The Castle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 4 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
- 1204 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 81.8%
Other White 5.1%
Indian 4.1%
Mixed 3.1%
Other Asian 2%
African 1.3%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.1
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.48
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 10 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 52 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
The Castle School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 307
- 2nd preference
- 163
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 120 121 |
| Year 8 | 242 105 137 |
| Year 9 | 243 120 123 |
| Year 10 | 241 122 119 |
| Year 11 | 237 120 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |