Nether Stowe School
St Chad's Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NB
692 pupils · 73% of 944 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.46 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 104 | 48 | 174 | 82 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 99 | 56 | 252 | 88 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 167 | 105 | 288 | 148 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 210 | 95 | 287 | 168 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 196 | 92 | 263 | 138 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 126 | 81 | 247 | 100 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 103 | 81 | 234 | 95 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 124 | 100 | 241 | 112 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King Edward VI School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Friary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Chase Terrace Academy 7.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Erasmus Darwin Academy 8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy 8.3 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Shire Oak Academy 9.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.