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Somerset Studio School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 14–19 · Studio school
Knobsbury Lane, Radstock BA3 3NQ · somersetstudioschool.com · 01761 438557
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 30.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Pupils
- 152
- 61% of 250 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 30.5, and 12.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2023/24 the average A level result was grade B- (35.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼30.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼12.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼31.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.13 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.9 | −9.5 |
| Further education | 38.7 | +13 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2023/24 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | B- (35.6) | Well above average +0.99 | |
| 9 students | B- (35.6) | Well above average +0.99 | |
| 6 students | Merit (23.8) | Average -0.15 | |
| 15 students | Dist- (31.3) | Average +0.17 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 | C- (27.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 17 | C- (27.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 19 | C- (26.6) | +0.27 |
| 2017/18 | 37 | D+ (22.5) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 42 | D+ (22.5) | -0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 20 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 2.9 | −3.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6 | — |
| Employment | 40 | −13.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 28.6 | +6.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Somerset Studio School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 35
- 28% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (60%) with SEND