Schools specialising in drama will normally be designated as specialist Arts colleges. The Arts specialism covers performing arts, visual arts or media arts, or combinations of the three; we do not keep records of which particular strands individual schools focus on. The number of schools that have been designated with Arts college status in each of the last three years is listed in the following table:
Specialism (a) Second specialism (b) Combined specialism (c) Total 2005/06 60 7 6 63 2006/07 39 5 10 54 2007/08 33 1 7 41 Total 122 13 23 158
In addition, there are two Performing Arts Academies and the Brit School—the only City College for the Technology of the Arts, which is dedicated to education and vocational training for the performing arts and associated technologies.