Academy converter · Suffolk

Stowupland High School

11–18Ages
846Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
151384URN

Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 above Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

244 applications for 126 places · 10th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2015

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.1of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

31st of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Suffolk median (1.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

244 applications · 126 places offered · 120 named it first

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Stowupland High School (URN 143362), Stowupland High School (URN 124853), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	126	244	1.9	120	0.95
Sep 2025	152	235	1.6	123	0.81
Sep 2024 *	143	255	1.8	135	0.94
Sep 2023 *	170	267	1.6	143	0.84
Sep 2022 *	171	276	1.6	165	0.96
Sep 2021 *	146	229	1.6	135	0.92
Sep 2020 *	184	232	1.3	171	0.93
Sep 2019 *	196	267	1.4	179	0.91
Sep 2018 *	179	276	1.5	180	1.01
Sep 2017 *	218	307	1.4	225	1.03
Sep 2016 *	178	295	1.7	176	0.99
Sep 2015 *	181	303	1.7	173	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

149 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.131st of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%41st of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2022/23, the latest published)−0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	149	40.1	28%	56%	–
2024/25	173	41.1	40%	60%	–
2023/24					–
2022/23 *	175	40.0	33%	55%	−0.23

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Stowupland High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
Stowmarket High School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
Debenham High School
10.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
Claydon High School
12.1 km · Suffolk

2025

2.2applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
14.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Westbourne Academy
15.4 km · Suffolk

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
Hartismere School
15.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Thurston Community College
15.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Ixworth High School
16.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 39.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151384 · 935/4050
Trust: Oxlip Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,085 pupils · 846 on roll
Free school meals: 28.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Stowupland High School (URN 143362); Stowupland High School (URN 124853)
Address: Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources