Archway School
Paganhill, Stroud, GL5 4AX
1,053 pupils · 87% of 1,215 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.8%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Post-16 | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 40.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 52.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 40.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 203 | 145 | 324 | 176 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 207 | 158 | 371 | 195 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 211 | 169 | 390 | 207 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 227 | 158 | 324 | 182 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 170 | 114 | 248 | 132 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 210 | 106 | 276 | 153 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 150 | 109 | 209 | 126 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 191 | 137 | 279 | 158 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Marling School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Stroud High School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Maidenhill School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Thomas Keble School 5.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre 8.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Severn Vale School 8.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.