Stowupland High School | Secondary with sixth form in Stowmarket, Mid Suffolk | Ofsted & DfE

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

32%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

609.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

897

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

32%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

609.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

897

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

40%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

32%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

609.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

897

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

27%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authoritySuffolk

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Stowupland High School · Secondary with sixth form · Suffolk

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Finance£12644 spend / pupil£10401 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

60%

60%60%60%

'25

'25 · 60%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

40%

40%40%40%

'25

'25 · 40%

Attainment 8

41.1

41.141.141.1

'25

'25 · 41.1

EBacc entry

32%

32%32%32%

'25

'25 · 32%

EBacc APS

609.0

609.0609.0609.0

'25

'25 · 609.0

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

21.1

21.121.121.1

'25

'25 · 21.1

A-level value added

-0.73

-0.7-0.7-0.7

'25

'25 · -0.7

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

11%

11%11%11%

'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

DDD

'25

'25 · D

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.73

Well below average

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

897

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

27%

Contact

Address

Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ

Local authority

Suffolk

Website

https://www.stowuplandhighschool.co.uk/

Telephone

01449674827

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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	60%	40%	41.1	Not applicable	32%	609.0	36%	897
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	21.1	D	-0.73	11%	31

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	897	17.7	17%	4%	27%	10%	27%
2023/24	—	—	—	—	—	13%	37%