The Community College, Bishop's Castle
About the school
The Community College, Bishop's Castle is an open secondary school in Shropshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 June 2023
- Published
- 17 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.4
- Shropshire
- 42.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Shropshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.30%
- Shropshire
- 36.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.90%
- Shropshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.40%
- Shropshire
- 32.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.81
- Shropshire
- 3.71
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
526
Girls
50.19%
Boys
49.81%
SEN support
11.79%
Education, health and care plan
1.90%
English as an additional language
1.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.31%
Overall absence
8.86
Persistent absence
25.65
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
87
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
69%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
13%
Not sustained
7%