Stowupland High School
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Every child who put Stowupland High School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–18
- Pupils on roll
- 897
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
School overview
Stowupland High School is a secondary school serving Stowmarket, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 897 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Stowupland High School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 41.1, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.
40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Stowupland High School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 120 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 13.4%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Stowupland High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.