London Studio Centre was founded in 1978 by Bridget Espinosa, artistic director of the Bush Davies Ballet School and previously of the Elmhurst Ballet School.
[1] Elizabeth Hurley, who later became one of the school's most famous students, was expelled for non-attendance in 1986.
[3] The school was based at 42-50 York Way, Kings Cross, London, from 1986 to 2012, when it moved to occupy rooms and share other facilities in the Artsdepot building in North Finchley, its present home.
[4] London Studio Centre's facilities at artsdepot include a lecture room, ten dance studios, a library, and other rooms for singing and drama.
[4][5] The school has a long-standing relationship with Chester House, Muswell Hill, which provides some accommodation for students.