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
28.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award13
Art & DesignGCSE29
BiologyGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE31
Design & TechnologyGCSE21
English LanguageGCSE103
English LiteratureGCSE102
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE34
FrenchGCSE12
GeographyGCSE78
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Community College, Bishop's Castle

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
62
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
61
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
65.0%
81.0%
85.6%
Further education
17.0%
23.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
1.0%
16.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
46.0%
40.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
18.0%
6.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
5.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
6.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
8.0%
1.5%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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