Nether Stowe School
Academy converter in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 692 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 944 |
| Free school meals | 35.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| Address | St Chad's Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 7NB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://netherstowe.staffs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01543263446 |
| URN | 146493 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Post-16 provision | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 April 2023, published 4 August 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- King Edward VI School (secondary school, about 1.6 km)
- The Friary School (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Chase Terrace Academy (secondary school, about 7.4 km)
- Erasmus Darwin Academy (secondary school, about 8.0 km)
- Brownhills Ormiston Academy (secondary school, about 8.3 km)
- Shire Oak Academy (secondary school, about 9.1 km)
- Lift Rawlett (secondary school, about 9.2 km)
- Rugeley John Taylor (all-through school, about 9.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.