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Eastcombe Primary School

Community school · Stroud · GL6 7EA

Ages 4–11 · 49 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.83 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-11

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)50%
Higher standard (RWM)25%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
51

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.83 · Often has places

1st preferences

5

Places offered

6

1st-preference offers

5

Total preferences (any rank)
33
Preferred offers (top 3)
6
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill64%

49 pupils · 77 places

Pupils on roll
49
Boys / girls
24 / 25
School capacity
77
Capacity fill
49 / 77 (64%)
Free school meals
18.4%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Jones

Location

Address
Dr Crouch's Road, Eastcombe
Postcode
GL6 7EA
Town
Stroud
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, 49 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.4%.

Open schools in Stroud
37
Primary schools in Stroud
26
Academies among open schools in Stroud
24% (9)
Open schools in GL6
18
Primary in GL6
13
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StroudNear GL6

  • Bussage Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stroud · GL6 8FW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand0.89

    0.3 miles away

  • Chalford Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL6 8LG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand1.07

    1.0 miles away

  • Oakridge Parochial School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stroud · GL6 7NR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM24.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Thrupp School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 2EN · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS295%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.8 miles away

  • Uplands Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 1TE · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.07

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Jones
Telephone
01452770227
Website
www.eastcombeprimaryschool.co.uk/

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