Gastrells Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Kingscourt Lane, Stroud, GL5 3PSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Gastrells Community Primary School is a primary school in Stroud for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. It ranks 22nd of 24 primary schools in Stroud. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025, report published 17 July 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Good
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

24 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths46%

46%, 16 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths13%

13%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

172 pupils on roll, with places for 177

Eligible for free school meals5.8%

5.8%, 20.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1.2%

1.2%, 20.4 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support16.9%

16.9%, 2.1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan12.2%

12.2%, 6.2 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Gastrells Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	59% met the expected standard
Rodborough Community Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard
Stroud Valley Community Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	77% met the expected standard
The Rosary Catholic Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	57% met the expected standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	74% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Seward
Phone: 01453765959
Website: gastrellsprimaryschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Kingscourt Lane, Stroud, GL5 3PS
Local authority: Gloucestershire
URN: 115573

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.