Archway SchoolThomas Keble School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stroud.

Summary of the comparison

Archway School and Thomas Keble School are secondary schools in Stroud.

  • Archway School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Thomas Keble School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thomas Keble School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Archway School was judged in need of attention and Thomas Keble School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.3 for Archway School and 47.6 for Thomas Keble School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Archway School (46.3 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Thomas Keble School (48.3 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Archway School versus Thomas Keble School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StroudArchway SchoolStroudThomas Keble SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 40 in Gloucestershire 19th of 40 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,045 722
Capacity1,215 710
LocationStroud, GL5 4AX Stroud, GL6 7DY
GCSE results
Attainment 843.3 47.6 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.4% 52.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths52.7% 77.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc40.4% Stronger figure28.1% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.85 4.15 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort146 135
A-level results
A-level entries62 Not reported
A-level average points22.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points29.1 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects3.8% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,045 722
Free school meals (ever 6)26.8% 16.2%
English as an additional language8.1% 2.8%
SEN support11.8% 15.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 7.3%
Attendance
Overall absence11.7% 8.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence34.9% 23.7% Stronger figure15.8%

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

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

Thomas Keble School

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