The Studio School Liverpool

The Studio School Liverpool (simply referred to as The Studio) is a 14–19 mixed, studio school and sixth form in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was established in September 2013 and is part of the Northern Schools Trust.[1] It can be considered a sister school to Liverpool Life Sciences UTC which is run by the same trust and shares the same section of the former Contemporary Urban Centre, a restored Victorian-era warehouse in the Baltic Triangle.

The Studio School Liverpool
Former Contemporary Urban Centre, now occupied by the school.
Address
41 Greenland Street

Liverpool
,
Merseyside
,
L1 0BS

England
Coordinates53°23′41″N 2°58′45″W
Information
Other nameThe Studio
TypeStudio school
EstablishedSeptember 2013 (2013-09)[1]
Local authorityLiverpool City Council
TrustNorthern Schools Trust
Department for Education URN139589 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalMs Jill Davies[2]
GenderMixed
Age range13–19
Enrolment304 (2020)[1]
Capacity300[1]
Colour(s)Yellow/Black
Websitewww.thestudioliverpool.uk

History

The former Contemporary Urban Centre, more commonly known as CUC, is a grade II-listed,[3] Victorian era warehouse on Greenland Street in Liverpool. It was built in the late 19th century, possibly as early as 1854,[3][4] and was as an oil warehouse from at least 1890.[5] It became a grade II-listed building on 19 June 1985.[3]

The building was renovated in 2008 and used as a charity-operated "cinema, theatre and auditorium, wedding venue and a restaurant and bar" but was forced to close due to loss of funding for the site in 2011.[6] Once the site was shut down in 2012, it was bought by Northern Schools Trust[7] and turned into The Studio School Liverpool and Liverpool Life Sciences UTC.

Curriculum

The school specializes in technology and digital art,[8] and has six sponsors that support its teaching.[9] For its sixth form, pupils can choose their own courses or follow one of two recommended learning pathways that determine curriculum options.[10] These pathways are:

  • Creative — three A Levels focusing on art and design, graphics and lens-based media
  • Technologist — Extended diploma in games, animation and VFX, or AQA Diploma in Scripting and Programming plus core maths/A Level maths

The school also had an additional "Analyst" pathway[11] which focused on more general subjects such as English/History/Film/Psychology/Computing/Maths, but has since removed.[10]

References
  1. "The Studio School Liverpool". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. "Studio team". The Studio School Liverpool. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "45-51, GREENLAND STREET, Liverpool - 1068205 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. GmbH, Klokan Technologies. "Map of the borough of Liverpool : with Parliamentary boundaries, ecclesiastical divisions and a part of the Cheshire coast". www.oldmapsonline.org. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. GmbH, Klokan Technologies. "Insurance Plan of the City of Liverpool Vol. III: sheet 50-2". britishlibrary.georeferencer.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. "City entertainment venue to close". BBC News. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. Houghton, Alistair (11 July 2012). "Contemporary Urban Centre (CUC) bought by North Liverpool Academy Trust". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. "KS4". The Studio. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. "Sponsors and partners". The Studio. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. "We have 3 pathways through Creative, Tehnologies and Analysts". The Studio. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. "Our pathways". The Studio. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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