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
- 1054 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 94%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.9%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.8
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 25 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 29 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 59 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 5 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
Castle View School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 130 109 |
| Year 8 | 237 128 109 |
| Year 9 | 215 110 105 |
| Year 10 | 196 94 102 |
| Year 11 | 167 93 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.1% 3.0% |