The Shrubberies SchoolValley Bridge School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Shrubberies School and Valley Bridge School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The Shrubberies School was judged Good and Valley Bridge School was judged Requires improvement.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Shrubberies School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Shrubberies School versus Valley Bridge School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StonehouseThe Shrubberies SchoolGloucesterValley Bridge SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range2-19 6-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll140 54
Capacity110 120
LocationStonehouse, GL10 2DG Gloucester, GL4 0UF
GCSE results
Cohort10 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census136 43
Free school meals (ever 6)50.0% 0.0%
English as an additional language5.9% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.5% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence28.0% Not reported15.8%

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.

Pupils on roll

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