Nether Stowe School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 19 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
- 786 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.6%
- Persistent absence
- 33.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 82.4%
Other White 5.5%
Unclassified 4.5%
Mixed 4.4%
African 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.19
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 20 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 37 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 104 |
Admissions
Nether Stowe School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 99
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 114
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 159 88 71 |
| Year 8 | 190 90 100 |
| Year 9 | 170 76 94 |
| Year 10 | 104 56 48 |
| Year 11 | 106 57 49 |
| Year 12 | 24 8 16 |
| Year 13 | 33 12 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 51.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 10.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 2.4% |