The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas, including the quality of education, behavior, personal development, and leadership. The school has redesigned its curriculum to cater to a wider variety of student interests and aspirations, which has contributed to improved pupil engagement and behavior. There's strong support for students' mental health and welfare, alongside an effective safeguarding culture that ensures student safety. Overall, the school is performing well and maintains high expectations for all pupils, although there are ongoing efforts to address specific curriculum sequencing in some subjects and communication with parents regarding SEND provision and behavior support.

Strengths

• Leaders set high expectations for all pupils.
• The redesigned curriculum provides diverse educational routes.
• Pupils enjoy their learning and demonstrate respect and kindness.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND to access their learning.
• High emphasis on ongoing teacher training and development.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff contribute to positive behavior.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing is not clearly defined in a small number of subjects.
• Some parents express concerns regarding behavior and support for SEND.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College attended 87.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 39.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 12.7% of pupils at The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 9 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College received £8,401 and spent £8,417 for each of its 1,101 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £382,000 (-£347 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Severn Academies Educational Trust, income was £8,274 and spending £8,183 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stourport-On-Severn · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is part of Severn Academies Educational Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Stourport Primary Academy Stourport-On-Severn
• Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School Stourport-On-Severn
• St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School Stourport-On-Severn
• Hartlebury CofE Primary School Kidderminster
• Baxter College Kidderminster
• Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy Kidderminster
• Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Kidderminster

What is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College last inspected by Ofsted?

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College have?

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College has 1,039 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College cover?

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.4, and 27% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College?

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College is at Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 8AX.