We are a caring and friendly school for children aged 4 to11 years. Maintained by Gloucestershire County Council, our school nestles just below Rodborough Common on an extremely attractive site. The present building was opened by Dick King-Smith in 1992 and we strongly believe that our surroundings enhance learning for everyone.

Here at Gastrells we are proud of our tradition of nurturing the individual by celebrating diversity of interest, experience and achievement. We also work hard to foster relationships both within school and the wider world and so create a community where everyone is valued and feels they belong.  

Children follow the National Curriculum and we are particularly keen to provide breadth and balance across the full range of subjects. In addition, our children are encouraged to develop self-confidence; articulate feelings and ideas; be involved in the community and be active and creative. Indeed our outstanding provision for the latter ensured the award of ARTSMARK in 2006.

Our youngest children follow the Foundation Stage curriculum in their Reception year and Gastrells was one of the first schools in the county to achieve the Quality Assurance Award for this provision - an award we still hold.

We hope you find our website useful and if there is anything further you would like to know about our school then please do not hesitate to get in touch. We would be delighted if you came for a visit.