Somerset Studio School
Secondary · Studio schools · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Knobsbury Lane, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
83.8%
56.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
152
Capacity used
Has space61%
250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Bruce Hain
- Address
- Knobsbury Lane, Radstock, BA3 3NQ
- Phone
- 01761438557
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Radstock · Frome and East Somerset
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142125
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 35% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
152 pupils · 250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
25 January 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 74 pupils
Attendance
83.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
16.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
56.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.31 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.77 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.56 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 12.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 31.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 32 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.56 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| A-level students | 9 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 31 | 3% | 23% | 48% | |
| English Language | 31 | 3% | 16% | 32% | |
| English Literature | 30 | 3% | 13% | 33% | |
| Design & Technology | 27 | 11% | 41% | 70% | |
| Physics | 21 | 5% | 14% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 5% | 10% | 48% | |
| Biology | 20 | 5% | 20% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 16% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 22% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.