Head of School Message

Leaders have ensured that the curriculum is designed to meet the needs of pupils. The balance of specialist and academic teaching is appropriate. It gives pupils a rounded education while providing time for them to focus on their passion for the performing arts or sport.

Welcome to LEAF Studio – a specialist Studio School for young people intent on careers in either performing arts or sport. We are proud to be different to other schools – we provide a unique vocational environment for high performing students to follow a specially designed curriculum that blends core academic studies with industry level technical training in their chosen specialisms. Our role is to prepare our young people for their real-world careers and give them the academic qualifications, specialism training and key life skills to be able to be successful in whatever path they choose to follow in sport or the performing arts.

As our mantra states, we believe that our students ‘Perform to their Potential’ – and that with hard work and dedication great outcomes are possible for all our students. We believe in a ‘growth mindset’ for all students and staff, and this drives forward our expectation that all our students will reach their full potential.

We provide a rigorous academic curriculum that compliments the specialist programmes all students follow in order to ensure that they make outstanding progress. In addition, a comprehensive package of personal development ensures that student well-being is always at the heart of what we do, so that our young people leave here as confident and collaborative members of their community.

LEAF Studio is an exciting and unique place to be – a positive, challenging and welcoming environment where high expectations run through every aspect of school life.

Tim Clark – Head of School