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Stroud High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud GL5 4HF · stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk · 01453 764441
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 76.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Gloucestershire 50.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,144
- 309 over 835 places · 137%
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 2.9%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Stroud High School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 197 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 66% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 197 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 172 | 1.2▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 170 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 180 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 157 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 76.9, and 97.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gloucestershire it was 50.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (41.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲76.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 86.8 | +0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 9.4 | +3.7 |
| Further education | 1.3 | −3.7 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.3 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 students | B (41.6) | Average -0.03 | |
| 150 students | B+ (41.8) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 147 | B (41.7) | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 126 | B (40.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 141 | A- (45.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 146 | B+ (44.2) | +0.18 |
| 2017/18 | 146 | B (40.5) | +0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 135 | B- (37.9) | -0.21 |
| 2015/16 | 129 | B- (37.3) | -0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.5 | +8.9 |
| Further education | 8.8 | −2.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 17.7 | −7.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.2 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Stroud High School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (285 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 285
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (13%) with SEND