Nether Stowe School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Apr 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
Staffordshire
Unique reference
146493
Address
St Chad's Road, WS13 7NB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
763 (72% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
7.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.5%
Persistent absence
35.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.9%
Other White 6%
Unclassified 4.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.65
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 17%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 25%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.4
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.29
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award23
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award36
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award32
Health StudiesTechnical Award20
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award13
Speech & DramaTechnical Award10
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
BiologyGCSE53
ChemistryGCSE51
Design & TechnologyGCSE15
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Nether Stowe School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
167
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
105
2nd preference
87
3rd preference
90
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
105
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
14
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
199
93
106
Year 8
174
80
94
Year 9
103
58
45
Year 10
107
58
49
Year 11
111
53
58
Year 12
34
12
22
Year 13
35
16
19
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
84.7%
85.6%
Further education
42.0%
43.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
38.0%
37.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
62.0%
57.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
27.0%
14.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
3.4%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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