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Somerset Studio School

Secondary · Radstock · BA3 3NQ

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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 25 January 2024

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At a glance

152 pupils · 61% of 250 capacity

School type
Studio schools
Age range
14–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
28% of pupils
English as additional language
2.2% of pupils
SEN support
32.6% of pupils
EHC plan
7.2% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.somersetstudioschool.com
URN
142125

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
30.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
31.3%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
12.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.1
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-) NE

no pupils entered

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

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
14.4%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
43%
England 18.1%

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school

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£9,454
Typical secondary school£7,799

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
86%
Continuing in education
66%
Apprenticeship
10%
Employment
10%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
20%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
60%
Any sustained destination
90%

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.

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