Studio West
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 140965
- Address
- West Denton Way, West Denton, NE5 2SZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 546 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 62.6%
- Persistent absence
- 35.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
White British 88.8%
Mixed 2.5%
Other 2.4%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 0.9%
African 0.9%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.3
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.56
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 103 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 103 |
| French | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Studio West
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 117 54 63 |
| Year 8 | 110 63 47 |
| Year 9 | 118 63 55 |
| Year 10 | 90 52 38 |
| Year 11 | 103 52 51 |
| Year 12 | 2 1 1 |
| Year 13 | 6 1 5 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 39.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 22.0% 8.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 5.1% 3.0% |