St Rose's Special School
Stratford Lawn, Stroud, GL5 4AP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Mrs Sheila Talwar
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 55
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 115813
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453763793
About this school
St Rose's Special School is a special school in Stroud. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 75 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Rose's Special 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
Trends over time
How St Rose's Special 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 19.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.1%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.13%
- Persistent absence
- 40.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Martins Centre (St Roses School)0.0 miles
Other types · Stroud
-
Sladewood Academy1.2 miles
Free Schools · Stroud
-
Wycliffe College2.5 miles
Independent schools · Stonehouse
-
Hopelands Preparatory School2.7 miles
Independent schools
-
The Shrubberies School2.7 miles
Special schools · Stonehouse
Other schools in Stroud
- Cotswold Chine School Special schools
- Sladewood Academy Free Schools
- St Martins Centre (St Roses School) Other types
- 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 St Rose's Special School teach?
- St Rose's Special School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Stroud.
- Who is the principal of St Rose's Special School?
- The principal of St Rose's Special School is Mrs Sheila Talwar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Rose's Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Rose's Special 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 St Rose's Special School?
- St Rose's Special School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is St Rose's Special School full?
- St Rose's Special School has capacity for 55 pupils and 75 on roll (136%), so it is at or above 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 St Rose's Special School a faith school?
- No. St Rose's Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does St Rose's Special School have?
- The schools register lists St Rose's Special School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is St Rose's Special School's absence rate?
- St Rose's Special School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Rose's Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Rose's Special 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.