Secondary school

Cheshire Studio School

  • Studio School
  • ages 14–19
  • Mixed
  • Cheshire East
  • CW1 2PZ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,276 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 85%85%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 100%2021/22: top 100%2022/23: top 100%2023/24: top 100%2024/25: top 100%No exams

A-level results

#171 of 178 North West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against North West

Attainment 824 · North West 44.4Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Grade 5+ English and maths0% · North West 40%Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
EBacc point score1.68 · North West 3.82Small cohort: 22 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Progress 8 · 2023/24-1.62 · North West −0.161/10 Well below North West
A level points per entry24 · North West 32.9Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.9 · 52 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 30.9 · 32 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 21.2 · 20 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 21.2 · 28 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 20.6 · 16 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 23 · 24 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 22.9 · 30 pupils · North West 442024/25: 24 · 22 pupils · North West 44.443.920.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 6% · 32 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 0% · 20 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 0% · 16 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 0% · 24 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 16.7% · 30 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 40%16.7%0%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 27.6 · 23 pupils · North West 28.42016/17: 19.86 · 26 pupils · North West 29.242017/18: 20.58 · 21 pupils · North West 30.22018/19: 23.6 · 14 pupils · North West 31.62021/22: 26.84 · 10 pupils · North West 35.972022/23: 20.83 · 11 pupils · North West 31.932023/24: 27.36 · 18 pupils · North West 32.72024/25: 24 · 24 pupils · North West 32.927.619.86No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2017–2023

  1. 2017Good
  2. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20260
Free school meals (past 6 years)50.0%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support30.9%
EHC plan3.6%
Absence (sessions missed)18.3%
Persistently absent pupils50.0%

Girls 40%Boys 60%

0% full · 300 places · 33 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

  • Support staff 0

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£13,527
Spend per pupil£16,182
Staff spend per pupil£14,164
Reserve per pupil£364
  • +£20,000revenue reserve
  • −£146,000in-year balance

Grants £13,527 · self-generated £0 · premises £255 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £200,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

30 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained70%
  • Education50%
  • Apprenticeship10%
  • Employment10%
  • Not sustained16.7%
  • Unknown13.3%

After sixth form (16–18)

32 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.1%
  • Education43.8%
  • Higher education43.8%
  • Apprenticeship3.1%
  • Employment31.3%
  • Not sustained12.5%
  • Unknown9.4%