The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Elizabeth Ford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Severn Academies Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,039
- URN
- 137162
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01299872950
About this school
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is a secondary academy in Stourport-on-Severn. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,039 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 | 209 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 38.4 | 39.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.70 to -0.31 | -0.70 -0.89 to -0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 24.4% | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 46.4% | 53.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 16.3% | 13.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.8 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.7 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,127 |
| 2023/24 | 1,132 |
| 2024/25 | 1,100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College compares
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College ranked 26th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.7 | 12.6% | 29.3% | 1,039 | — |
| The Bewdley School | 42.6 | 8.8% | 18.9% | 970 | 2.0 miles |
| Baxter College | 36.6 | 12.6% | 37.7% | 766 | 2.7 miles |
| King Charles I School | 44 | 8.4% | 28% | 1,140 | 2.9 miles |
| Wolverley CofE Secondary School | 42.4 | 9.8% | 27.6% | 964 | 4.8 miles |
| Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 9.2% | 24.9% | 1,290 | 7.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.3%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 12.62%
- Persistent absence
- 39.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bewdley School2.0 miles
Secondary · Bewdley
-
Baxter College2.7 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
King Charles I School2.9 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
Wolverley CofE Secondary School4.8 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre7.3 miles
Secondary · Droitwich Spa
Other schools in Stourport-on-Severn
- Astley CofE Primary School Primary
- Burlish Park Primary School Primary
- Lickhill Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School Primary
- St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stourport Primary Academy Primary
- Sytchampton Endowed Primary School Primary
- Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College teach?
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stourport-on-Severn.
- Who is the principal of The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College?
- The principal of The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is Mrs Elizabeth Ford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College?
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College has 1,039 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College full?
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,039 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College a faith school?
- No. The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College has no designated religious character.
- Is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College a selective school?
- No. The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College?
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is part of SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.8 in 2022/23 and 39.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College rank locally?
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College ranked 26th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.