# The Castle School

The Castle School is a secondary school in South Gloucestershire, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,416 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139348. [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,416
- Council: South Gloucestershire
- URN: 139348

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 31 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Castle School was 52.0, against 45.0 in South Gloucestershire and 46.2 in England.
50.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | South Gloucestershire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 52.0 | 45.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50.8% | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.2% | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 252 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Manorbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manorbrook-primary-school-e130978): 240 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-thornbury-e109263): 420 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school-thornbury-e109267): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gillingstool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillingstool-primary-school-e150819): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022, before the school changed. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [New Siblands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-siblands-school-e146013): 1.1 km. Special. Outstanding (overall), February 2024
- [Crossways Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crossways-infant-school-e152272): 1.2 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139348)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139348)

## How to cite

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