Cheshire Studio School
West Street, C/O the Learning Partnership, Crewe Utc, Crewe, CW1 2PZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Thomas
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 140813
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
About this school
Cheshire Studio School is a secondary school in Crewe. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 0 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, 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 | 24 | 30 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 23.0 | 22.9 | 24.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.55 -2.11 to -0.98 | -1.62 -2.15 to -1.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 16.7% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 17% | 16.7% | 27.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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 Cheshire 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 22.9 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 24 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 55 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cheshire Studio School compares
Cheshire Studio School ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 19% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24 | 18.3% | 50% | 0 | — |
| Crewe Engineering and Design UTC | 32.4 | 10.8% | 34.8% | 299 | 0.0 miles |
| Sir William Stanier School | 28.4 | 13.6% | 46.2% | 633 | 0.5 miles |
| Ruskin Community High School | 37.9 | 9.1% | 32.7% | 713 | 0.8 miles |
| The Oaks Academy | 35.4 | 7.6% | 49.4% | 681 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 47.7 | 6.7% | 19.3% | 642 | 1.2 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)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 18.3%
- Persistent absence
- 50%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC0.0 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Sir William Stanier School0.5 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Ruskin Community High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Crewe
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The Oaks Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
St Thomas More Catholic High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Crewe
Other schools in Crewe
Cheshire Studio School ranks 8th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Crewe.
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Secondary
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Secondary
- Madeley High School Secondary
- Ruskin Community High School Secondary
- Sir William Stanier School Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic High School Secondary
- The Oaks Academy Secondary
- Westminster Nursery School Nursery
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cheshire Studio School teach?
- Cheshire Studio School teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of Cheshire Studio School?
- The headteacher of Cheshire Studio School is Mr Daniel Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cheshire Studio School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cheshire Studio School, 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 Cheshire Studio School?
- Cheshire Studio School has 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Cheshire Studio School full?
- Cheshire Studio School has capacity for 300 pupils and 0 on roll (0%), 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 Cheshire Studio School a faith school?
- No. Cheshire Studio School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Cheshire Studio School?
- Cheshire Studio School is part of THE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cheshire Studio School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 23 in 2022/23 and 24 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cheshire Studio School rank locally?
- Cheshire Studio School ranked 22nd of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 19% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cheshire Studio School's absence rate?
- Cheshire Studio School's overall absence rate is 18.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cheshire Studio School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cheshire 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 1 July 2026.