What schools serve Stroud?

There are 37 schools in Stroud, Gloucestershire, including Eastcombe Primary School, Chalford Hill Primary School, Sheepscombe Primary School, Stroud Valley Community Primary School, Uplands Community Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Stroud?

Stroud has 26 primary schools and 4 secondary schools. There are also 7 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Stroud?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Stroud, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Stroud schools are set by Gloucestershire and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Gloucestershire admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Stroud?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Stroud are set by Gloucestershire as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Stroud

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Stroud has 37 schools, including 26 primaries and 4 secondary schools, coordinated by Gloucestershire County Council. Stroud sits in a steep-sided valley in the Cotswold fringe, and the geography directly affects school catchment areas - communities in Nailsworth, Painswick, Minchinhampton and Stonehouse each have distinct village school traditions. Gloucestershire County Council uses a designated area model for community primaries, with families assigned to their nearest appropriate school.

Secondary admissions in the Stroud area are non-selective. Marling School (boys' grammar) in Stroud is one of Gloucestershire's selective grammar schools - registration for the 11-plus must be completed early in Year 6. Stroud High School is an independent selective girls' school. For comprehensive secondary admissions, Gloucestershire uses straight-line distance tiebreakers and the national October deadline.

School demand in Stroud

Across the 35 schools in Stroud with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 7 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

13 schools in Stroud have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

9 of the schools in Stroud are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Gloucestershire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

13 of the schools in Stroud have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Stroud: 4 oversubscribed (26)

Eastcombe Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL6 7EA

Ages 4-11 51 pupils Capacity 77

Chalford Hill Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL6 8LG

Ages 5-11 196 pupils Capacity 210

Sheepscombe Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL6 7RL

Ages 5-11 67 pupils Capacity 70

Stroud Valley Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 2HP

Ages 4-11 251 pupils Capacity 259

Uplands Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 1TE

Ages 2-11 109 pupils Capacity 108

Thrupp School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 2EN

Ages 4-11 140 pupils Capacity 140

Cashes Green Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 4NL

Ages 4-11 210 pupils Capacity 210

Rodborough Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 3RT

Ages 4-11 180 pupils Capacity 210

The Croft Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL6 6RQ

Ages 5-11 138 pupils Capacity 140

Foxmoor Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 4UJ

Ages 4-11 243 pupils Capacity 259

Gastrells Community Primary School

Primary · Community school

Stroud · GL5 3PS

Ages 4-11 179 pupils Capacity 177

Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Stroud · GL6 7BE

Ages 3-11 52 pupils Capacity 84

Nailsworth Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

STROUD · GL6 0ET

Ages 4-11 188 pupils Capacity 210

Randwick Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Stroud · GL6 6HL

Ages 4-11 86 pupils Capacity 91