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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Stroud High School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Stroud High School
Stroud High School is a girls' grammar school in Gloucestershire. Its 11+ entrance exam uses the GL board, and there is no interview stage. The school does not have a catchment area; places are offered based on test scores, with distance from the school used only as a tie-break.
If your daughter is curious and sociable, happy to work hard but keen to throw herself into everything else too, Stroud High School is a warm, high-performing girls' grammar that the Good Schools Guide says is best suited to exactly that kind of child, one willing to throw themselves into classroom life and beyond. It sits in the Cotswold town of Stroud and takes girls from 11 to 18, with boys joining a few of the sixth form classes shared with the wider area.
The school was founded in 1904 as the Girls' Endowed School so that local girls would have a secondary school to match the boys' school nearby. Its first headmistress was a niece of Dorothea Beale of Cheltenham Ladies' College, and the original Queen Anne-style building from 1912 still forms part of the school today. The Good Schools Guide describes pupils as mild-mannered, communicative and driven, with parents finding the place more informal and less traditional than a classic grammar, and very, very welcoming. The school talks about wanting bright girls to experience the exceptional every day, and its culture leans on strong relationships, respect for individuality and a sense of fun rather than pressure.
The head, Mark McShane, has led the school since 2014. Stroud suits a girl who wants to be stretched academically but also wants room to get stuck into the life of the school beyond lessons, in a calm, ambitious place that treats her as a whole person, not just a set of grades.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
admin@stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk
Admissions phone
01453764441
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Gloucestershire Grammar Schools’ Entrance Test
English
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Sentence Completion
- Spelling
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Magic squares
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Number Walls
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Does Stroud High School have a catchment area?
No. Stroud High School does not have a catchment area. Places are offered to girls who meet the required standard in the entrance test, ranked by score, with distance from the school used only as a tie-break.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 76.9 across their GCSEs. 97.5% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 48.1% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B average grade per A-Level entry. 33.3% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Stroud High School use for the 11+?
Stroud High School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance test.
Does Stroud High School interview as part of the 11+?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ admissions process for Stroud High School.
Is Stroud High School co-educational or single-sex?
Stroud High School is a single-sex school for girls from 11 to 18. Boys join some sixth form classes.
Does Stroud High School have a catchment area for 11+ entry?
No, Stroud High School does not have a catchment area. Places are offered based on test scores, with distance from the school used only as a tie-break.
What is Stroud High School's website?
The official website for Stroud High School is https://stroudhigh.gloucs.sch.uk/.
What is the 11+ pass mark for Stroud High School?
The 11+ pass mark for Stroud High School is unknown.
Location
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