Stowupland High School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F39
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ
- Distance
- 10.4km away
Debenham High School
Gracechurch Street, Debenham, Stowmarket, IP14 6BL
Local ranking1st of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
625
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 2 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 55.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 136
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 699
- Boys
- 354 (50%)
- Girls
- 360 (50%)
- Capacity
- 625 (114% full)
- SEND
- 9.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.4%
- EAL
- 1.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 7.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,545/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.5%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.1%
91.5%
White British
2.8%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Gracechurch Street
Stowmarket, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136416
- UKPRN
- 10032607
- Establishment No.
- 4504
- Trust
- HEART OF SUFFOLK EDUCATION TRUST
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