73%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
55%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
525.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
684
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 19/06/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Castle Donington College · Secondary · Leicestershire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
73%
+13pp
73%66%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
55%
+13pp
55%47%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
48.2
+5.8
49.746.042.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.2
EBacc entry
31%
+5pp
31%22%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
525.3
+117.0
525.3410.1294.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 525.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
684
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Mount Pleasant, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2LN
Local authority
Leicestershire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 55% | 7% | 69% | 23% | 83% | 30% | 66% | 10% | 83% | 63% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | -1.60 | +0.80 | -3.10 | 15% | 441 |
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 55% | 48.2 | Not applicable | 31% | 525.3 | 42% | 684 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 42% | 42.4 | -0.27 | 26% | 408.3 | 30% | 657 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 39% | 44.1 | -0.17 | 12% | 448.9 | 23% | 639 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 51% | 49.7 | +0.22 | 12% | 465.2 | 18% | 622 |
| 2018/19 | 71% | 47% | 46.0 | +0.28 | 18% | 294.8 | 22% | 539 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 426 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 441 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 684 | — | 19% | 5% | 19% | 8% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 657 | 16.3 | 13% | 4% | 19% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 639 | 17.0 | 11% | 4% | 15% | 9% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 622 | 16.1 | 12% | 4% | 15% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 562 | 15.9 | 11% | 4% | 14% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 539 | 15.8 | 9% | 4% | 17% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 426 | 16.3 | 11% | 4% | 18% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 441 | 17.6 | 15% | 4% | 19% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.