The Studio School Liverpool
41 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 0BS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Jill Davies
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 139589
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512301330
About this school
The Studio School Liverpool is a secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 268 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 66 | 90 | 60 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 36.7 | 39.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.40 -0.75 to -0.05 | -0.82 -1.13 to -0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 25.6% | 38.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 47.8% | 60% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 5.6% | 3.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Studio School Liverpool has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.7 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 273 |
| 2023/24 | 291 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Studio School Liverpool compares
The Studio School Liverpool ranked 17th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.4 | 11.1% | 41.2% | 268 | — |
| Liverpool Life Sciences UTC | 46.3 | 9.7% | 49.3% | 587 | 0.0 miles |
| The Belvedere Academy | 53.8 | 7.3% | 31.2% | 1,182 | 1.1 miles |
| Bellerive FCJ Catholic College | 47.3 | 9.7% | 37.9% | 955 | 1.4 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | 34.5 | 12.4% | 66.9% | 940 | 1.4 miles |
| Archbishop Blanch CofE High School | — | — | — | 1,179 | 1.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.18%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.12%
- Persistent absence
- 35.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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Liverpool Life Sciences UTC0.0 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Belvedere Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College1.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool1.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
The Studio School Liverpool ranks 27th of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Chesterfield High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Studio School Liverpool teach?
- The Studio School Liverpool teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the principal of The Studio School Liverpool?
- The principal of The Studio School Liverpool is Mrs Jill Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Studio School Liverpool last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Studio School Liverpool, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Studio School Liverpool?
- The Studio School Liverpool has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is The Studio School Liverpool full?
- The Studio School Liverpool has capacity for 300 pupils and 268 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Studio School Liverpool a faith school?
- No. The Studio School Liverpool has no designated religious character.
- Is The Studio School Liverpool a selective school?
- No. The Studio School Liverpool is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Studio School Liverpool?
- The Studio School Liverpool is part of NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Studio School Liverpool's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44 in 2022/23 and 39.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Studio School Liverpool rank locally?
- The Studio School Liverpool ranked 17th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Studio School Liverpool's absence rate?
- The Studio School Liverpool's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Studio School Liverpool's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Studio School Liverpool'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 1 July 2026.