The Studio School Liverpool

The Studio School Liverpool is classified as a good school that excels in preparing pupils for their future careers, particularly in digital media, technology, and creative industries. The school fosters an independent and supportive environment, allowing students to thrive academically and personally. With a well-organized and ambitious curriculum tailored to students' needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the school effectively engages its pupils through a variety of employer-led projects and opportunities for personal development. Despite some notable strengths, the school has areas that require improvement, particularly regarding the use of assessment methods and student attendance.

Strengths

• Pupils are exceptionally well-prepared for future careers.
• The school offers an ambitious and tailored curriculum.
• Students enjoy positive relationships with peers and teachers.
• High-quality careers guidance helps pupils understand future training options.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment methods in some subjects.
• Unfavorable attendance rates with persistent absenteeism.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Studio School Liverpool attended 88.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 35.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 10.3% of pupils at The Studio School Liverpool were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Studio School Liverpool had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 26.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.6% of pupils at The Studio School Liverpool were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Studio School Liverpool received £8,817 and spent £8,836 for each of its 285 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £499,000 (-£1,749 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Northern Schools Trust, income was £8,473 and spending £8,763 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Studio School Liverpool is part of Northern Schools Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Liverpool
• New Park Primary School Liverpool
• North Liverpool Academy Liverpool
• Four Oaks Community Primary School Liverpool
• Roscoe Primary School Liverpool
• Thomas Gray Primary School Bootle
• Gateacre School Liverpool

What is The Studio School Liverpool's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Studio School Liverpool is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was The Studio School Liverpool last inspected by Ofsted?

The Studio School Liverpool was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does The Studio School Liverpool have?

The Studio School Liverpool has 268 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Studio School Liverpool cover?

The Studio School Liverpool for pupils aged 14 to 19.

Where is The Studio School Liverpool?

The Studio School Liverpool is at 41 Greenland Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0BS.