When you win a place to a performing arts school you certainly have stars in your eyes and you must dream of a future on the West End stage, film or TV.

As The Hammond School in Chester moves towards celebrating its centenary next year, we take a look at some of its alumni who are enjoying success on stage and screen.

Daniel Dolan

The Hammond School's Daniel Dolan in The Nutcracker

Daniel left The Hammond to train at The Bolshoi Academy in Moscow, one of only a handful of British dancers to do so. He is now a dancer with The National Ballet Company of Lithuania and has recently appeared in The Nutcracker.

Alex Pinder

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Alex Pinder

Alex is currently appearing in CATS at the London Palladium.

He also toured to Blackpool with the show in 2015 as Alonzo.

Joel Harper Jackson

Joel Harper-Jackson in Titanic at the Hammond School

Joel is appearing in the hit musical Beautiful The Carole King Musical in London’s West End.

He has also appeared in Rent UK Tour and Pacific Overtures at the Union Theatre London.

Bryan Mottram

Bryan has recently joined the cast of Cats as Skimbleshanks and assistant dance captain for Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Andrew Lyle-Pinnock

Since graduating from the Hammond school, his professional career has modelled at fashions shows for Umbro, Nike, Bridle wear and Adidas.

Andrew is now performing in Thriller Live UK Tour.

Tobias Batley

Tobias is a principal dancer with Northern Ballet where he has danced every leading role in the repertoire. He was nominated for a National Dance Award in 2010 and 2012. He is currently on tour with the ballet 1984.

Tobias Batley as Winston Smith in 1984 with Northern Ballet Company

Nahum McLean

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Nahum McClean

He then went on to train at The Ailey School in the Scholarship Program and received The Alvin Ailey Scholarship Award of 2015.

During his training, he completed the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Program, also on a scholarship.

Upon graduating he was taken under the wing of Tony Award Winner, George Faison and performed in The Wiz 40th Anniversary Concert. Nahum has performed with Ballet Laura Alonso, Exit 12 Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Complexions Contemporary Ballet and is currently a dancer at The Broadway Dance Lab.

Jonny Clarke

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Jonny Clarke

Jonny played Bart McQueen in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks and has recently completed a UK tour of Birdsong.

David Edwards

David Edwards in Theatre in the Quarter's Over by Christmas

David trained at The Hammond and with National Youth Theatre.

He is an associate artiste with Chester’s Theatre in The Quarter, appearing in A Christmas Carol, The Snow Queen and Alice, and played The Angel Gabriel in The Chester Mystery Plays.

He has also appeared at Stevie in Channel 4’s Fresh Meat.

Kade Ferraiolo

Kade played Omar in Aladdin (Prince Edward Theatre); Mack and Mabel (UK tour); Pepper in Mamma Mia (International tour); Clown in Oliver! (UK National tour); The Mikado (ENO/Coliseum); We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre); Matador in La Traviata (Royal Opera House); Carmen (Royal Opera House); 1st cover Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk (Wakefield Theatre Royal); Issacher in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (UK tour); Spirit of the Dance (UK tour); Swan Lake (English National Ballet).

Jorgie Porter

Jorgie Porter at the Daddy's Home premiere in London's Leicester Square

Jorgie played Theresa McQueen in Hollyoaks, has appeared in TV’s Dancing on Ice and most recently in I’m a Celebrity... Get me Out of Here!

Michael Anthony Keen

Michael made his west end debut in We Will Rock You in its final cast.

Michael is currently in the international cast of Mamma Mia! The musical.

Liam Pentland

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Liam Pentland

Liam has recently joined London dance company Avant Garde, which specialises in hip-hop and contemporary dance.

Nicole Finneran (stage name Nicole Deon)

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Nicole Finneran
Hammond School Hall of Fame: Nicole Finneran

Nicole is currently appearing in the UK Tour of Mack and Mabel with Michael Ball.

Liam Jennings

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Liam Jennings
Hammond School Hall of Fame: Liam Jennings

Liam has appeared in Sinatra:The Man and His Music at the London Palladium, as Big Deal in West Side Story, the UK tour and has been a dancer on Britain’s Got Talent.

Jack Thompson

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Jack Thomson

Jack Thomson started his training at The Hammond lower school before continuing his studies at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, graduating with a first class BA (Hons) degree.

In 2012 he attended the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive where he had the opportunity to work with Jean Emile and performed his work ‘Bamedeliya’ in New York City. Currently Jack is dancing with Phoenix Dance Theatre, joining autumn 2015, as a graduate dancer, funded by the Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries.

James Morgan

James was in Lord of the Flies with Matthew Bourne and is now on A UK Tour with Opera Della Luna.

Tom Cummings

Tom has performed with Matthew Bourne’s Company in Swan lake (UK and World Tour).

Rowan Mitchell

Rowan has been performing in Spirit of the Dance, Putting on the Ritz and New Jersey Nights in Branson, Missouri, USA.

Josh Donovan

Hammond School Hall of Fame: Josh Donovan

Josh has played Harry/Ensemble in Chicago das Musical, Berlin and performed for Royal Caribbean cruises as a dancer/aerialist.