Escape Studios Ranked in Top 5 in UK For Animation

#5 for Animation in the UK

The 2026 Animation Career Review International School Rankings are in.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #5 for Animation in the UK,  #12 for Animation in Europe and #27 for Animation Internationally. 

Congratulations to all our students on their remarkable work this past year.

Escape Studios Top 12 at Rookies for 2D Animation

Ranked 12 for Production Excellence in 2D Animation

We’re proud to announce that Escape Studios has been ranked 12th in the world for Production Excellence in 2D Animation by The Rookies.  

This recognition underlines our commitment to giving our students an education that mirrors real-studio pipelines, fosters creative risk, and prepares them for the animation industry.

Escape Studios Ranked Top 5 in UK in 2025

The 2025 Animation Career Review International School Rankings are in.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #5 for Animation in the UK,  #12 for Animation in Europe and #23 for Animation Internationally. 

Congratulations to all our students on their remarkable work this past year.

Escape Studios No 1 at The Rookies

No 1: Production Excellence in Immersive Media

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, this year ranked Escape Studios No 1 in the world for Production Excellence in Immersive Media - a huge achievement for all our students. 

In other categories, The Rookies ranked Escape Studios No 3 in the UK for 3D Animation, 4th in the UK for Game Design, and 3rd in the UK for VFX Production Excellence. 

Entry into The Rookies helps to prepare students for industry, most importantly by focusing on the preparation of a professional-quality Demo Reel. 

Rookies Ranks Escape Studios No 2 in UK for VFX

Rookies: Escape Studios in the Top 15 Globally for VFX

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, has ranked Escape Studios No 2 in the UK and Number 15 Globally for VFX - a huge achievement for our students and staff. 

VFX is very much at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios; it's where we began over 20 years ago, helping to bridge the gap between the skills that industry needed and what was being taught in schools and colleges. 

Escape Studios Ranked No.3 in UK in 2024

2024 Animation Career Review Rankings

The 2024 Animation Career Review International School Rankings are in, and we're delighted to celebrate another successful year.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #3 for Animation in the UK, #8 for Animation in Europe and #17 for Animation Internationally. 

Congratulations to all our students on their remarkable work this past year.

Escape Studios "Rookies" Certified School in 2024

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, has again ranked Escape Studios in the top creative schools internationally, awarding us a formal certification of excellence. 

Last year The Rookies ranked Escape Studios No 1 in the world for Production Excellence in Immersive Media.

For many years Escape Studios has ranked in the top ten globally for VFX and Animation Production Excellence.

Escape Studios in Top 6% for Graduate Employment

tEscape Studios in "Top 6%" for Graduate Employment

We are delighted that Escape Studios has risen from the top 10% of institutions for full-time graduate employment in the UK to sit within the top 6%. 

The latest UK data on graduates comes from from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. 

Employability for our Escapees is at the heart of what we do at Escape Studios.  To see more detail, you can read the full article here. 

Rookies Ranks Escape Studios No 1 in The World

2023 Rookies Rankings

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, has ranked Escape Studios No 1 in the world for Production Excellence in Immersive Media - a huge achievement for our students and staff. 

In other categories, we have been ranked No 3 in the UK for 3D Animation, 4th in the UK for Game Design, and 3rd in the UK for VFX Production Excellence.

Escape Studios Ranked No 3 in UK in 2023

Escape Studios Ranked No.3 in The UK

The 2023 Animation Career Review International School Rankings are in, and we're delighted to have moved up the leaderboard again this year.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #14 for Animation Internationally (moving up from #15 last year), #8 for Animation in Europe and #3 for Animation in the UK. 

Congratulations to all our students on their amazing work this past year.

Rookies Ranks Escape Studios No2 in the UK

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, has ranked Escape Studios No 2 in the UK and No 10 globally for VFX & Animation Production Excellence.

Production Excellence is an accolade awarded to the best schools that focus on working in teams. 

Teamwork is something we take seriously at Escape Studios, one of the five pillars of "The Escape Method". 

The animation industry is a collaborative one. Well-organised teamwork helps prepare our students for the realities of life in industry.

