Stowe SchoolThornton College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Stowe School and Thornton College.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 21.6 for Stowe School and 62.2 for Thornton College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Stowe School (30.7 in 2021-22, 21.6 in 2024-25) and has risen at Thornton College (56.2 in 2021-22, 62.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BuckinghamStowe School | Milton KeynesThornton College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 12-19 | 3-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 876 | 315 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 580 | |
| Location | Buckingham, MK18 5EH | Milton Keynes, MK17 0HJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 21.6 | 62.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 63.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 87.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 34.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.83 | 5.40 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 171 | 46 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 192 | 27 | |
| A-level average points | 39.3 | 39.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 40.1 | 42.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.9% | 31.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 901 | 358 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 0.3% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
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