Rednock School
Kingshill Road, Dursley, GL11 4BY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Stratford
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,408
- Pupils on roll
- 1,280
- URN
- 115758
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453543618
About this school
Rednock School is a foundation secondary school in Dursley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,280 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rednock 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 198 | 213 | 196 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 44.8 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.26 to +0.14 | +0.01 -0.19 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 38% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 61.5% | 62.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 26.8% | 34.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rednock 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 | 44.4 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,251 |
| 2023/24 | 1,239 |
| 2024/25 | 1,232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rednock School compares
Rednock School ranked 26th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.9 | 10.1% | 19.1% | 1,280 | — |
| Katharine Lady Berkeley's School | 53.1 | 7.4% | 12.1% | 1,549 | 3.8 miles |
| Maidenhill School | 45.5 | 10.4% | 24% | 714 | 5.6 miles |
| SGS Berkeley Green UTC | 41.2 | 10.2% | 22% | 391 | 6.1 miles |
| Marling School | 73.9 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1,082 | 6.6 miles |
| Stroud High School | 76.9 | 5.5% | 3.3% | 1,144 | 6.7 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)
- 19.14%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.07%
- Persistent absence
- 27.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School3.8 miles
Secondary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Maidenhill School5.6 miles
Secondary · Stonehouse
-
SGS Berkeley Green UTC6.1 miles
Secondary · Berkeley
-
Marling School6.6 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Stroud High School6.7 miles
Secondary · Stroud
Other schools in Dursley
- Cam Everlands Primary School Primary
- Cam Hopton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cam Woodfield Infant School Primary
- Cam Woodfield Junior School Primary
- Coaley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dursley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Uley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Peak Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Rednock School teach?
- Rednock School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Dursley.
- Who is the headteacher of Rednock School?
- The headteacher of Rednock School is Mr Mike Stratford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rednock School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rednock 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 Rednock School?
- Rednock School has 1,280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Rednock School full?
- Rednock School has capacity for 1,408 pupils and 1,280 on roll (91%), 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 Rednock School a faith school?
- No. Rednock School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rednock School a selective school?
- No. Rednock School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Rednock School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.4 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rednock School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Rednock School ranked 26th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rednock School's absence rate?
- Rednock School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rednock School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rednock 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.