Stratford Girls' Grammar School
Shottery Manor, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- STRATFORD GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqueline Cornell
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 853
- URN
- 137235
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01789293759
About this school
Stratford Girls' Grammar School is a girls' secondary academy in Stratford-upon-Avon. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 853 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
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 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Attainment 8 score | 80.2 | 79.9 | 80.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.94 +0.66 to +1.21 | +1.07 +0.78 to +1.35 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 99.2% | 100% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 70% | 61.7% | 68.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
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 Stratford Girls' Grammar 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80.2 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 79.9 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 80.6 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 823 |
| 2023/24 | 814 |
| 2024/25 | 831 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stratford Girls' Grammar School compares
Stratford Girls' Grammar School ranked 2nd of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80.6 | 4.4% | 2.8% | 853 | — |
| Stratford Upon Avon School | 48.7 | 10.4% | 23.2% | 1,935 | 0.3 miles |
| King Edward VI School | 83.3 | 4.8% | 2.9% | 879 | 0.7 miles |
| Alcester Academy | 54 | 6.1% | 22% | 636 | 6.0 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic High School | 46 | 7.8% | 27.6% | 455 | 6.3 miles |
| Alcester Grammar School | 73.7 | 4.9% | 1.7% | 1,299 | 6.7 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)
- 2.83%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stratford Upon Avon School0.3 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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King Edward VI School0.7 miles
Secondary · Stratford-upon-Avon
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Alcester Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Alcester
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St Benedict's Catholic High School6.3 miles
Secondary · Alcester
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Alcester Grammar School6.7 miles
Secondary · Alcester
Other schools in Stratford-upon-Avon
- King Edward VI School Secondary
- Stratford Upon Avon School Secondary
- Alveston CofE Primary School Primary
- Bishopton Primary School Primary
- Bridgetown Primary School Primary
- Ettington CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Pebworth First School Primary
- Quinton Primary School Primary
- Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primary
- Snitterfield Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stratford Girls' Grammar School teach?
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Who is the headteacher of Stratford Girls' Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Stratford Girls' Grammar School is Mrs Jacqueline Cornell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stratford Girls' Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stratford Girls' Grammar 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 Stratford Girls' Grammar School?
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School has 853 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stratford Girls' Grammar School full?
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School has capacity for 600 pupils and 853 on roll (142%), 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 Stratford Girls' Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Stratford Girls' Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stratford Girls' Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Stratford Girls' Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Stratford Girls' Grammar School?
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School is part of STRATFORD GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stratford Girls' Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 80.2 in 2022/23 and 80.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stratford Girls' Grammar School rank locally?
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School ranked 2nd of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 100% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stratford Girls' Grammar School's absence rate?
- Stratford Girls' Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stratford Girls' Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stratford Girls' Grammar 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.