Stroud, Gloucestershire

:For other places of the same name, see Stroud (disambiguation).

Education

The town is home to two of the country's last remaining state grammar schools for secondary education: Marling School for boys and the Stroud High School for girls. They continued on long after the comprehensive school became the norm, and their future was the subject of long-running controversy; they were among the first schools to "opt out" and became grant-maintained. The two schools now share a mixed sixth form, called the Downfield Sixth Form. Downfield is also very popular with a lot of the surrounding schools.

Related Topics:
Grammar school - Secondary education - Marling School - Stroud High School - Comprehensive school - Grant-maintained - Sixth form - Downfield Sixth Form

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