Nether Stowe School | School performance

47%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

11%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

338.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

786

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

11%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

338.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

786

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

24%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

38.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

11%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

338.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

786

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

34%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 19/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityStaffordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Nether Stowe School · Secondary with sixth form · Staffordshire

Part ofTHE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

47%

+1pp

67%56%46%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

24%

-6pp

44%34%24%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 24%

Attainment 8

38.7

+0.2

45.442.038.5

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38.7

EBacc entry

11%

-0pp

17%14%11%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

EBacc APS

338.0

-17.0

408.7370.6332.5

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 338.0

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS

27.4

-1.1

35.731.326.9

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 27.4

A-level value added

-0.32

-0.2

-0.1-0.2-0.3

'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

23%

+1pp

23%16%10%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 23%

Average A-level grade

C-

B-C+C-

'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

786

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

36%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

34%

Contact

Address

St Chad's Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NB

Local authority

Staffordshire

Website

https://netherstowe.staffs.sch.uk/

Telephone

01543263446

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	47%	24%	38.7	Not applicable	11%	338.0	19%	786
2023/24	46%	30%	38.5	-0.70	12%	355.0	20%	763
2022/23	47%	25%	40.4	-0.65	17%	332.5	21%	666
2021/22	67%	44%	45.4	-0.32	13%	408.7	26%	621

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	27.4	C-	-0.32	23%	36
2023/24	28.4	C	-0.13	22%	40
2022/23	26.9	C-	—	10%	40
2021/22	35.7	B-	—	16%	45

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	786	16.5	11%	7%	36%	12%	34%
2023/24	763	18.8	19%	7%	37%	12%	34%
2022/23	666	14.3	18%	8%	38%	11%	36%
2021/22	621	14.8	20%	5%	32%	10%	28%
2020/21	635	14.1	21%	5%	26%	—	—
2018/19	659	—	22%	6%	33%	8%	20%