Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolBussage Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School and Bussage Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Stroud.

  • Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Bussage Church of England Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bussage Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Bussage Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 36.0% for Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School and 69.0% for Bussage Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 36.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Bussage Church of England Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School versus Bussage Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StroudBisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary SchoolStroudBussage Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking131st of 239 in Gloucestershire 51st of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll52 187
Capacity84 210
LocationStroud, GL6 7BE Stroud, GL6 8FW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard36.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census52 187
Free school meals (ever 6)17.3% 7.0%
English as an additional language1.9% 1.6%
SEN support25.0% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% 5.3% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

Bussage Church of England Primary School

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