Maidenhill School

About Maidenhill School

Maidenhill School sits within Gloucestershire’s Stroud borough, a secondary for 11-to-16-year-olds that ranks 6th out of 9 schools of its type in the local authority area. That places it in the bottom half of Stroud’s state secondaries, well behind the top performers nearby. The strongest local peers, measured by Progress 8 scores, are Pate’s Grammar School, Churchdown School, and Denmark Road High School — all with scores well above zero. Maidenhill’s own Progress 8 score of -0.12, while below the Gloucestershire average of 0.19, is still classed as “Average” nationally, and the school sits at the 57th percentile across England. It’s a non-selective, mixed school with no religious character, led by headteacher Andy Hunter, and it doesn’t have a sixth form or nursery provision. With 726 pupils against a capacity of 785, it’s not quite full, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, receiving 313 applications for 144 places and making 123 first-preference offers.

Academically, Maidenhill’s results tell a mixed story. Its Attainment 8 score of 42.6 is below the national average, and the basics measure — pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in both English and maths — stands at 39.6%, with a slightly higher 64.9% at grade 4 or above. The school’s EBacc entry rate is low at 8.2%, and only 5.2% of pupils achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above. Progress 8 is -0.12, meaning pupils leave with slightly lower attainment than similar pupils nationally, though the confidence interval (-0.36 to 0.12) suggests the result isn’t statistically significant. Subject breakdowns show Progress 8 in maths at -0.03 and English at -0.07, both close to average, while the EBacc element is -0.03. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also Good — a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2014.

For families considering Maidenhill, the practical picture is worth weighing up. The school offers a solid range of facilities including a theatre, swimming pool, sports hall, gymnasium, and library, plus clubs like Eco Club, Debate, and Young Enterprise. Sports on offer include cross country, gymnastics, football, martial arts, rounders, and dance. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed, with an oversubscription ratio of 2.17, so families in the catchment area should apply early. It suits those looking for a Good-rated, non-selective secondary in Stroud that has improved its Ofsted standing, though the academic outcomes are below the local average. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Stroud High School, 3.3 km away, which may be a consideration for families prioritising higher attainment.

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