Whiteshill Primary School
Main Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, GL6 6AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Heather Francis
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 142451
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01453762949
About this school
Whiteshill Primary School is a primary academy in Stroud. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whiteshill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 12 June 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 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 67% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 87% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Whiteshill Primary 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 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whiteshill Primary School compares
Whiteshill Primary School ranked 159th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 98 | — |
| Callowell Primary School | 57% | 6.1% | 33% | 134 | 0.6 miles |
| Randwick Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 11.6% | 86 | 0.7 miles |
| Cashes Green Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 29.5% | 212 | 1.0 miles |
| The Rosary Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.2% | 28.9% | 135 | 1.2 miles |
| Uplands Community Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 24.8% | 131 | 1.3 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)
- 7.84%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.18%
- Persistent absence
- 6.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Callowell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Randwick Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Cashes Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
The Rosary Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Stroud
-
Uplands Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stroud
Other schools in Stroud
Whiteshill Primary School ranks 20th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Stroud.
- 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
- Gastrells Community Primary School Primary
- Horsley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Minchinhampton Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Whiteshill Primary School teach?
- Whiteshill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stroud.
- Who is the headteacher of Whiteshill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Whiteshill Primary School is Miss Heather Francis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whiteshill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whiteshill Primary 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 Whiteshill Primary School?
- Whiteshill Primary School has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Whiteshill Primary School full?
- Whiteshill Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 98 on roll (93%), 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 Whiteshill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Whiteshill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Whiteshill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Whiteshill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Whiteshill Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Whiteshill Primary School is part of THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whiteshill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Whiteshill Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Whiteshill Primary School ranked 159th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whiteshill Primary School's absence rate?
- Whiteshill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whiteshill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whiteshill Primary 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 2 July 2026.