The U.K.’s BRIT School is heading north with the approval of a new specialist creative school in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

The school will offer free vocational education for 16– to 19-year-olds in music, theater, dance, film and TV, interactive digital design and production arts. It is projected to open in 2026/2027.

The bid for the school was a collaboration between the BPI, Sony, Universal and Warner Music U.K., and the BRIT School, which already has a successful site just outside of London in Croydon. (Artists including Adele, Amy Winehouse, Loyle Carner, Katie Melua and Cat Burns are among past attendees.)

London’s East London Arts & Music (ELAM), partly founded by Universal, was also involved, alongside the Day One Trust, which runs ELAM and the London Screen Academy.

The three label partners have committed to contribute an initial amount of additional funding towards to the school, which is expected to be used for state-of-the-art equipment.

BPI Chief Executive Jo Twist said “It is a positive signal that Government recognizes the critical importance of creative and specialist creative arts education.

“The U.K. is a world-leader in music and across the creative industries and if we want this to continue, we must invest in talent and the highly transferable skills needed for a competitive economy.

“This school will not only focus on producing our next generation of performers, but crucially, train young people with the important technical qualities needed for our industries to thrive and provide them with opportunities that they otherwise might not be able to access.”