The Studio School Liverpool

Studio school in Liverpool, Merseyside, England

The Studio School Liverpool

Former Contemporary Urban Centre, now occupied by the school.

Address

41 Greenland Street

Liverpool

Merseyside

L1 0BS

England

Coordinates| 53°23′41″N 2°58′45″W﻿ / ﻿53.3948°N 2.9791°W﻿ / 53.3948; -2.9791
Information
Other name| The Studio
Type| Studio school
Established| September 2013 (2013-09)[1]
Local authority| Liverpool City Council
Trust| Northern Schools Trust
Department for Education URN| 139589 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Principal| Ms Jill Davies[2]
Gender| Mixed
Age range| 13–19
Enrolment| 304 (2020)[1]
Capacity| 300[1]
Colour(s)| Yellow/Black
Website| www.thestudioliverpool.uk

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.

## History

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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

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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[obsolete source] 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

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1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "We have 3 pathways through Creative, Tehnologies and Analysts". The Studio. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
11. ^ "Our pathways". The Studio. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

## External links

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* Official website

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Schools in Liverpool

Primary schools|

* Arnot St Mary Church of England Primary School
* Broadgreen Primary School
* Dovedale Primary School
* Liverpool College
* Roscoe Primary School

Secondary schools|

| Boys|

* Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
* St Francis Xavier's College
* St Margaret's Church of England Academy
* West Derby School

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Girls|

* Archbishop Blanch School
* Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
* Broughton Hall High School
* Holly Lodge Girls' College
* St John Bosco Arts College
* St Julie's Catholic High School
* The Belvedere Academy

Coeducational|

* Academy of St Francis of Assisi
* Academy of St Nicholas
* Alsop High School
* Archbishop Beck Catholic College
* Calderstones School
* Childwall Academy
* Dixons Broadgreen Academy
* Dixons Croxteth Academy
* Dixons Fazakerley Academy
* Gateacre School
* King David High School
* King's Leadership Academy Liverpool
* Liverpool College
* Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
* North Liverpool Academy
* Notre Dame Catholic College
* St Edward's College
* St Hilda's Church of England High School
* The Studio School Liverpool

Grammar|

* The Liverpool Blue Coat School

Special schools|

* Clifford Holroyde
* Royal School for the Blind

Further education|

* The City of Liverpool College
* University of Liverpool Mathematics School

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* Anfield Community Comprehensive School
* Blackburne House
* Bluecoat Chambers
* Huyton College
* Huyton Hill Preparatory School
* Liverpool Collegiate School
* Liverpool Institute High School for Boys
* Liverpool Institute High School for Girls
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