Escape Studios has been ranked by The Rookies in the top ten for VFX and Animation Production for the last four years, since 2019. 

Escape Studios No 3 in UK for Animation 2022

Escape Studios Ranked No 3 in the UK in 2022

The 2022 Animation School Rankings are in, and we're delighted to have moved up the European rankings again this year.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #15 for Animation Internationally, #8 for Animation in Europe (moving up from #9 last year), and #3 for Animation in the UK. Congratulations to all our students and tutors on their hard work.

Escape Studios in Rookies' Top 50

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, has ranked Escape Studios in the "Top 50" in the 2021 Rookies Global School Rankings. 

Recently the Rookies ranked Escape Studios No 1 in the UK (and No 4 globally) for VFX & Animation Production Excellence, for the 3rd year.  Production Excellence is an accolade awarded to the best schools that focus on working in teams. 

Rookies: Escape No 1 in UK for Games Design

Escape Studios Ranked No 1 in the UK

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring digital artists, has ranked Escape Studios in the Top 10 globally for Games Design & Development - and the top-ranked school in the UK. 

The MArt in the Art of Video Games at Escape Studios has gone from strength to strength in recent years, with Escapees being recruited by top games companies both in the UK and overseas.

Team work is something we take very seriously at Escape Studios, one of the five pillars of "The Escape Method".

Animation is collaborative, and well-organised teamwork helps to prepare our students for the realities of life in the industry.

Rookies: Escape Studios No 1 for VFX & Anim

Escape Studios ranked No 1 in the UK

The Rookies, the international competition for aspiring VFX artists, has ranked Escape Studios No 1 in the UK (and No 4 globally) for VFX & Animation Production Excellence, for the 3rd year.

Production Excellence is an accolade awarded to the best schools that focus on working in teams. 

Team work is something we take seriously at Escape Studios, one of the five pillars of "The Escape Method". 

Animation is collaborative; well-organised teamwork helps prepare our students for the realities of life in industry.

2021 Animation School Rankings: No 3 in UK

Escape Studios - Ranked No. 3 in the UK

The 2021 Animation School Rankings are in, and we're delighted to have moved up the UK and global rankings once again.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #14 for Animation Internationally, #9 for Animation in Europe, and #3 for Animation in the UK. Congratulations to all students and staff on their hard work.

Rookies Ranks Escape No 5 Anim Production

VFX & Anim Production Excellence 2020

We're delighted that The Rookies, the international online competition for aspiring VFX artists, has ranked Escape Studios No5 globally for VFX & Animation Production Excellence.

Production Excellence is an accolade awarded to the very best schools that focus on working as a team to create full 3D Animation short films. 

Team work is something we take very seriously at Escape Studios, one of the five pillars of what we call "The Escape Method". 

Group projects aren't always easy to manage, but our industry is a collaborative one, and well-organised teamwork helps to prepare our students for the realities of life in the industry.

Escape Studios "Rookies" Certified School

"Officially Certified School" & "Top Ranked School"

We're delighted to announce that Escape Studios has been approved as a "Rookies" Officially Certified School and "Top Ranked School" for 2020.

This is a great honour for us - only the best international schools receive certification from The Rookies, reflecting our students' growing technical and creative success in recent years.

To see Escape Studios at The Rookies' Official Page, follow this link.

2020 Animation School Rankings: No 4 in UK

2020 Rankings - No 4 in UK

The 2020 Animation School Rankings are just in, and we're delighted to have moved up the UK and global rankings once again.

This year Animation Career Review have ranked us #18 for Animation Internationally, #10 for Animation in Europe, #4 for Animation in the UK.

Congratulations to all our students and staff on another stellar performance - not a bad show for an animation school that only had its first graduates last summer.

Escape Studios Top Choice to Study Animation

UK based animation house Full Rotation has listed Escape Studios as one of their top choices to study animation and VFX.

We're delighted to have been included in Full Rotation's exhaustive list of the best places to study animation in the UK, which includes a Q&A with some of the leading providers of animation education in this country.