Stowupland High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Stowmarket, Suffolk
IP14 4BQ
Composite score
51.4

School overview

Stowupland High School is a secondary school serving Stowmarket, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. 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. 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 further down the page.

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#2,365
National rank
#262
In East of England
#28
In Suffolk
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
12%
EBacc average points score
3.52

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 897 % FSM ever-6 27.4% % EAL 4.0% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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