The Shrubberies School
Oldends Lane, Stonehouse, GL10 2DG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Stephens
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 115823
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453822155
About this school
The Shrubberies School is a community special school in Stonehouse. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 140 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 18 April 2024, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
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 The Shrubberies 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 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.54%
- Persistent absence
- 28.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hopelands Preparatory School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Wycliffe College0.6 miles
Independent schools · Stonehouse
-
William Morris School1.4 miles
Special schools
-
St Martins Centre (St Roses School)2.7 miles
Other types · Stroud
-
St Rose's Special School2.7 miles
Special schools · Stroud
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
- Maidenhill School Secondary
- Wycliffe College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Shrubberies School teach?
- The Shrubberies School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Stonehouse.
- Who is the headteacher of The Shrubberies School?
- The headteacher of The Shrubberies School is Mrs Rachel Stephens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Shrubberies School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Shrubberies 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 The Shrubberies School?
- The Shrubberies School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is The Shrubberies School full?
- The Shrubberies School has capacity for 110 pupils and 140 on roll (127%), 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 The Shrubberies School a faith school?
- No. The Shrubberies School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Shrubberies School have?
- The schools register lists The Shrubberies School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Shrubberies School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Shrubberies School's absence rate?
- The Shrubberies School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Shrubberies School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Shrubberies 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.