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%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | Technical Award | 23 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 36 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 32 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
Biology | GCSE | 53 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Nether Stowe School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 167
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
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 |
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% |
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% |