Somerset Studio School
Knobsbury Lane, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Studio schools
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Bruce Hain
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 142125
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01761438557
About this school
Somerset Studio School is a secondary school in Radstock. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 152 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Somerset Studio School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 25 January 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 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | 40.4 | 30.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.61 -1.15 to -0.07 | -0.31 -0.83 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 32.3% | 12.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 48.4% | 31.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
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 Somerset 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 | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.4 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.5 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 138 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Somerset Studio School compares
Somerset Studio School ranked 14th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% 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 | 30.5 | 16.2% | 23.9% | 152 | — |
| Writhlington School | 40.3 | 9.3% | 28.6% | 894 | 0.1 miles |
| Norton Hill Academy | 50.2 | 6.5% | 18.3% | 1,757 | 2.2 miles |
| Somervale Secondary School | 45 | 6.4% | 23.8% | 781 | 2.4 miles |
| Saint Gregory's Catholic College | 46.6 | 8.6% | 19.3% | 987 | 5.2 miles |
| Frome Community College | 42.7 | 11.9% | 24.1% | 1,298 | 6.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.88%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 16.15%
- Persistent absence
- 56.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Writhlington School0.1 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Norton Hill Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Somervale Secondary School2.4 miles
Secondary · Radstock
-
Saint Gregory's Catholic College5.2 miles
Secondary · Bath
-
Frome Community College6.0 miles
Secondary · Frome
Other schools in Radstock
- Norton Hill Academy Secondary
- Somervale Secondary School Secondary
- Writhlington School Secondary
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Hemington Primary School Primary
- Kilmersdon Church School Primary
- Leigh On Mendip School Primary
- Longvernal Primary School Primary
- Midsomer Norton Primary School Primary
- Oakhill Church School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Somerset Studio School teach?
- Somerset Studio School teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Radstock.
- Who is the headteacher of Somerset Studio School?
- The headteacher of Somerset Studio School is Mr Bruce Hain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Somerset Studio School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Somerset 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 many pupils are at Somerset Studio School?
- Somerset Studio School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Somerset Studio School full?
- Somerset Studio School has capacity for 250 pupils and 152 on roll (61%), 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 Somerset Studio School a faith school?
- No. Somerset Studio School has no designated religious character.
- Is Somerset Studio School part of an academy trust?
- Somerset Studio School is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Somerset Studio School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.4 in 2022/23 and 30.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Somerset Studio School compare with other schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
- Somerset Studio School ranked 14th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% 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 Somerset Studio School's absence rate?
- Somerset Studio School's overall absence rate is 16.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Somerset Studio School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Somerset 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 2 July 2026.