Stowmarket High School

State-Funded School

stowmarket-high-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketConstituency

IP14 1QRPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Stowmarket High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 901 pupils. Stowmarket High School is part of KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.52

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

901

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 901
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2025	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
14 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
13 Sept 2018	Good	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.