Nether Stowe School
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Secondary
Lichfield · WS13 7NB · Staffordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att838.5
- P8-0.7
- EM5+30%
- Absence12.0%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 124408
King Edward VI School
Community school · Lichfield · WS14 9EE
Ages 11–18 · 1,609 pupils · Staffordshire
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
53.1
Overall absence
7.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-12-05
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.18
−20+2
Attainment 853.1
English & maths grade 5+63%
English & maths grade 4+83%
EBacc entry45%
EBacc APS: 4.8
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised2.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,273
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill115%
1,609 pupils · 1,395 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,609
- Boys / girls
- 835 / 774
- School capacity
- 1,395
- Capacity fill
- 1,609 / 1,395 (115%)
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
- FSM pupils
- 160
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catharine Forster
Location
- Address
- Upper St John Street
- Postcode
- WS14 9EE
- Town
- Lichfield
- County
- Staffordshire
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 1,609 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 12.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Friary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Lichfield · WS13 7EW · Staffordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att857.6
- P80.9
- EM5+62%
- Absence6.9%
1.6 miles away
Saxon Hill Academy
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy special converter
Lichfield · WS14 9DE · Staffordshire
Ages 2–19
- KS20%
- Absence20.1%
- FSM37.8%
0.1 miles away
Five Spires Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Lichfield · WS14 9AN · Staffordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS287%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM12.6%
0.3 miles away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Strong standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Lichfield · WS14 9AN · Staffordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS265%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM8.8%
0.3 miles away
Queen's Croft High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy special converter
Lichfield · WS13 6PJ · Staffordshire
Ages 11–19
- Att81.3
- P8-1.7
- EM5+0%
- Absence12.3%
0.3 miles away
St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Lichfield · WS14 9AN · Staffordshire
Ages 5–11
- KS272%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM5.0%
0.4 miles away
Other independent special school
Cannock · WS12 4TS · Staffordshire
Ages 9–16
0.5 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catharine Forster
- Telephone
- 01543255714