Studio West (school)

{{Infobox school

| name = Studio West

| established = September 2014

| type = Studio school

| head_label = Principal

| head = Andrew Dryden

| address = West Denton Way, West Denton

| city = Newcastle upon Tyne

| county = Tyne and Wear

| postcode = NE5 2SZ

| country = England

| country1 = United Kingdom

| coordinates = {{coord|54.99429|-1.69872|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}

| dfeno = 391/4000

| urn = 140965

| ofsted = yes

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 19 (Sixth form)

| publication =

| website = {{URL|http://www.studiowestnewcastle.com/}}

}}

Studio West, opened in September 2014,{{cite web|last=Weatherall|first=Nicola|title=New 'studio school' promises to change the face of education in Newcastle|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/new-studio-school-promises-change-4051745|work=ChronicleLive|date=5 June 2013|accessdate=14 January 2014}} is a studio school situated in Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England.

Studio West opened on the old All Saints College site in West Denton. Along with Kenton School, it is part of the Northern Leaders Trust. All Saints College opened in September 2002, and formed All Saints Church of England College Trust in 2010. It closed in the summer of 2014, just 12 years after opening. West Denton High School was originally based on the site.

History

All Saints College was an 11 to 18 Church of England faith school with foundation status in West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-30 |title=All Saints College |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/133302 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |accessdate=2022-04-09}} It was established in 2002 as a Fresh Start school, replacing West Denton High School and Firfield Community School, with it being located on the site of the former,{{Cite web |date=2002-08-30 |title=A new age school rises on the Tyne |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/a-new-age-school-rises-on-the-tyne/171287.article |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}} and two middle schools. It was jointly founded and administered by the Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle City Council and Newcastle University.{{Cite web |date=2003-11-10 |title=INSPECTION REPORT: ALL SAINTS COLLEGE |url=https://files.api.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/794499 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Ofsted}} In 2006 it became a specialist school in Business and Enterprise and in 2010 it became a trust school,{{Cite web |date=2012-10-24 |title=School report: All Saints Church of England College Trust |url=https://files.api.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2134391 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=Ofsted}} forming the All Saints Church of England College Trust in May 2010.{{Cite web |title=All Saints Church of England College Trust - GOV.UK |url=https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/1325 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |language=en}} After a negative Ofsted inspection in 2014, Newcastle City Council closed the school and allowed the neighbouring Kenton School to establish a new studio school on its site.{{Cite web |last=Proctor |first=Kate |date=2013-05-20 |title=All Saints College in West Denton will close in September 2014 |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/axe-fall-struggling-college-3874687 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=Evening Chronicle |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Impact Assessment for Studio West |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477113/Studio_West_-_Impact_Assessment.pdf |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk}} The new Studio West opened in September 2014.{{Cite web |title=Studio West - GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140965 |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |language=en}}

Principals

Andrew Dryden is the Principal of Studio West.{{Cite web |url=http://www.studiowestnewcastle.com/res/docs/Propsectus_Hello.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 January 2014 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202190611/http://www.studiowestnewcastle.com/res/docs/Propsectus_Hello.pdf |url-status=dead }}

All Saints College had 5 principals in its 12 years:

James Colquhoun (2002–03)
Russ Wallace (Acting) (2004)
David Scott (2004-2009)
Lesley Craig (2009-2013)
Sue Huntley (Acting) (2014)

Ofsted judgements

As of 2024, the school has received two Ofsted judgements one in 2017, where it was rated requires improvement https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2671051 and another where it was rated Good.{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Hannah |title=Praise for Newcastle school where pupils are made to spend three months in a job |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/studio-west-school-ofsted-report-16414432 |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=Chronicle Live |date=14 June 2019}}

References

Category:Secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne

Category:Studio schools

Category:Educational institutions established in 2014

Category:2014 establishments in England