Stephenson Studio School
Thornborough Road, Coalville, LE67 3TN
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Head Teacher
- Mr Keith Hobbs
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 137317
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
About this school
Stephenson Studio School was a secondary school in Coalville. It taught children aged 14 to 19 and had 41 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Stephenson Studio School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 43 | 37 |
| Attainment 8 score | 12.0 | 14.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.16 -2.60 to -1.72 | -2.08 -2.54 to -1.62 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 10.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Trends over time
How Stephenson Studio School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stephenson Studio School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 19.5% | 39% | 41 | — |
| The Newbridge School | 41.2 | 9.8% | 24.6% | 863 | 1.2 miles |
| The Castle Rock School | 42.5 | 10.5% | 25.2% | 1,060 | 2.2 miles |
| Ibstock School | 41.5 | 11.9% | 21.9% | 689 | 3.2 miles |
| Ashby School | 48.1 | 8.3% | 12.9% | 1,669 | 3.8 miles |
| Ivanhoe School | 38.1 | 9.7% | 26.2% | 848 | 4.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 19.5%
- Persistent absence
- 53.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Newbridge School1.2 miles
Secondary · Coalville
-
The Castle Rock School2.2 miles
Secondary · Coalville
-
Ibstock School3.2 miles
Secondary · Ibstock
-
Ashby School3.8 miles
Secondary · Ashby-De-La-Zouch
-
Ivanhoe School4.0 miles
Secondary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Other schools in Coalville
- The Castle Rock School Secondary
- The Newbridge School Secondary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stephenson Studio School teach?
- Stephenson Studio School taught children aged 14 to 19. It was a secondary school in Coalville.
- Has Stephenson Studio School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Stephenson Studio School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Stephenson Studio School?
- Stephenson Studio School had 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- How have Stephenson Studio School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 12 in 2022/23 and 14.6 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Stephenson Studio School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stephenson Studio School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2024.