Stroud High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 136874
- Address
- Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, GL5 4HF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1106 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.6%
- Girls
- 96.4%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.7%
White British 61.6%
Unclassified 10.1%
Other Asian 6.4%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 5%
Indian 4.3%
African 2.7%
Chinese 1.5%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 76.7
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.95
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 97 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 97 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
Stroud High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 146
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 106
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 156
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 69
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 0 158 |
| Year 8 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 9 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 10 | 158 0 158 |
| Year 11 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 12 | 164 22 142 |
| Year 13 | 150 18 132 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 81.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 58.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 54.0% 22.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 2.4% |