# Alternatives to Stowmarket High School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Stowmarket High School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Stowmarket High School, for comparison

1.00 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Stowupland High School, Stowmarket](/school/151384/stowupland-high-school) | 1.9 mi east | 0.95 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | yes |
| [Claydon High School, Ipswich](/school/144214/claydon-high-school) | 8.2 mi south-east | 1.21 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Debenham High School, Stowmarket](/school/136416/debenham-high-school) | 8.4 mi east | 1.04 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Thurston Community College, Bury St Edmunds](/school/124802/thurston-community-college) | 8.4 mi north-west | 0.98 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Ixworth High School, Ixworth](/school/140047/ixworth-high-school) | 9.6 mi north-west | 0.91 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Ipswich](/school/137674/ormiston-endeavour-academy) | 10.0 mi south-east | 0.93 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/145055/stowmarket-high-school/alternatives
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