Stowmarket High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Stowmarket, East of England IP14 1QR · Suffolk
#297 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#2403 of 4,090 nationally
About Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket High School is a academy secondary located in Stowmarket, in the Suffolk local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 901 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 41.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 297th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (69th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (30th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 901; capacity filled 75.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 58.4%; ebacc average points 3.52.
There are 22 schools in Stowmarket; Stowmarket High School ranks 11th of 22 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)40.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)35.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)20.5%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Stowmarket High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 901
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 75.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 40.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 35.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 58.4%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.52
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Stowmarket High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Wood Ley Community Primary School
Stowmarket · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
307 students · 342 m away
Chilton Community Primary School
Stowmarket · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
133 students · 626 m away
Grace Cook Primary School
Stowmarket · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
203 students · 915 m away
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
Stowmarket · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
366 students · 1.0 km away
Combs Ford Primary School
Stowmarket · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
299 students · 2.1 km away
Cedars Park Community Primary School
Stowmarket · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
389 students · 2.2 km away
Finborough School
Stowmarket · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
716 students · 2.4 km away
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Stowmarket · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
177 students · 2.5 km away
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Stowmarket · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
108 students · 2.9 km away
Stowupland High School
Stowmarket · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
846 students · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
East Bergholt High School
Colchester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
902 students
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
903 students
Wixams Academy
Bedford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
903 students
Manningtree High School
Manningtree · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
908 students
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
893 students
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon · Academy secondary · Ages 11–14
892 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Stowmarket High School a good school?
Stowmarket High School has a Success Index (England) of 41.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #297 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Stowmarket High School rank in East of England?
Stowmarket High School ranks #297 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #2403 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Stowmarket High School?
Stowmarket High School had 901 students in 2025.
Is Stowmarket High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Stowmarket High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Stowmarket High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Stowmarket High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.