The Stage Door School of Dance and Drama was established in 1971 by Maureen Headford, Fellow and Examiner for the I.S.T.D. and one of the most experienced teachers of dancing in the Bournemouth area. She is assisted by her daughter Julie Headford L.I.S.T.D. The school has branches in Bransgore and Christchurch as well as the main Bournemouth School.