The Castle Rock School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 23 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
- 1129 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 80.6%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 4.8%
African 3.2%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 4 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
The Castle Rock School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 99 92 |
| Year 8 | 186 99 87 |
| Year 9 | 231 108 123 |
| Year 10 | 219 108 111 |
| Year 11 | 228 116 112 |
| Year 12 | 47 16 31 |
| Year 13 | 27 11 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 60.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 16.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 2.4% |