Best Schools in Stroud

How many schools are there in Stroud?

Stroud has 37 open schools: 26 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 4 special and 1 other.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Stroud are rated Outstanding?

6 schools in Stroud were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Stroud High School, The Acorn School, Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School, Randwick Church of England Primary School, Uplands Community Primary School and 1 more. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 33 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Stroud High SchoolThe Acorn SchoolWoodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary SchoolRandwick Church of England Primary SchoolUplands Community Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Stroud get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Stroud with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Stroud High School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 74.7 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Marling School (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 73.2 and 98% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Thomas Keble School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.3 and 42% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Stroud High SchoolMarling SchoolThomas Keble School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Stroud have the best SATs results?

Of the 24 primary schools in Stroud with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Horsley Church of England Primary School (91% in reading, 100% in maths); Eastcombe Primary School (100% in reading, 90% in maths); and Randwick Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Horsley Church of England Primary SchoolEastcombe Primary SchoolRandwick Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Stroud?

Yes. Marling School and Stroud High School are state grammar schools in Stroud. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Marling SchoolStroud High School

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Stroud have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Stroud have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Stroud?

Apply to your council - Gloucestershire or South Gloucestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.