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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 115541

Stroud Valley Community Primary School

Community school · Stroud · GL5 2HP

Ages 4–11 · 252 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)46%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.4%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
222

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

34

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

34

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
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 fill97%

252 pupils · 259 places

Pupils on roll
252
Boys / girls
116 / 136
School capacity
259
Capacity fill
252 / 259 (97%)
Free school meals
29%
FSM pupils
73
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
Miss D Sleep

Location

Address
Castle Street
Postcode
GL5 2HP
Town
Stroud
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud
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, 252 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29%.

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.

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  • The Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 4AB · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.4 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

    0.5 miles away

  • Rodborough Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Stroud · GL5 3RT · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Callowell Primary School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 4DG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM25.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Gastrells Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL5 3PS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand1.00

    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

  • Whiteshill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stroud · GL6 6AT · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM6.1%
    • Demand1.08

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss D Sleep
Telephone
01453764400
Website
www.stroudvalleyschool.co.uk/

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