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Nether Stowe School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

St Chad's Road, Lichfield WS13 7NB · netherstowe.staffs.sch.uk · 01543 263446

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
38.7
average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
692
73% of 944 places
Local authority
Staffordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
35.6%
First language not English
7.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 104 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 92 (Places 196)92September 2023: 95 (Places 210)95September 2024: 105 (Places 167)105September 2025: 56 (Places 99)56September 2026: 48 (Places 104)48Places 104
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026104480.5100%
September 2025Sept 202599560.6100%
September 2024Sept 20241671050.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023210950.5100%
September 2022Sept 2022196920.599%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 23.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.8 (England 46.3)46.82017/18: 44.3 (England 46.5)44.32018/19: 43.8 (England 46.7)43.82021/22: 45.4 (England 48.8)45.42022/23: 40.4 (England 46.3)40.42023/24: 38.5 (England 45.9)38.52024/25: 38.7 (England 46.0)38.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼38.746.0
▼23.6%45.4%
▼47.2%64.8%
▼11.3%40.5%
▼3.194.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124409)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form22.5−15.1
Further education63.1+20.9
Apprenticeship2.7−2.8
Employment0.90
Not in a lasting destination9−0.2
Activity not captured1.8−2.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 20.6 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 23.9 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 26.8 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 35.7 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 26.9 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 28.5 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 27.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
29 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.32
29 studentsC- (27.4)Below average -0.32
20 studentsMerit+ (29.4)Average +0.24
23.1%AAB or better
91.7%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2433C (28.5)-0.13
2022/2334C- (26.9)—
2021/2242B- (35.7)—
2018/1924C- (26.8)-0.17
2017/1834D+ (23.9)-0.26
2016/1741D (20.6)-0.69
2015/1639D+ (24.3)-0.51

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University43.6−21.5
Further education2.6+0.3
Apprenticeship10.3+1
Employment28.2+11.9
Not in a lasting destination12.8+8.1
Activity not captured2.6+0.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Nether Stowe School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
17 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124409), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Apr 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124409)

  • Mar 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124409)

What parents said

38% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (167 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
38%
Positive
35%
Replies
167
21% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼38% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼58% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼39% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼37% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼37% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼30% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼39% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 96% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼27% agreeEngland 43%

based on 53 parents (32%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼32% agreeEngland 63%

based on 52 parents (31%) with SEND

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