Stroud High SchoolSir William Romney's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Stroud High School and Sir William Romney's School are secondary schools.
Stroud High School scores 85 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Sir William Romney's School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Stroud High School is ahead on our composite score.
Stroud High School was judged Outstanding and Sir William Romney's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.7 for Stroud High School and 42.4 for Sir William Romney's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Stroud High School (74.4 in 2021-22, 74.7 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Sir William Romney's School (42.2 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StroudStroud High School | TetburySir William Romney's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A85/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 41 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 33rd of 41 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,144 | 495 | |
| Capacity | 835 | 625 | |
| Location | Stroud, GL5 4HF | Tetbury, GL8 8AE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 74.7 Stronger figure | 42.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 99.4% Stronger figure | 30.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 154 | 98 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 150 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 41.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 33.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,106 | 500 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 3.3% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.2% | 4.2% | |
| SEN support | 4.7% | 20.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.1% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.9% Stronger figure | 28.1% | 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
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.
Stroud High School
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