Nether Stowe School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F37
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Lichfield, WS13 7NB
- Distance
- 1.7km away
The Friary School
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Local ranking2nd of 70 secondary schools in Staffordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1250
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 20 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 58.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 65.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 203
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 24.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
80
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 19.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 39.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 190
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1220
- Boys
- 599 (48%)
- Girls
- 656 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1250 (100% full)
- SEND
- 11.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.9%
- EAL
- 8.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.1%
- SEN Support
- 10.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 68.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,004/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
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.5%
- Asian Chinese: 4.0%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
85.5%
White British
4.0%
Asian Chinese
3.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Eastern Avenue
Lichfield, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 146907
- UKPRN
- 10083618
- Establishment No.
- 4126
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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