The Castle School
About the school
The Castle School is an open secondary school in South Gloucestershire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 31 March 2026
- Published
- 25 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.4
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Gloucestershire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 58.30%
- South Gloucestershire
- 42.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.90%
- South Gloucestershire
- 61.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 58.70%
- South Gloucestershire
- 25.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.93
- South Gloucestershire
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.84
AAB or better
- School
- 17.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1449
Girls
52.10%
Boys
47.90%
SEN support
7.18%
Education, health and care plan
2.83%
English as an additional language
15.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.01%
Overall absence
7.83
Persistent absence
22.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
263
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
157
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
54%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
27%