Studio West
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 2019 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
- 555 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.1%
- Girls
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.3%
- Persistent absence
- 48.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.6%
White British 92.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
Mixed 1.7%
Other White 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.46
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 5%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 27.7
Local authority average 42.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.07
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 92 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 91 |
| French | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Studio West
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 66 48 |
| Year 8 | 121 63 58 |
| Year 9 | 109 65 44 |
| Year 10 | 109 57 52 |
| Year 11 | 94 53 41 |
| Year 12 | 7 1 6 |
| Year 13 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 64.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 35.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 44.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 6.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 21.0% 9.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |