The Castle School | School performance

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

58%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

59%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1099.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,449

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

58%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

59%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1099.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,449

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

58%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.4

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

59%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1099.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,449

Pupils · 2024/25

16%

EAL · 2024/25

22%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Castle School · Secondary with sixth form · South Gloucestershire

Part ofCASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

75%

+2pp

80%73%66%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

58%

+6pp

61%51%40%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 58%

Attainment 8

52.4

+1.8

57.553.048.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52.4

EBacc entry

59%

+7pp

65%58%51%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

EBacc APS

1099.3

-102.4

1280.21189.71099.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1099.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

33.8

+0.3

39.436.533.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 33.8

A-level value added

-0.06

+0.2

+0.20.0-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

+4pp

22%18%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

C+

BB-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,449

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

16%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

22%

Contact

Address

Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1HT

Local authority

South Gloucestershire

Website

www.thecastleschool.org.uk

Telephone

01454862100

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

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	75%	58%	52.4	Not applicable	59%	1099.3	76%	1,449
2023/24	73%	52%	50.6	+0.33	51%	1201.7	74%	1,472
2022/23	79%	54%	52.5	+0.26	56%	1280.2	79%	1,520
2021/22	80%	61%	57.5	+0.47	65%	1124.5	82%	1,538
2018/19	66%	40%	48.5	-0.10	62%	1125.4	78%	1,605
2017/18	65%	47%	51.6	+0.16	65%	1284.0	77%	1,614
2016/17	76%	55%	52.2	+0.06	57%	—	81%	1,654

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	33.8	C+	-0.06	17%	148
2023/24	33.6	C+	-0.22	13%	131
2022/23	35.1	B-	—	16%	161
2021/22	39.4	B	—	22%	155
2018/19	36.4	B-	+0.06	17%	174
2017/18	34.5	C+	+0.20	11%	172
2016/17	34.2	C+	+0.10	20%	191

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,449	18.7	10%	16%	15%	8%	22%
2023/24	1,472	17.7	12%	14%	13%	8%	22%
2022/23	1,520	17.9	10%	11%	13%	8%	22%
2021/22	1,538	16.9	9%	9%	13%	8%	23%
2020/21	1,511	16.2	15%	8%	11%	—	—
2018/19	1,605	16.2	13%	6%	14%	7%	17%
2017/18	1,614	15.5	12%	6%	14%	6%	16%
2016/17	1,654	14.4	16%	5%	13%	6%	16%