The Castle Rock School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 24 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 138478
- Address
- Meadow Lane, LE67 4BR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1162 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 81.2%
Other White 7.1%
Mixed 4.7%
African 2.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.78
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.31
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 67 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
The Castle Rock School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 104 90 |
| Year 8 | 236 109 127 |
| Year 9 | 220 111 109 |
| Year 10 | 236 124 112 |
| Year 11 | 189 91 98 |
| Year 12 | 35 11 24 |
| Year 13 | 52 23 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 41.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 63.6% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 20.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 2.2% |