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Cheshire Studio School

Secondary · Crewe · CW1 2PZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 2 March 2023

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At a glance

School type
Studio schools
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
0% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
30.9% of pupils
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://thelearningalliance.co.uk/
URN
140813

GCSE results (2024/2025)

22 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
24
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
27.3%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
1.7
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
24
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2024/25 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
17.3%
England 6.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
40.9%
England 17.8%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Teacher retention (2024/25)

0% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 71% moved to another state school · 29% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£16,182
Typical secondary school£7,798

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
71%
Continuing in education
63%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
4%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
37%
Apprenticeship
16%
Employment
34%
Any sustained destination
87%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), decile of the small area the school stands in: 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. IDACI counts only children in low-income families, which is the measure closest to the intake a school is likely to draw on.

Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher21.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications31.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work13.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier21.3%62.3%
Social housing37.3%17.1%
Privately rented41.4%20.5%
Detached houses3.3%22.9%
Flats46.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van50.2%23.5%

Census 2021 (ONS) for statistical area E01018462 (a lower layer super output area), the neighbourhood of roughly 1,557 adults that the school stands in. These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Children travel in from further away, and for selective, faith and some other schools usually much further. Open Government Licence v3.0.

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£120,000301 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to July 2026
Typical range
£98,000–£150,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£189,500
Semi-detached (76)£158,000
Terraced (186)£115,000
Flat (25)£84,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Every residential sale registered with HM Land Registry within 1 km of the school (straight line) since January 2024, market sales of houses and flats only. A sale is dated by completion and registered weeks later, so the most recent months are incomplete. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.8
All reported collisions
37an urban school averages 30.6
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

Every collision reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics (STATS19). "Child pedestrians" counts casualties aged under 16 on foot; "school-run times" means weekdays 07:30–09:00 and 15:00–16:30 outside August. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe: counts rise with traffic and with how built-up an area is, which is why the comparison is with other urban schools. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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