman Shaw Hammonds Charitable Trust Colin Nears Bridget Wilkinson Mr and Mrs L K Bracewell John and Diana Hayward Members of Nichi-Ei Gwyneth Williams P E V Bridge Dr Arthur Hearnden Otomodachi Kai Michael Wimbs Mr T A Bristowe Friends of the Historic Houses Bryan Norman Monica Wood The Roger Brooke Charitable Trust Association Davina Norman Graham and Maria Wrigley Gillian Burn Mrs P Holland Helen Norman William G H Wye Raymond Burton Violet Hopwood In Memory of Alma June Nye Gilly Yarrow Ian Butcher Edward and Diana Hornby Lindsay O’Hara Zetland Charitable Trust Monique Byrne Charitable Trust Matthew Page DESIGN BY ANNABEL CLEMENTS DESIGN DESIGN BY 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DA Telephone: +44 (0)20 7836 8899 Facsimile: +44 (0)20 7845 7080 www.royalballetschool.org.uk

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