Cotswold Chine School
Box, Stroud, GL6 9AG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Dury
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 115802
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453837550
About this school
Cotswold Chine School is an independent special school in Stroud. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 52 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cotswold Chine School under its current framework. 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
Cotswold Chine School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in December 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 14 | 21 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 4.8% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 4.8% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 Cotswold Chine 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 | 5.3 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.6 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.5 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 53 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 48
- Pupils on SEN support
- 4
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beaudesert Park School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Stroud
-
The Acorn School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Stroud
-
Ruskin Mill College1.3 miles
Other types · Horsley
-
Sladewood Academy3.1 miles
Free Schools · Stroud
-
St Rose's Special School3.2 miles
Special schools · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
- Sladewood Academy Free Schools
- St Martins Centre (St Roses School) Other types
- St Rose's Special School Special schools
- 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
- Eastcombe Primary School Primary
- Foxmoor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cotswold Chine School teach?
- Cotswold Chine School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Cotswold Chine School?
- The headteacher of Cotswold Chine School is Mrs Hannah Dury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cotswold Chine School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cotswold Chine School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Cotswold Chine School?
- Cotswold Chine School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Cotswold Chine School full?
- Cotswold Chine School has capacity for 60 pupils and 52 on roll (87%), 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 Cotswold Chine School a faith school?
- No. Cotswold Chine School has no designated religious character.
- How have Cotswold Chine School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.3 in 2022/23 and 1.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cotswold Chine School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cotswold Chine 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 24 July 2026.