The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/07/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.4%
39.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,039
Capacity used
Has space69%
1,500 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
159 of 159 families who put it first got an offer
183
Places offered
219
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 159 | 159 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 46 | 13 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 219 | 172 | 79% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Ford
- Address
- Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
- Phone
- 01299872950
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Mitton · Wyre Forest
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137162
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,039 pupils · 1,500 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 July 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 976 pupils
Attendance
87.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
39.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.17 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.48 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 13.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 169 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.64 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 60 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 167 | 10% | 46% | 66% | |
| English Language | 166 | 10% | 36% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 161 | 6% | 37% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 114 | 1% | 18% | 40% | |
| Geography | 88 | 8% | 32% | 50% | |
| Biology | 51 | 22% | 67% | 86% | |
| Physics | 49 | 12% | 69% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 49 | 10% | 57% | 84% | |
| History | 37 | 8% | 30% | 35% | |
| Art and Design | 33 | 6% | 45% | 64% | |
| Business | 30 | 7% | 27% | 57% | |
| French | 26 | 19% | 38% | 65% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Biology | 13 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Mathematics | 13 | 15% | 31% | 46% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 0% | 25% | 50% | |
| Geography | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 40% | |
| English Literature | 9 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Film Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Spanish | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13332: The Stourport High School and VIth Form College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 47% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.