Gastrells Community Primary School

GloucestershireCommunity school

Kingscourt Lane, Stroud, GL5 3PS

Headteacher: Mr Gary Price (Interim Executive Hedteacher)School website ↗Pupils: 179 (capacity: 177)

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 June 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Requires Improvement

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
46.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%

Reading

Expected level71.0%
Exceeding25.0%
Average scoreReading Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the reading test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

Writing

Expected level54.0%
Exceeding17.0%

Maths

Expected level63.0%
Exceeding21.0%
Average scoreMaths Average ScoreAverage scaled score in the maths test (range 80–120, average = 100)104.0

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

⚠ Oversubscribed
Year 3 places per year
24
Applications received
82
Families who got their first-choice
1.1%

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
50.0%

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Results Over Time

Detailed year-by-year figures

YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1652.0%0.0%+3.5-3.0+1.0
2016/1750.0%7.0%+1.8-4.8+1.6
2017/1856.0%15.0%+2.4-0.3-1.4
2018/1953.0%13.0%+1.2-1.2-1.0
2022/2348.0%4.0%+4.0-3.2+1.8
2023/2448.0%13.0%---
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