Inspire Enterprise Academy (formerly Southampton Studio School) was a

Studio school A studio school is a type of specialist secondary school in England that is designed to give students practical skills in workplace environments as well as traditional academic and vocational courses of study. Like traditional schools, studio sc ...

located in

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

, designed for students aged 14–19 who intended to pursue a career in business and enterprise. It was founded in 2013 as part of the Studio Schools Trust. The school combined project-based learning and business experiences. In September 2014 Inspire Enterprise Academy's sister, the Isle of Wight Studio School, opened on the

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. On 6 July 2015 the school announced that it would close at the end of the academic year. The school formally closed in August 2015. Children in Year 10 were offered a transfer to the Isle of Wight Studio School.

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