Nether Stowe School

State-Funded School

nether-stowe-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

LichfieldConstituency

WS13 7NBPostcode

0.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Nether Stowe School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 692 pupils. Nether Stowe School is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 14 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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 Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 23.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.19

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

692

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 692
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
4 Aug 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
1 Mar 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.