Rodborough Hill, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3RT
10 reasons to choose Rodborough Community Primary School
Top line
Rodborough Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stroud and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Rodborough Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Gloucestershire LEA.
Average class size
Rodborough Community Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Rodborough Community Primary School ranks in the top 2% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 16% of schools.
The Rodborough Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised thematically or by half-termly topics, with cross-curricular linking. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Rodborough Community Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Rodborough Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.50am (school staff) to 5.45pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Rodborough Community Primary School
Wycliffe Preparatory School (2.5 miles); Hopelands Preparatory School (3.1 miles); Beaudesert Park School (3.4 miles).
Woodchester Endowed Church of England Primary School (1.7 miles); Foxmoor Primary School (1.8 miles); Randwick Church of England Primary School (2.6 miles).
Wycliffe College (2.9 miles); The Acorn School (3.8 miles).
Stroud High School (0.8 miles); Marling School (0.9 miles); St Peter’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre (6.9 miles).