Eastcombe Primary School
Dr Crouch's Road, Eastcombe, Stroud, GL6 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Jones
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 115504
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452770227
About this school
Eastcombe Primary School is a community primary school in Stroud. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 49 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastcombe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 50% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 25% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 88% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 63% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Eastcombe Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastcombe Primary School compares
Eastcombe Primary School ranked 26th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 6.2% | 13.7% | 49 | — |
| Bussage Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 7% | 192 | 0.3 miles |
| Chalford Hill Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 195 | 1.0 miles |
| Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | 36% | 6.5% | 17.3% | 60 | 1.3 miles |
| Oakridge Parochial School | — | 9.1% | 17.7% | 29 | 1.5 miles |
| Thrupp School | 55% | 5.1% | 15% | 157 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.73%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.23%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bussage Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Chalford Hill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Oakridge Parochial School1.5 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Thrupp School1.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
Eastcombe Primary School ranks 4th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Stroud.
- Amberley Parochial School Primary
- Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Bussage Church of England Primary School Primary
- Callowell Primary School Primary
- Cashes Green Primary School Primary
- Chalford Hill Primary School Primary
- Foxmoor Primary School Primary
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primary
- Horsley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primary
- Miserden Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Eastcombe Primary School teach?
- Eastcombe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastcombe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eastcombe Primary School is Mrs Claire Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastcombe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastcombe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Eastcombe Primary School?
- Eastcombe Primary School has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eastcombe Primary School full?
- Eastcombe Primary School has capacity for 77 pupils and 49 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eastcombe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eastcombe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastcombe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eastcombe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eastcombe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastcombe Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Eastcombe Primary School ranked 26th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastcombe Primary School's absence rate?
- Eastcombe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastcombe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastcombe Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.