The Community College, Bishop's Castle is a secondary school located in Bishops Castle. 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 24/04/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brampton Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
Website:
Telephone: 01588638257
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Reuben Thorley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 123564

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 604
Number of Pupils: 487
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 265

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.39 Confidence interval 0.1 to 0.68
Of the 90 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 76 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:38%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.62
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishops Castle Primary School
Oak Meadow , SY9 5PA 		3out of 4 722 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Brampton Road , SY9 5AY 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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