Nether Stowe School
About the school
Nether Stowe School is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 March 2026
- Published
- 14 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.7
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 23.60%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 47.20%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.30%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.19
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.4
AAB or better
- School
- 23.10%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
786
Girls
50.76%
Boys
49.24%
SEN support
9.54%
Education, health and care plan
1.78%
English as an additional language
7.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.49%
Overall absence
12.35
Persistent absence
33.95
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
101
Sustained education or employment
86%
Education
85%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
36
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
42%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
36%