SCHOOL PROFILE

Oakridge Parochial School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 115674
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 42 Published school capacity
Capacity used 69.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 29 29 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 17 58.6% of pupils
Male pupils 12 41.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.1%
0.7 pts below England
School 24.1%
Stroud 14.7%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stroud 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stroud 0.6%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.2%
25
White and Black Caribbean
6.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
1
White and Black African
3.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 41.4% 12 of 29 pupils
20.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 41.4%
Stroud 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 41.4% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 26.6 pts above
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2022/23.

2022/23
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 2.2 pts below England
School 56.0%
Stroud 61.0%
South West 56.3%
England 58.2%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.89 pts higher than England
School 9.11%
Stroud 6.17%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

39.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

23.58 pts higher than England
School 39.39%
Stroud 14.93%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.06%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.26 pts higher than England
School 6.06%
Stroud 1.69%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

69.0% 19.1 pts below England
Oakridge Parochial School
69.0%
Stroud
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information