Stroud Town

Summary

Stroud Town (E02004656) is part of Gloucestershire local authority (view on map). Stroud Town has an approximate population of 11,000 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Stroud Town neighbours Painswick, Bisley & Eastcombe, Ebley & Randwick, and Rodborough & Thrupp.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Stroud Town is the 56th least deprived area in Gloucestershire (out of 76) with 31% of children living in low-income families, compared to 27% across Gloucestershire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Stroud Town, 23% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 20% in Gloucestershire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Stroud Town % in Gloucestershire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 23% 20% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 77% 80% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Stroud Town, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Gloucestershire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Stroud Town % in Gloucestershire % in England
No special educational needs 77% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 17% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Stroud Town, 12% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 19% in Gloucestershire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Stroud Town % in Gloucestershire % in England
White 86% 81% 67%
Asian 3% 7% 14%
Black 1% 3% 7%
Mixed 7% 6% 7%
Other – 1% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Stroud Town with English as an additional language is 8%, compared with 11% in Gloucestershire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Stroud Town % in Gloucestershire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 8% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 91% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Stroud Town has 13 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Stroud Town
All childcare providers 13
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 9

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Stroud Town since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Stroud Town has 7 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Stroud Town
All state-funded schools 7
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 2
Special schools 2
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Stroud Town since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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