The college specialises in theatre, screen and performance arts and design.

It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London.

Between 1904 and 1920 this was housed in the Wimbledon Technical Institute in Gladstone Road.

In 1993 the school, which previously had been controlled by the London Borough of Merton, was incorporated as an independent higher education institution, and from 1995 awarded degrees accredited by the University of Surrey.

Wimbledon delivers specialist art, design and theatre courses ranging from undergraduate to postgraduate, as well as providing research supervision for students undertaking a research programme of study.