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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 (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
30.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
https://thelearningalliance.co.uk/
URN
140813

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 2 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2024/25 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 18.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

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 · what “suppressed” means

Attendance (2024/25 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
18.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
50%
England 17.6%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.45 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cheshire East: 17.81 suspensions and 0.19 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

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

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2023 census)

75% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 64.1%, 8.3 days

Teacher pay (November 2024)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,618; 6.2% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £50,705, 11.5%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£16,182
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 88% (77%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (6%) · supplies and services 8% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (6%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £20,000; in-year balance -£146,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

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, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

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
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%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018462 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£120,000319 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£98,500–£150,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£192,000
Semi-detached (83)£155,000
Terraced (196)£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.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. 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 5.7
All reported collisions
37an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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