Stroud High School

Stroud High School is performing exceptionally well as it has been rated outstanding in all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. This school is notable for its strong emphasis on respect and inclusion, fostering a positive community where pupils not only thrive academically but also engage actively in their own personal growth and the local community. Parents appreciate the high-quality education and care their children receive, which contributes to a strong reputation for excellence.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exemplary conduct and positive attitudes to learning.
• An academically challenging curriculum that supports high achievement.
• Exceptional personal development programmes that foster resilience.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils have strong opportunities for leadership and community involvement.
• Teachers receive high-quality professional development.
• The school effectively prepares students for their future destinations.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stroud High School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Stroud High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stroud High School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 1.4% of pupils at Stroud High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Stroud High School received £6,711 and spent £6,758 for each of its 1,106 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £687,000 (£621 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Stroud High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stroud High School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Stroud High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stroud High School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Stroud High School have?

Stroud High School has 1,144 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stroud High School cover?

Stroud High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Stroud High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 74.7, and 99% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Stroud High School?

Stroud High School is at Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HF.