Somerset Studio School, Radstock

In its own words: "Somerset Studio School is a mainstream state school where classroom based learning and the world of work are integrated. It is designed for 14-19 year olds of all abilities working closely with local employers . Studio Schools offer a range of academic and vocational qualifications including GCSEs in English, maths and s cience."

In 2026, pupils at Somerset Studio School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 32.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.1 in Bath and North East Somerset and 47 across England.

16% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Bath and North East Somerset and 47% in England.

That is up from 30.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.31: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 11 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Design and Technology, Multimedia and Combined Science.

Across Bath and North East Somerset, 88% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Bath and North East Somerset lodged 56 appeals against secondary school offers; 39 reached a hearing and 23 succeeded (59% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Somerset Studio School are Writhlington School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5); Norton Hill Academy (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51); Somervale Secondary School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); and Saint Gregory's Catholic College (5.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Somerset Studio School.

Somerset Studio School is one of 44 schools run by Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 31 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 35 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 20% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 40% into work.

2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 41 pupils (27%) received SEN support and 9 (5.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Somerset Studio School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Somerset Studio School.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Writhlington School (n-bound), 170 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 36 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86).

In 2024/25, Somerset Studio School issued 57 suspensions, 41.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Somerset Studio School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.2 miles), St Nicholas Church School (0.6 miles), Trinity Church School (0.9 miles) and Kilmersdon Church School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.