Castle View School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Dec 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 147031
- Address
- Foksville Road, SS8 7FH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1037 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 93.9%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.5
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 53 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 4 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 150 |
Admissions
Castle View School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 132 110 |
| Year 8 | 225 114 111 |
| Year 9 | 199 97 102 |
| Year 10 | 173 96 77 |
| Year 11 | 198 102 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |