St Rose's Special School
Other · Non-maintained special school · Ages 2–19 · Stroud, Gloucestershire
St Rose's Special School is an other school in Stroud, Gloucestershire for ages 2–19 (non-maintained special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Stratford Lawn, Stroud, GL5 4AP
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 2–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, flourish at St Rose’s Special School.”
- “Through the seamless integration of therapy and education, pupils learn to manage their emotional responses to the world around them exceptionally well.”
- “Pupils and staff have very positive, caring relationships.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, the teaching of reading is not consistently well adapted to meet the learning needs of some pupils.”
- “However, the school acknowledges that this is an ongoing area of development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
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