Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Type	Music conservatoire; Drama school
Established	27 September 1880
Chairman	Graham Packham
Principal	Jonathan Vaughan
Patron	Lord Mayor of London
Students	1,060 (2019/20)
Undergraduates	685 (2019/20)
Postgraduates	370 (2019/20)
Location	Silk Street, City of London, England
Campus	Urban
Owner	City of London Corporation
Affiliations	Conservatoires UK; European Association of Conservatoires; Federation of Drama Schools; City, University of London; Central Academy of Drama; Barbican Centre; The Royal Opera; London Symphony Orchestra; Culture Mile;
Website	gsmd.ac.uk

The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz along with drama and production arts. The school has students from over seventy countries. It was ranked first in both the Guardian’s 2022 League Table for Music and the Complete University Guide's 2023 Arts, Drama and Music league table. It is also ranked the fifth university in the world for performing arts in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.

Based within the Barbican Centre in the City of London, the school currently numbers just over 1,000 students, approximately 800 of whom are music students and 200 on the drama and technical theatre programmes. The school is a member of Conservatoires UK, the European Association of Conservatoires and the Federation of Drama Schools. It also has formed a creative alliance with its neighbours, the Barbican Centre and the London Symphony Orchestra. Notable alumni of the school include Sir Bryn Terfel, Sir James Galway, Michaela Coel, Daniel Craig and Sir George Martin.

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