The Community College, Bishop's Castle
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 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
- 526 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 90.5%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 1.7%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.3
Local authority average 42.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 3.7
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 102 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| French | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 108 58 50 |
| Year 8 | 105 55 50 |
| Year 9 | 98 46 52 |
| Year 10 | 113 58 55 |
| Year 11 | 102 45 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 80.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 19.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 45.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 5.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 3.7% 3.0% |