Nether Stowe School
St Chad's Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Kirsty Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 944
- Pupils on roll
- 692
- URN
- 146493
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543263446
About this school
Nether Stowe School is a secondary academy in Lichfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 692 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nether Stowe School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 101 | 111 | 106 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 38.5 | 38.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 -0.93 to -0.37 | -0.70 -0.97 to -0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 29.7% | 23.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 45.9% | 47.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 11.7% | 11.3% |
| 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 Nether Stowe School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.5 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.7 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 666 |
| 2023/24 | 763 |
| 2024/25 | 786 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nether Stowe School compares
Nether Stowe School ranked 45th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% 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 | 38.7 | 12.4% | 36.5% | 692 | — |
| King Edward VI School | 52.2 | 5.5% | 13.3% | 1,609 | 1.0 miles |
| The Friary School | 57.8 | 6.4% | 19.9% | 1,255 | 1.0 miles |
| Chase Terrace Academy | 44.3 | 9.6% | 22.9% | 1,172 | 4.6 miles |
| Erasmus Darwin Academy | 47.8 | 7.3% | 18.9% | 1,112 | 5.0 miles |
| Brownhills Ormiston Academy | 37.1 | 9.4% | 50.8% | 778 | 5.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 19 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.49%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 12.35%
- Persistent absence
- 33.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VI School1.0 miles
Secondary · Lichfield
-
The Friary School1.0 miles
Secondary · Lichfield
-
Chase Terrace Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Burntwood
-
Erasmus Darwin Academy5.0 miles
Secondary · Burntwood
-
Brownhills Ormiston Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Walsall
Other schools in Lichfield
- King Edward VI School Secondary
- The Friary School Secondary
- Anna Seward Primary Primary
- Chadsmead Primary Academy Primary
- Charnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Five Spires Academy Primary
- Fradley Park Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Greysbrooke Primary School Primary
- Greywood Primary Academy Primary
- Scotch Orchard Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nether Stowe School teach?
- Nether Stowe School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Lichfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Nether Stowe School?
- The headteacher of Nether Stowe School is Ms Kirsty Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nether Stowe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nether Stowe School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Nether Stowe School?
- Nether Stowe School has 692 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Nether Stowe School full?
- Nether Stowe School has capacity for 944 pupils and 692 on roll (73%), 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 Nether Stowe School a faith school?
- No. Nether Stowe School has no designated religious character.
- Is Nether Stowe School a selective school?
- No. Nether Stowe School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Nether Stowe School part of an academy trust?
- Nether Stowe School is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nether Stowe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 38.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nether Stowe School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Nether Stowe School ranked 45th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% 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 Nether Stowe School's absence rate?
- Nether Stowe School's overall absence rate is 12.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nether Stowe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nether Stowe School'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 10 July 2026.