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South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

College · ages 14-99MixedFurther educationSouth Gloucestershire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths11%England 46%
Average A level gradeC-2024/25

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College is a further education in Stroud for boys and girls aged 14 to 99.

Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AH0117 931 2121sgscol.ac.ukDavid Withey headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

210 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score10.3
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths11%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths21%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Progress from age 11-2.92In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level. (From 2023/24, the latest year there is. The government didn't work it out for the 2025 year group.)Official name: Progress 8
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure20252024South GloucestershireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11210128
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 810.312.643.646.8
Progress from age 11Progress 8-2.92
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths11%8%42%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths21%24%63%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.940.933.784.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%26%41%
Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged10.312.6
Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers4.8
Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers20.2

Subjects

Results came out for 5 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (34% here, 53% across England), English Language (37% here, 54% across England), Combined Science (27% here, 36% across England).

What is taught here
HumanitiesHistory11

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
English Language122 entries · 15th of 17 in South Gloucestershire
37%England 54%
Mathematics118 entries · 15th of 17 in South Gloucestershire
34%England 53%
Combined Science92 entries · 13th of 17 in South Gloucestershire
27%England 36%
39%England 58%
History11 entries
27%England 52%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language1227%37%59%54%2,735 of 3,210
Mathematics1183%34%54%53%2,804 of 3,211
Combined Science923%27%45%36%2,100 of 3,084
English Literature138%39%85%58%
History119%27%36%52%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,222 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-26.2 points per entry
A level progress-0.36Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better8%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished85%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students2,2221,8862,1331,9963,4953,925
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry26.2330.4930.3732.1329.3925.46
Average A level gradeC-CCC+CC-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS27.3833.7527.9527.9931.9227.96
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects8%8%8%1%7%6%
A level progressA level value added-0.36-0.01+0.31+0.12
Applied general courses: points per entry26.4726.7326.5929.87
T levels: points per entry22.2825.9426.4123.14
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed85%80%91%92%86%81%

A level subjects

18 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology60Sociology38Mathematics36Law34Physical Education / Sports Studies34Economics29Business Studies26Biology24History22English Language19Geography15English Literature14Government and Politics12Religious Studies12Physics10Media / Film / TV Studies10Chemistry10Mathematics (Further)6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology60 entries · 8% A* or A · 97% passed
32%England 46%
Sociology38 entries · 8% A* or A · 97% passed
26%England 49%
Mathematics36 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 60%
Law34 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
12%England 40%
Physical Education / Sports Studies34 entries · 3% A* or A · 88% passed
24%England 41%
Economics29 entries · 21% A* or A · 97% passed
48%England 57%
Business Studies26 entries · 4% A* or A · 96% passed
31%England 47%
Biology24 entries · 17% A* or A · 92% passed
38%England 49%
History22 entries · 0% A* or A · 96% passed
9%England 55%
English Language19 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
42%England 44%
Geography15 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
27%England 51%
English Literature14 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
14%England 52%
Government and Politics12 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
33%England 55%
Religious Studies12 entries · 0% A* or A · 92% passed
42%England 50%
Physics10 entries · 20% A* or A · 100% passed
40%England 51%
Media / Film / TV Studies10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
10%England 46%
Chemistry10 entries · 20% A* or A · 80% passed
40%England 53%
Mathematics (Further)6 entries · 67% A* or A · 100% passed
83%England 76%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
8.811.1
Gap 2.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to South Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,765 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training74%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 62%, compared with 78% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training38%England 72%
Top-third universities4%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship12%England 6%
Higher technical course5%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 35% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training74%74%77%
Education22%23%25%
Apprenticeship12%11%11%1%
Work40%40%41%
Not in education, work or training19%21%17%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m17612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate102 per 1,000 people12% higher than the England average
Typical house price£335,000Stroud
Nearest bus stop100 mSGS College, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Stroud High SchoolAcademy (grammar)430 m1,144Outstanding 202398Compare
Callowell Primary AcademyAcademy490 m134Inadequate 20227Compare
St Martins Centre (St Roses School)Special post 16 institution560 mNot inspectedCompare
St Rose's Special SchoolNon-maintained special560 m75No overall grade 2025Compare
Marling SchoolAcademy (grammar)620 m1,082No overall grade 202494Compare
The Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy620 m135Good 202448Compare
Archway SchoolCouncil660 m1,053Report card 202611Compare
Rodborough Community Primary SchoolCouncil890 m185Good 202353Compare

Questions parents ask

Is South Gloucestershire and Stroud College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score South Gloucestershire and Stroud College yet.

How good are South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 11% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 10.3, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.

How many pupils does South Gloucestershire and Stroud College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AH
Telephone
0117 931 2121
Website
www.sgscol.ac.uk
Headteacher
David Withey
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 14-99
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Ward
Stroud Central
Constituency
Stroud
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 February 2012 (result of amalgamation)
URN
139238 · LAESTAB 8038000 · UKPRN 10036143
Formerly
Filton College, Stroud College of Further Education

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from