Stowmarket High School is a secondary school located in Stowmarket. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Website: www.stowhigh.com
Telephone: 01449613541
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dave Lee-Allan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145055

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1203
Number of Pupils: 829
Number of Boys: 431
Number of Girls: 398

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.39 Confidence interval -0.6 to -0.17
Of the 140 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 135 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wood Ley Community Primary School
Lowry Way , IP14 1UF 		3out of 4 374 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chilton Community Primary School
Violet Hill Road , IP14 1NN 		- not rated 683 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
Danescourt Avenue , IP14 1QF 		- not rated 1,102 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Combs Ford Primary School
Glemsford Road , IP14 2PN 		- not rated 2,348 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cedars Park Community Primary School
Pintail Road , IP14 5FP 		2out of 4 2,449 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stowmarket High School
Onehouse Road , IP14 1QR 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Olive Ap - Academy Suffolk
Chilton Way , IP14 1SZ 		1out of 4 331 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Acorn Cottage The Lodge
Ipswich Road , Elmsett IP7 6NY 		- not rated 1,227 yd Other independent special school No Girls More About School
Gable End
Fen Lane , IP7 7NL 		- not rated 1,227 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Finborough School
The Hall , Great Finborough IP14 3EF 		- not rated 2,663 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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