Stroud Valley Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Castle Street
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 2HP
Phone 01453764400
Reference Number 115541

Stroud Valley Community Primary School is performing well with an overall effectiveness rating of 'Good'. The school fosters a friendly and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff build supportive relationships with students, cultivating a positive attitude towards learning. The curriculum is broad and engaging, enhanced by various extracurricular activities, and leaders actively promote pupils' physical and mental well-being. Although the school has strengths in reading and mathematics, which pupils grasp effectively, there are areas where curriculum sequencing is less defined, affecting long-term retention of some subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 251
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.01%
Girls: 52.99%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 29.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 17 37
2 20 16 36
3 16 21 37
4 15 20 35
5 16 16 32
6 16 21 37

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.3%
White, Other 6.8%
White & Asian 3.2%
Unclassified 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
African 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 28 Sep 2022
Date Report
28 Sep 2022 School inspection:
23 Mar 2017 Short inspection
19 Feb 2013 Full inspection:
25 Nov 2010 Full inspection:
04 Feb 2010 Monitoring visit
12 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
15 Sep 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong school community spirit where staff and pupils are welcoming.
  • High expectations for all pupils, promoting respectful behavior.
  • Engaging and diverse curriculum that motivates pupils to learn.
  • Effective teaching of phonics supporting early reading skills.
  • Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum development needed in a few subjects for clearer sequencing of knowledge.
  • Some new leaders lack comprehensive evaluations of pupil learning in their subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.5
Writing 4
Maths -1.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 17 1
Third Preference 24 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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St Rose's Special School
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0.46 miles
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AH
0.79 miles
Stroud High School
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0.88 miles
Marling School
Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HE
0.99 miles
Archway School
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1.2 miles
Thomas Keble School
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2.36 miles
Wycliffe College
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2.89 miles
Cotswold Chine School
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The Acorn School
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3.37 miles
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4.58 miles
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