Katharine Lady Berkeley's School is a state-funded secondary school in Stroud, South West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,549 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,495.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (17 May 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 53.1 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 284 first-preference applications and 261 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 17 May 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 17 May 2023: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 12 Jun 2017.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 261 |
| First-preference applications | 284 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 480 |
| First-preference offers | 257 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 53.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 76.9% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 59.9% |
| EBacc entry | 39.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 35.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 27.7% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.52 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 37.44 |
| Value added | 0.08 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.03 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.19 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 24% |
| Pupils | 121 |
| Average grade | B- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 57.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 10.2% |
| Further education college | 19.5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% |
| Employment | 1.6% |
| Not sustained | 4.5% |
| Unknown | 0.8% |
Cohort: 246 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 94.7%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 50.7% |
| Further education | 2.2% |
| Other education | 1.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% |
| Employment | 34.1% |
| Not sustained | 6.5% |
| Unknown | 1.4% |
Cohort: 138 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.17% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.26% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 90.9% |
| White other | 3.6% |
| Mixed | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.3% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:20 – 14:50 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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