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Gastrells Community Primary School

Community school · Stroud · GL5 3PS

Ages 4–11 · 172 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)48%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
6.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
155

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
70
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill97%

172 pupils · 177 places

Pupils on roll
172
Boys / girls
86 / 86
School capacity
177
Capacity fill
172 / 177 (97%)
Free school meals
5.8%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Seward

Location

Address
Kingscourt Lane
Postcode
GL5 3PS
Town
Stroud
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
6 on roll / 10 capacity

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, 172 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 5.8%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder….

Open schools in Stroud
37
Primary schools in Stroud
26
Academies among open schools in Stroud
24% (9)
Open schools in GL5
20
Primary in GL5
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 GL5

  • Rodborough Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 3RT · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM10.3%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 4AB · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM31.1%
    • Demand0.92

    1.1 miles away

  • Thrupp School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 2EN · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.2 miles away

  • Foxmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 4UJ · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.96

    1.5 miles away

  • Amberley Parochial School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 5JG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence2.9%
    • FSM3.3%
    • Demand1.60

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Seward
Telephone
01453765959
Website
www.gastrellsprimaryschool.co.uk/

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