Park Junior School
Elm Road, Stonehouse, GL10 2NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Shona Swan
- Federation
- Stonehouse Park Federation
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 135
- URN
- 115539
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453823108
About this school
Park Junior School is a community primary school in Stonehouse. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 135 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 62 | 51 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 27% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 53% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 33% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 47% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Park Junior 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 | 35% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 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 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Junior School compares
Park Junior School ranked 180th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.9% | 36.7% | 135 | — |
| Stonehouse Park Infant School | — | 7.4% | 29% | 144 | 0.0 miles |
| Great Oldbury Primary Academy | — | 5.3% | 22.9% | 242 | 0.9 miles |
| Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 14.7% | 225 | 1.2 miles |
| Eastington Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 138 | 1.3 miles |
| King's Stanley CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 205 | 1.4 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)
- 36.69%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.86%
- Persistent absence
- 25.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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Stonehouse Park Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
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Great Oldbury Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
-
Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
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Eastington Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
-
King's Stanley CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stonehouse
Other schools in Stonehouse
Park Junior School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Stonehouse.
- Eastington Primary School Primary
- Great Oldbury Primary Academy Primary
- Haresfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- King's Stanley CofE Primary School Primary
- Leonard Stanley Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehouse Park Infant School Primary
- Maidenhill School Secondary
- The Shrubberies School Special schools
- Wycliffe College Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Park Junior School teach?
- Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Stonehouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Junior School?
- The headteacher of Park Junior School is Miss Shona Swan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Junior 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 Park Junior School?
- Park Junior School has 135 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Park Junior School full?
- Park Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 135 on roll (56%), 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 Park Junior School a faith school?
- No. Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Park Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Park Junior School is part of the Stonehouse Park Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park Junior School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Park Junior School ranked 180th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Junior School's absence rate?
- Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Junior 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.