The Studio School Liverpool

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

Liverpool
,
Merseyside
,
L1 0BS

England
Coordinates53°23′41″N 2°58′45″W / 53.3948°N 2.9791°W / 53.3948; -2.9791
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

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

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[obsolete source], plus core or 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. ^ 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.