Gloucestershire
Stroud High School
GCSE results 2026: every Gloucestershire school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 74.7 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 74.7
- Attainment 8
- 99%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.85
- Progress 8
- [0.62, 1.08]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 149 | 197 | 130 (66%) | 424 |
| September 2025 | 146 | 172 | 119 (69%) | 404 |
| September 2024 | 146 | 170 | 137 (81%) | 397 |
| September 2023 | 149 | 180 | 140 (78%) | 362 |
| September 2022 | 148 | 157 | 137 (87%) | 356 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Gloucestershire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 142 | Not published | Not published | 54% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 136 | Not published | Not published | 60% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 121 | 2% England 1% | 50% England 18% | 51% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 142 | 4% England 1% | 60% England 15% | 58% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 137 | 5% England 1% | 45% England 16% | 45% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 121 | 2% England 1% | 50% England 14% | 56% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Gloucestershire Local Authority will offer 150 places (Stroud High School’s Published Admission Number) to students who have met the required standard in rank o…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration window for 2027 intake was open from noon, 18 May 2026 to noon, 26 June 2026.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
If your child is currently in Year 5 and wishes to apply for a place at a Gloucestershire Grammar School, they must take this test. Registration will open on Mo…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test registration window for 2027 intake was open from noon, 18 May 2026 to noon, 26 June 2026.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
If your child is currently in Year 5 and wishes to apply for a place at a Gloucestershire Grammar School, they must take this test. Registration will open on Mo…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Monday 1 March 2027 - after 9.00am late test results will be issued to parents by email.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The schools are planning for the Entrance Test to take place on Saturday 12 September 2026. After the test, every grammar school you have opted to share your ch…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
The Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test for entry into Year 7 in September 2028 will take place on Saturday 3 July 2027
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The test assesses students’ verbal and non-verbal abilities, English skills and Mathematics, and is provided by GL Assessment.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admission to other year groups is via an internal test of a student’s ability in English and Mathematics.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Open events
Our next open events will be open mornings on Friday 29 January and Friday 12 March 2027. These will take place 9.15-11.15am. Further details and the opportunit…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
Entry in Year 7 – this is through a test commonly known as the 11+.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Stroud High School does not have a catchment area. For further details on our admission rationale please CLICK HERE .
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Does Stroud High School have a catchment area?
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
Our Sixth Form Open Evening will take place on Wednesday 20 January 2027 between 5pm and 8pm where you will have an opportunity meet the Sixth Form Team, subjec…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
The closing date for applications for 2027 entry is Friday 29 January 2027. You can still apply for a place in Y12 after this date but please note that as your…
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions pageTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about Stroud High School
- How good are Stroud High School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 74.7, against 47.6 across England, ranking #71 in England. 61.7% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are Stroud High School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 41.6 points per A-level entry (an average grade of B). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into Stroud High School?
- For September 2026, 197 families put it first for 149 Year 7 places: 1.3 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many Stroud High School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 3.3% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 51.4% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 154 | 74.7 | — | 99.4% | 61.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 160 | 76.9 | — | 97.5% | — | 49.4% | 7.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 159 | 74.9 | +0.85 | 94.3% | — | 45.3% | 6.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 158 | 72.5 | +0.77 | 96.2% | — | 53.8% | 6.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 159 | 74.4 | +0.68 | — | — | 53.0% | 6.7 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Gloucestershire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136874 |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Mark McShane |
| Trust | STROUD HIGH SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | GL5 4HF |
| Pupils | 1,106 |
| FSM eligible | 2.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HF
http://stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk/1453764441| DfE number | 5402 |
| UKPRN | 10034132 |
| Opened | 1 Jul 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 24 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Dec 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2023 |