Stowmarket High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 145055
- Address
- Onehouse Road, IP14 1QR
- Website
- www.stowhigh.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 901 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 86.8%
Other White 4%
Mixed 3.8%
Unclassified 3%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 161 |
Admissions
Stowmarket High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 180
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 94 94 |
| Year 8 | 179 88 91 |
| Year 9 | 183 87 96 |
| Year 10 | 186 103 83 |
| Year 11 | 165 86 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 37.0% 38.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 42.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |