The Milestone School
Longford Lane, Gloucester, GL2 9EU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Dowell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Milestone School
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 326
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 147116
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452874000
About this school
The Milestone School is a special academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 322 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Milestone 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| 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 | -6.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.30 | - | - |
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 | 29 | 38 | 36 |
| 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 Milestone 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 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 327 |
| 2024/25 | 318 |
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)
- 52.83%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.72%
- Persistent absence
- 29.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire0.8 miles
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-
Edward Jenner School1.0 miles
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-
The King's School, Gloucester1.2 miles
Independent schools · Gloucester
-
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls1.4 miles
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-
Al Ashraf Primary School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Gloucestershire
Other schools in Gloucester
- Brook Academy Free Schools
- Brookthorpe Hall School Special schools
- Hartmore School Special schools
- The Altus School Local authority maintained schools
- Valley Bridge School Special schools
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Milestone School teach?
- The Milestone School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is a special school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Milestone School?
- The headteacher of The Milestone School is Mr Stephen Dowell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Milestone School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Milestone 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 The Milestone School?
- The Milestone School has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is The Milestone School full?
- The Milestone School has capacity for 326 pupils and 322 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Milestone School a faith school?
- No. The Milestone School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Milestone School part of an academy trust?
- The Milestone School is part of SAND ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Milestone School have?
- The schools register lists The Milestone School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Milestone 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 Milestone School's absence rate?
- The Milestone School's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Milestone School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Milestone 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 10 July 2026.