OFSTED
7 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
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Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
STROUD HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,144
1,144 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,098
96.0% of pupils
Male pupils
46
4.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.7 pts
below England
School
3.1%
Stroud
14.7%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.8 pts
below England
School
7.5%
Stroud
5.1%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Stroud
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.5%
715
Any other White background
6.6%
75
Indian
6.4%
73
Unclassified
6.3%
72
Any other Asian background
5.6%
64
White and Asian
2.5%
29
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
1.9%
22 of
1,144 pupils
18.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
76.9
37.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.85 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.71 pts
lower than
England
School
5.51%
Stroud
6.17%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.88 pts
lower than
England
School
12.94%
Stroud
14.93%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.01%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.80 pts
lower than
England
School
1.01%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
137.0%
44.7 pts
above England
Stroud High School
137.0%
Stroud
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.