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Stroud High School

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National rank

Rank last year

73.6^%

A-level

79.6^%

GCSE

Need to know

Head teacher Mark McShane

Attendance 94.9%

Gender of entry Girls

Send pupils* 9.4% *Special educational needs and disabilities

Total pupils 1,095

Pupils on free school meals 3.3%

Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE

Our methodology

Results

Grade

13.8

26.6

33.2

A*/A

40.4

A*-B

73.6

Grade

9/8

58.7

20.9

9/8/7

79.6

What the school inspection says

“Pupils thrive at this exceptional school. They relish their learning and the extensive opportunities they have for their personal development. The school is determined that pupils experience ‘the exceptional every day’, and they do. Parents value the high quality of education and care that their children receive. There is a strong culture of respect and inclusion … Their conduct is exemplary. Pupils are highly active citizens … The school has a highly ambitious vision for its pupils. The curriculum is academically demanding. For example, all pupils study two modern foreign languages in Years 8 and 9 and many go on to study languages in Key Stage 4. In the sixth form, study programmes are tailored carefully to students’ needs. The school has planned the curriculum with precision. Pupils consistently build new learning on secure foundations. As a result, they achieve exceptionally well. Sixth-form students are prepared exceptionally well for their future destinations.”

Inspection

2023

In detail *

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*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

About the school

SHS is connected to a global network of schools through High Performance Learning and has built a pioneering exchange programme with a school in Paju, South Korea. Students have visited and hosted exchanges with their South Korean counterparts since 2016 and the school has been named as the South Korean government’s first global academy. Under the Turing Project, 60 sixth-formers will visit Korea and Thailand.
Teams from SHS have held the position of national champions in the England Handball U15 Championships and the National KS3 Great Big Dance Off.
Stroud High’s Royal Navy section in the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) parades on Mondays in its own dedicated unit, HMS Amazon.
There are house music and drama competitions, concerts and a school drama production. Each year, pupils enter the FameLab Academy International, an initiative seeking to revolutionise science communication in schools.
The vibrant history society has strong links with the local community and the school has a long tradition of taking part in debating competitions.
Stroud High School was awarded State Secondary School of the Year in the Southwest 2025

admin@stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk

Telephone

01453 764 441

Website

stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk

Address

Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HF

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