Archway School

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Paganhill
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL5 4AX
Phone 01453763242
Reference Number 115723

General Makeup

Number of pupils 997
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.85%
Girls: 49.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 100 135 235
8 93 80 173
9 88 82 170
10 69 80 149
11 101 54 155
12 28 42 70
13 28 17 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.2%
White, Other 7.9%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 1.3%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Asian, Other 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-11
Date Description Report
2022-03-02 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-03-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-05-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-12-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-02-24 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-11-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-02-23 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
40.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 37% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

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.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 27.66 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 29.84 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 14.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 96 29
Third Preference 68 7
From another Local Authority 2 2

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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0.32 miles
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Hillcrest Road, Cashes Green, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4NL
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0.59 miles
Randwick Church of England Primary School
The Lane, Randwick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 6HL
0.71 miles
Foxmoor Primary School
Hunters Way, Cashes Green, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4UJ
0.76 miles
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Beeches Green, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AB
0.79 miles
Whiteshill Primary School
Main Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 6AT
0.81 miles
Rodborough Community Primary School
Rodborough Hill, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3RT
0.87 miles
Uplands Community Primary School
Thompson Road, Uplands, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1TE
1.15 miles
Stroud Valley Community Primary School
Castle Street, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2HP
1.2 miles
Gastrells Community Primary School
Kingscourt Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3PS
1.45 miles
Sladewood Academy
Bisley Old Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1NL
1.93 miles
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School
Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 5PD
1.99 miles
Hopelands Preparatory School
38-40 Regent Street, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2AD
2.01 miles
Park Junior School
Elm Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2NP
2.09 miles
Stonehouse Park Infant School
Elm Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2NP
2.09 miles
King's Stanley CofE Primary School
Broad Street, King's Stanley, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3PN
2.13 miles
Thrupp School
Thrupp Lane, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2EN
2.27 miles
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School
Bath Road, Leonard Stanley, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3LY
2.28 miles
Great Oldbury Primary Academy
Veterans Way, Great Oldbury, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3WH
2.66 miles
Name Distance
Marling School
Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HE
0.4 miles
Stroud High School
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HF
0.4 miles
St Rose's Special School
Stratford Lawn, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AP
0.76 miles
Maidenhill School
Kings Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2HA
1.79 miles
Wycliffe College
Bath Road, Stonehouse, GL10 2JQ
1.88 miles
The Shrubberies School
Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2DG
2 miles
William Morris School
Eastington, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3SH
3.44 miles
Thomas Keble School
Eastcombe, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7DY
3.54 miles
Cotswold Chine School
Box, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 9AG
3.65 miles
Brookthorpe Hall School
Stroud Road, Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0UN
3.78 miles
The Acorn School
Church Street, Nailsworth, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0BP
3.98 miles
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4.93 miles
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