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Stowupland High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket IP14 4BQ · stowuplandhighschool.co.uk · 01449 674827
On the mapSearch near IP14 4BQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 846
- 78% of 1,085 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 120 families put the school first and 126 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 126 | 120 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 152 | 123 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 135 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 143 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 171 | 165 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 39.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (21.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 143362)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 40.5 | −9 |
| Further education | 35.7 | +0.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +1.9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 143362)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 students | D (21.2) | Well below average -0.73 | |
| 28 students | D (21.2) | Well below average -0.73 | |
| 19 students | Dist- (30.4) | Average -0.03 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 37 | C- (28.1) | -0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 64 | D (19.5) | -0.41 |
| 2016/17 | 81 | C- (25.4) | -0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 24.6 | −31.5 |
| Further education | 3.1 | +1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 20 | +18.2 |
| Employment | 36.9 | +8.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | +2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.2 | +0.9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 143362)
Ofsted
Stowupland High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143362)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 143362), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143362)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143362)
Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143362)