The Castle School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 25 2021 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
South Gloucestershire
Unique reference
139348
Address
Park Road, Thornbury, BS35 1HT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1472 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
14.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.3%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.2%
Other White 7.5%
Mixed 5.7%
Chinese 3.8%
Indian 3%
Other Asian 1.8%
African 1.6%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.26
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 56%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 54%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.5
Local authority average 45.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.87
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award30
Art & DesignGCSE90
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE6
BiologyGCSE63
Business Studies:SingleGCSE84
ChemistryGCSE63
ChineseGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE44
Design & TechnologyGCSE57
DanceGCSE15
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Castle School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
260
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
227
2nd preference
86
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
17
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
227
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
222
105
117
Year 8
224
112
112
Year 9
267
126
141
Year 10
230
123
107
Year 11
265
149
116
Year 12
145
70
75
Year 13
119
48
71
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
80.6%
85.6%
Further education
31.0%
33.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
59.0%
34.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
11.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
6.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
6.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
76.0%
52.7%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
29.0%
14.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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