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Stroud High School
Stroud High School admits girls through the Gloucestershire shared test and has no catchment area.
Grammar school · Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Meet the school
At a glance
Facts checked
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4HF
Plan your approach
Year 7 entry
For September 2027 entry
Stroud High uses the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools shared entrance test for Year 7. September 2027 entry uses GL Assessment; the new FSCE test applies to September 2028 entry. The school has no catchment area and requires a separate home-local-authority school application.
- Assessment
- Gloucestershire Grammar Schools Entrance Test
- Provider
- GL Assessment
What the assessment covers
- Verbal ability
- Numerical reasoning
- Non verbal reasoning
A qualifying rank is not an offer: a school must also be listed on the secondary application.
The schools have announced FSCE as provider for September 2028 entry, so current GL materials may not describe that later test.
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The admissions process
- For September 2027 entry, the school’s policy sets 150 Year 7 places; applicants must reach its qualifying standard and places follow the school’s oversubscription rules.
- Submit the Common Application Form to your home local authority by 31 October 2026. Meeting the qualifying standard does not itself offer a place.
- Stroud High has no catchment area; out-of-county applications are accepted.
- The school describes a late-test route for applicants who missed the September 2026 main test; it does not allow an initial allocation on 1 March 2027. The January 2027 test details were still to be confirmed.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Stroud High School
Go to the source
Official links for your shortlist
Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
From subjects to skills
Turn the assessment subjects into a practice plan.
Start with these core skills from the published subject list. Pair the official assessment material with regular Plusling practice.
Verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Talk through word relationships, letter patterns and codes. Encourage your child to explain the rule before choosing an answer.
Build on it with Plusling
Explore words and logic with Plusling’s verbal reasoning quizzes, with feedback that helps the next attempt feel clearer.
Start the 5-question verbal reasoning quizMaths
A useful place to start
Ask your child to explain their method, estimate the answer and check the final calculation. Notice which step needs more practice.
Build on it with Plusling
Use Plusling’s original maths questions and worked explanations to make those next practice sessions count.
Start the 5-question maths quizNon-verbal reasoning
A useful place to start
Look for changes in shape, position, shading and direction. Work out one rule at a time before checking it against the choices.
Build on it with Plusling
Give visual reasoning another go in Plusling, with original puzzles and explanations your child can return to.
Start the 5-question non-verbal reasoning quizPrint, practise, build confidence
Printable practice for these subjects
Original Plusling papers with space to work and separate answers and explanations.
Verbal Reasoning papers
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Maths papers
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Non-Verbal Reasoning papers
Explore the papersThese are Plusling skills practice, not official school or test papers.
Keep the practical steps clear
Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Check the assessment guidance
If an assessment applies, look for official examples, question formats, timings and answer instructions to help plan your child’s preparation.
Read the school’s admissions criteria
Check catchment, oversubscription rules and any supplementary form alongside the test registration.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
Know where to focus
Give their preparation a clear direction.
See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
Their next step starts here
Give their 11+ preparation a confident start.
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Admissions information
- Check the school’s current admissions arrangements for your entry year, including eligibility and any access arrangements.
Plusling’s guide to Stroud High School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Stroud High School: school details Department for Education
- Stroud High School: admissions for 2027 and 2028 entry Stroud High School
- Stroud High School: admissions policy for 2027 entry Stroud High School
- GL Assessment free 11+ familiarisation materials GL Assessment