Chalford Hill Primary School
Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Poad
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 115509
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453883123
About this school
Chalford Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Stroud. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chalford Hill 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 61% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 68% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Chalford Hill 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 | 66% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chalford Hill Primary School compares
Chalford Hill Primary School ranked 103rd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.6% | 6.6% | 195 | — |
| Bussage Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 7% | 192 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakridge Parochial School | — | 9.1% | 17.7% | 29 | 1.0 miles |
| Eastcombe Primary School | 80% | 6.2% | 13.7% | 49 | 1.0 miles |
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | 60% | 6.6% | 17.7% | 115 | 1.8 miles |
| Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | 36% | 6.5% | 17.3% | 60 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 12 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.63%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.56%
- Persistent absence
- 4.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bussage Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Oakridge Parochial School1.0 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Eastcombe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
Chalford Hill Primary School ranks 14th 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
- Eastcombe 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 Chalford Hill Primary School teach?
- Chalford Hill Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Chalford Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chalford Hill Primary School is Mr David Poad, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chalford Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chalford Hill 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 Chalford Hill Primary School?
- Chalford Hill Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Chalford Hill Primary School full?
- Chalford Hill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 195 on roll (93%), 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 Chalford Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chalford Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chalford Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chalford Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chalford Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chalford Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Chalford Hill Primary School ranked 103rd of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chalford Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Chalford Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chalford Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chalford Hill 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.