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Girls' schools in Gloucestershire

All 5 girls' schools in Gloucestershire.

5 schools in Gloucestershire

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  1. Stroud High School

    Stroud, GL5 4HF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Gloucestershire girls schools average.

    197 first choices, 149 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Gloucestershire girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Gloucestershire girls schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,144
    View school Stroud High School
  2. Denmark Road High School

    Gloucester, GL1 3JN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Gloucestershire girls schools average.

    190 first choices, 147 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Gloucestershire girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Gloucestershire girls schools about 10
    Pupils
    1,024
    View school Denmark Road High School
  3. Ribston Hall High School

    Gloucester, GL1 5LE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Gloucestershire girls schools average.

    152 first choices, 149 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Gloucestershire girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Gloucestershire girls schools about 10
    Pupils
    939
    View school Ribston Hall High School
  4. Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls

    Gloucester, GL1 4AW · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Muslim
    • Girls

    Independent school. Results well below the Gloucestershire girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Gloucestershire girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Gloucestershire girls schools about 10
    Pupils
    76
    View school Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
  5. Cheltenham Ladies' College

    Cheltenham, GL50 3EP · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well above the Gloucestershire girls schools average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Gloucestershire girls schools Grade 7England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Gloucestershire girls schools about 10
    Pupils
    814
    View school Cheltenham Ladies' College
The big picture

How Gloucestershire's girls' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Gloucestershire 72.4England 46.2Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls: 65.2Ribston Hall High School: 67.6Stroud High School: 74.7Denmark Road High School: 74.8Cheltenham Ladies' College: 80.8020406080
Girls' schools in Gloucestershire

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Gloucestershire average 5.4%Denmark Road High School: 5.3%Ribston Hall High School: 5.4%Stroud High School: 5.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Girls' schools in Gloucestershire

Ofsted grades in Gloucestershire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 1
  • Good: 0 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Gloucestershire

  1. Some are faith schools.

    2 of the 5 girls' schools in Gloucestershire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Girls' schools in Gloucestershire, explained

There are 5 girls' schools in Gloucestershire, teaching 3,997 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 independent schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Gloucestershire girls schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 72.4 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

5.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,709 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many girls schools are in Gloucestershire?
There are 5 girls schools in Gloucestershire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best girls schools in Gloucestershire?
The highest-ranked girls schools in Gloucestershire on Eduscope are Stroud High School, Denmark Road High School and Ribston Hall High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding girls schools are in Gloucestershire?
Gloucestershire has 1 girls schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 0 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are girls schools in Gloucestershire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Gloucestershire girls schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across girls schools in Gloucestershire is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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