Rednock School

About Rednock School

Rednock School is a mixed secondary and sixth form in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and it’s a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 353 applications for 216 places, making it officially oversubscribed. Of those, 231 were first-preference applications, and 210 first-preference offers were made, which suggests that while demand is strong, most families who put it first do get a spot. The school currently has 1,232 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,408, so there is some headroom, but the oversubscription ratio of 1.63 per place shows it’s not a school you can take for granted. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 18.5%, which is above the national average for secondary schools and gives the school a genuinely mixed intake. That’s worth noting for parents who want a comprehensive that reflects the wider community rather than a narrow demographic.

Academically, Rednock sits in the middle of the pack nationally and locally. Its Progress 8 score is 0.01, which is exactly average, meaning pupils achieve broadly what you’d expect given their starting points. That’s slightly below the Gloucestershire local authority average of 0.19, but it’s a solid, unflashy result. The Attainment 8 score is 44.8, and 61.5% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 38% reaching grade 5 or above. The EBacc entry rate is 26.8%, and 16.4% of pupils achieved the full EBacc at grade 4 or above. In the sixth form, the picture is similar: a value-added score of -0.12 is classed as average, with students averaging a C- grade per entry and 27.86 points per entry. The best three A-levels average out at a C grade. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was rated Good across all categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership, maintaining the same overall rating it held in 2014.

For families considering Rednock, the facilities are a real draw. The school has a swimming pool, astro turf, sports hall, gymnasium, theatre, and dedicated sixth form centre, plus art studios, music rooms, and science labs. There’s a strong extracurricular offer too, with clubs covering the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, chess, coding, debate, Model UN, and Young Enterprise, alongside sports like football, hockey, tennis, and martial arts. The school’s SEND provisions are comprehensive, covering autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, physical disabilities, and social, emotional and mental health support, among others. It’s not a selective school, and it doesn’t try to be — it’s a genuine comprehensive that serves its community well, with decent but not outstanding results and a broad range of opportunities. It will suit families who want a well-equipped, inclusive secondary with a strong sixth form and a realistic, grounded approach to achievement.

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