Schools / Stroud High School
Stroud High School
- Grammar school
- Girls
- Day
- Ages 11–18
- 1,144 pupils
Stroud High School is a selective grammar school for girls in Stroud, Gloucestershire, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Gloucestershire grammar schools' shared test — GL Assessment for 2027 entry and FSCE papers from 2028 entry.
RegionSouth West
DfE URN136874
The exam
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2027 entry
Set by GL Assessment
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools (G7) shared entrance test: GL Assessment for 2027 entry; FSCE for 2028 entry (test on 3 July 2027, end-of-Year-5 curriculum).
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Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
2028 entry
Set by FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise)
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools (G7) shared entrance test: FSCE for 2028 entry. Test Saturday 3 July 2027 (end of Year 5). Three papers: Adventure (English and Maths, multiple choice), Beacon (English and Maths, short written answers), Compass (multiple choice across KS2 subjects). No verbal or non-verbal reasoning paper.
3207 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Key dates & preparation
2028 entry
Test: Saturday 3 July 2027 — the FSCE test is sat at the end of Year 5
Results: Autumn term 2027 — outcomes are published ahead of the 31 October CAF deadline
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 4 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
2027 entry
Test: Mid-September of Year 6, on a Saturday (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — outcomes are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Admissions rules
No catchment — open competition
There is no catchment area: after children with an EHCP and looked-after children, places at the seven Gloucestershire grammars are ranked by shared-test score alone.
Read the school's admissions policy
Results & destinations
2025 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 76.9; 97.5% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 41.62 (average grade B); 33.3% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
2024 results
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 74.9; 94.3% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 41.66 (average grade B)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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