The Acorn School
The Acorn School is an independent school in Stroud for boys and girls aged 6 to 18. It has 87 pupils and room for 123.
Church Street, Nailsworth, Stroud, GL6 0BP01453 836508theacornschool.comMs Rebecca Mitchell headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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 Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 87 | 88 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 62 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 31% | 29% | 26% | 16% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaudesert Park School | Independent | 740 m | 344 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cotswold Chine School | Independent | 0.6 miles | 52 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ruskin Mill College | Special post 16 institution | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Nailsworth Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 176 | No overall grade 2024 | 76 | Compare |
| Amberley Parochial School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 104 | Good 2023 | 97 | Compare |
| Horsley Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 105 | Good 2019 | 84 | Compare |
| Minchinhampton Primary Academy | Academy | 1.5 miles | 260 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
| Brimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 115 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Acorn School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Acorn School yet.
How many pupils does The Acorn School have?
87 pupils aged 6 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 123 places, so it is 71% full.
Does The Acorn School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Street, Nailsworth, Stroud, GL6 0BP
- Telephone
- 01453 836508
- Website
- www.theacornschool.com
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Mitchell
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 6-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Nailsworth
- Constituency
- Stroud
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 January 1992
- URN
- 115808 · LAESTAB 9166068 · UKPRN 10018228
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.