The Castle School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

South GloucestershireLocal Authority

Thornbury and YateConstituency

BS35 1HTPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Castle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in South Gloucestershire, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,416 pupils. The Castle School is part of Castle School Education Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 31 Mar 2026 · published 25 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 58.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.93

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,416

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,416
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Castle School Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 25 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.