Archway SchoolStroud High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stroud.
Summary of the comparison
Archway School and Stroud High School are secondary schools in Stroud.
Archway School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Stroud High School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Stroud High School is ahead on our composite score.
Archway School was judged in need of attention and Stroud High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.4 for Archway School and 74.7 for Stroud High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Archway School (46.3 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Stroud High School (74.4 in 2021-22, 74.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StroudArchway School | StroudStroud High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D42/100 | A85/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 39th of 41 in Gloucestershire | 2nd of 41 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,053 | 1,144 | |
| Capacity | 1,215 | 835 | |
| Location | Stroud, GL5 4AX | Stroud, GL5 4HF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 74.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.3% | 99.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54.0% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 150 | 154 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 62 | 150 | |
| A-level average points | 22.4 | 41.6 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 29.1 | 41.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.8% | 33.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,045 | 1,106 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.8% | 3.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.1% | 6.2% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 4.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 0.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.9% | 12.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Archway School
Stroud High School
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