The Community College, Bishop's Castle
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 123564
- Address
- Brampton Road, SY9 5AY
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 523 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.7%
White British 92.2%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 1.9%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.27
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 11 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 87 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 62
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 105 54 51 |
| Year 8 | 99 44 55 |
| Year 9 | 110 58 52 |
| Year 10 | 105 46 59 |
| Year 11 | 104 54 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 81.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 19.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 17.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 43.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 6.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 1.8% 1.0% |