Maidenhill School
Kings Road, Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Hunter
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 785
- Pupils on roll
- 714
- URN
- 115775
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453822469
About this school
Maidenhill School is a foundation secondary school in Stonehouse. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 714 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 106 | 134 | 135 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | 42.6 | 45.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 -0.76 to -0.21 | -0.12 -0.36 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 39.6% | 41.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 64.9% | 60.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 8.2% | 21.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
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 Maidenhill 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 | 36.2 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.6 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.5 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 717 |
| 2023/24 | 727 |
| 2024/25 | 726 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maidenhill School compares
Maidenhill School ranked 25th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.5 | 10.4% | 24% | 714 | — |
| Archway School | 43.3 | 11.7% | 26.8% | 1,053 | 1.8 miles |
| Marling School | 73.9 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1,082 | 2.0 miles |
| Stroud High School | 76.9 | 5.5% | 3.3% | 1,144 | 2.1 miles |
| Severn Vale School | 43.7 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 1,350 | 4.9 miles |
| Holmleigh Park High School | 41.8 | 11.4% | 35.3% | 1,416 | 5.3 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)
- 23.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.43%
- Persistent absence
- 27.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Archway School1.8 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Marling School2.0 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Stroud High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Severn Vale School4.9 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
-
Holmleigh Park High School5.3 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other 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
- Park Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehouse Park Infant School Primary
- The Shrubberies School Special schools
- Wycliffe College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Maidenhill School teach?
- Maidenhill School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stonehouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Maidenhill School?
- The headteacher of Maidenhill School is Mr Andy Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maidenhill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maidenhill 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 big is Maidenhill School?
- Maidenhill School has 714 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Maidenhill School full?
- Maidenhill School has capacity for 785 pupils and 714 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 Maidenhill School a faith school?
- No. Maidenhill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Maidenhill School a selective school?
- No. Maidenhill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Maidenhill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.2 in 2022/23 and 45.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maidenhill School rank locally?
- Maidenhill School ranked 25th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 59% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maidenhill School's absence rate?
- Maidenhill School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maidenhill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maidenhill 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.