The Milestone School
Longford Lane, Gloucester, GL2 9EUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Milestone School is a special school in Gloucester for ages 2 to 16. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024, report published 2 December 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 November 2024
Pupils attend well. All pupils have an education, health and care plan (EHC plan). A range of curriculum pathways support pupils' special educational needs and/or disabilities well, including in 'The Space'. There are bespoke learning environments to suit each learning pathway. Strong routines start in early years and continue throughout the school. As a result, pupils understand the high expectations of behaviour and learning set for them. Pupils experience a broad and balanced curriculum. They achieve well from their individual starting points. The ethos of 'be brave, be kind, be safe' shines through all aspects of the school day. Knowledgeable staff provide tailored support. This ensures that pupils grow as individuals. Staff celebrate pupils' achievements and value everyone's contributions. There are a lot of positive experiences to broaden pupils' horizons, such as musical performances at a theatre, residential visits and enterprise projects to raise money for charity. A wide range of sporting and outdoor adventurous activities, including sailing and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, enable pupils to learn about teamwork and taking risks. When appropriate, pupils learn important life skills such as cooking, budgeting for shopping and how to access public transport.
What the school should improve
- A minority of subject-based teaching does not build on a precise understanding of what pupils already know and what they need to learn next. This slows pupils' learning down. The trust should ensure that teaching routinely builds on what pupils know and understand, and pupils make strong progress across all curriculum pathways and subjects.
- The many changes to leadership at different levels mean the school's actions to monitor the successful implementation of school policies and curriculum pathways, including in the early years, are still being refined. Some information the trust expects to be in place is not firmly established. The trust should ensure it holds the school to account stringently for providing them with the detailed information they need to inform future decisions and evaluate the impact of the school's work in its fullness.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
26 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
322 pupils on roll, with places for 326
Schools near The Milestone School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmore School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 15.8 |
| Brook Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Belong School Gloucestershire | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 4.0 |
| Valley Bridge School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| Brookthorpe Hall School | 5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Dowell
- Phone
- 01452874000
- Address
- Longford Lane, Gloucester, GL2 9EU
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 147116
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.