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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Stowupland High School

Academy converter secondary school in Stowmarket (Suffolk).

Attainment 8
40.1
▼ 6.1 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
27.5%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.7%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.2
▲ 1.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.7%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.7%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
78%
846 / 1,085 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Requires improvement
last graded, 2023, previous school

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

These schools are part of the John Milton Academy Trust. Click on the school's logo to visit their website. In line with our motto we place students' achievement and wellbeing at the heart of what we do. Welcome from Lee Walker, Principal of Stowupland High School

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Dance
  • Drama

Key facts

URN
151384
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2024

Governing body (4 current, 0 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Andrew Fell Confirmed same personChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Philip Thirkettle Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Lee WalkerLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mr Shaun Common Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record