The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College

About The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a clear step up from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2018. That improvement is reflected across all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — each now rated Good. But the exam data tells a more complicated story. The school’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 academic year sits at -0.7, which is well below the national average and places it in the bottom 50 nationally. To put that in context, the average Progress 8 score for secondary schools in Worcestershire is -0.21, so Stourport is significantly behind its local peers. Within the Wyre Forest area, the school ranks 5th out of 6 schools on this measure, and across the West Midlands it sits at 335th out of 371. The Attainment 8 score of 38.4 is also modest, and only 46.4% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths.

At Key Stage 5, the picture is more mixed. The sixth form’s value-added score is -0.18, which is classed as Average, and the average points per entry is 28.48, equating to a grade C. The best three A-levels average out at a grade C as well, with 30.2 points. Only 11.8% of students achieved AAB or higher in at least two facilitating subjects, and the cohort was small at 28 pupils. The EBacc entry rate is low at 16.3%, and just 7.7% of pupils entered the full EBacc and achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. So while the school has made real progress in its Ofsted rating, the academic outcomes remain below the local and national averages, particularly at GCSE level. Parents looking at this school will want to weigh the improved behaviour and leadership against the attainment data, and consider whether the sixth form’s average value-added offers a better fit for their child.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 219 applications for 183 places, with 159 first-preference offers. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.2, so competition is moderate. Facilities include a theatre, science labs, an astro turf pitch, a sports hall, and a dedicated sixth form centre. There’s a broad range of sports on offer — rugby, hockey, netball, swimming, martial arts, dance, cross country, and gymnastics — and clubs such as Young Enterprise, Model UN, coding, debate, and orchestra. The school has a wide SEND offer, covering autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, hearing impairment, and physical disability. With 28.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, it serves a relatively disadvantaged intake. This is a school that has turned around its Ofsted rating and is popular locally, but whose academic results lag behind the county average — best suited to families who value the broader provision and recent improvements over headline exam scores.

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