The Castle School

State-Funded School

the-castle-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Taunton and WellingtonConstituency

TA1 5AUPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Castle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,207 pupils. The Castle School is part of BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.72

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,207

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,207
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: BLACKDOWN EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
25 Jun 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.