The Castle School is a secondary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Park Road, Bristol, BS35 1HT
Website: www.thecastleschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01454862100
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: South Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Joseph Docherty
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139348

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1733
Number of Pupils: 1511
Number of Boys: 750
Number of Girls: 761

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -0.26 to 0.06
Of the 255 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 248 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:62%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manorbrook Primary School
Park Road , Thornbury BS35 1JW 		3out of 4 266 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury
Church Road , Thornbury BS35 1HJ 		4out of 4 454 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury
Easton Hill Road , Thornbury BS35 1AW 		3out of 4 926 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Gillingstool Primary School
Gillingstool , Thornbury BS35 2EG 		2out of 4 990 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crossways Infant School
Knapp Road , Thornbury BS35 2HQ 		3out of 4 1,288 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle School
Park Road , Thornbury BS35 1HT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Marlwood School
Vattingstone Lane , Alveston BS35 3LA 		1out of 4 2,938 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sheiling School
Thornbury Park , Park Road BS35 1HP 		- not rated 442 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
New Siblands School
Easton Hill Road , Thornbury BS35 2JU 		4out of 4 1,214 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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