Secondary school

Somerset Studio School

  • Studio School
  • ages 14–19
  • Mixed
  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • BA3 3NQ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,229 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 41%41%2017/18: top 69%2018/19: top 82%2021/22: top 35%35% · 2021/222022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 76%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 830.5 · South West 45.51/10 Well below South West−69.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths12.5% · South West 44.2%1/10 Well below South West−56.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score2.13 · South West 3.981/10 Well below South West−8.1 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.31 · South West −0.023/10 Below+12.7 pts since 18/19
A level points per entryNot enough data · South West 33.7Suppressed in 2024/25 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2016/17: 47.5 · 35 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 42.5 · 42 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 39.8 · 58 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 51.6 · 35 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 38.4 · 29 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 40.4 · 31 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 30.5 · 32 pupils · South West 45.4551.630.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 37% · 35 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 33% · 42 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 21% · 58 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 49% · 35 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 31% · 29 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 32.3% · 31 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 12.5% · 32 pupils · South West 44.2%49%12.5%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: withheld2016/17: 22.46 · 42 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 22.5 · 37 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 26.56 · 19 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 27.65 · 17 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 27.5 · 12 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 35.56 · 9 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: withheld35.5622.46No exams

Withheld 2015/16, 2024/25

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2018–2024

  1. 2018Good
  2. 2024Remains 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 2026152
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.9%
First language not English2.2%
SEN support32.6%
EHC plan7.3%
Absence (sessions missed)16.1%
Persistently absent pupils56.8%

Girls 42.8%Boys 57.3%

60.8% full · 250 places · 73 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 35 responses (27.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school80% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57.1% not applicable73.3% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year77.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.1% not applicable79.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed71.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child82.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school77.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school82.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school71.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development77.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent80% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adult10.3
  • Classroom teachers 6.8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 1
  • Other support 5

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 15.8 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,475
Spend per pupil£9,454
Staff spend per pupil£7,759
Reserve per pupil−£4,043
  • −£570,000revenue reserve
  • +£3,000in-year balance

Grants £9,468 · self-generated £0 · premises £376 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (36 academies) · trust reserve £17,216,000 · 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

31 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.3%
  • Education80.6%
  • Apprenticeship6.5%
  • Employment3.2%
  • Not sustained6.5%
  • Unknown3.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

35 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained71.4%
  • Education22.9%
  • Higher education20%
  • Apprenticeship8.6%
  • Employment40%
  • Not sustained28.6%
  • Unknown0%