Stroud High School
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- STROUD HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark McShane
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 835
- Pupils on roll
- 1,144
- URN
- 136874
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453764441
About this school
Stroud High School is a girls' secondary academy in Stroud. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,144 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stroud High 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 159 | 160 |
| Attainment 8 score | 72.5 | 74.9 | 76.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.77 +0.54 to +1.00 | +0.85 +0.62 to +1.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 96% | 94.3% | 97.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 99.4% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 45.3% | 49.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
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 Stroud High 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 | 72.5 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 74.9 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 76.9 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,067 |
| 2023/24 | 1,095 |
| 2024/25 | 1,106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stroud High School compares
Stroud High School ranked 3rd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76.9 | 5.5% | 3.3% | 1,144 | — |
| Marling School | 73.9 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1,082 | 0.1 miles |
| Archway School | 43.3 | 11.7% | 26.8% | 1,053 | 0.4 miles |
| Maidenhill School | 45.5 | 10.4% | 24% | 714 | 2.1 miles |
| Thomas Keble School | 47.6 | 8.6% | 16.2% | 718 | 3.2 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | 44.1 | 8.6% | 24.6% | 1,545 | 5.7 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)
- 3.28%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.51%
- Persistent absence
- 12.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marling School0.1 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Archway School0.4 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Maidenhill School2.1 miles
Secondary · Stonehouse
-
Thomas Keble School3.2 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre5.7 miles
Secondary · Gloucester
Other schools in Stroud
- Archway School Secondary
- Marling School Secondary
- Thomas Keble School Secondary
- 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 Stroud High School teach?
- Stroud High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Stroud High School?
- The headteacher of Stroud High School is Mr Mark McShane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stroud High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stroud High 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 Stroud High School?
- Stroud High School has 1,144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stroud High School full?
- Stroud High School has capacity for 835 pupils and 1,144 on roll (137%), 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 Stroud High School a faith school?
- No. Stroud High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stroud High School a selective school?
- Yes. Stroud High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Is Stroud High School part of an academy trust?
- Stroud High School is part of STROUD HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stroud High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 72.5 in 2022/23 and 76.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stroud High School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Stroud High School ranked 3rd of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stroud High School's absence rate?
- Stroud High School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stroud High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stroud High 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 1 July 2026.