The Castle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136916
- Address
- Wellington Road, TA1 5AU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1202 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 80.7%
Indian 4.8%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 2.9%
African 2.5%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.72
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
The Castle School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 365
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 124 115 |
| Year 8 | 244 120 124 |
| Year 9 | 238 106 132 |
| Year 10 | 240 118 122 |
| Year 11 | 241 124 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 62.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |