St Rose's Special School

Key facts

Address

Stratford Lawn, Stroud, GL5 4AP

Type

Non-maintained special school

Ages

2–19

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.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

• Sladewood Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Wycliffe College 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Hopelands Preparatory School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
• The Shrubberies School 2.7 mi School remains Good
• Cotswold Chine School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Beaudesert Park School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
• The Acorn School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
• Brookthorpe Hall School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade

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