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The Castle School

Secondary Academy school in Bristol BS35 1HT

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  • School Reference Number: 139348
  • Address: Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1HT
  • Headteacher: Ms Jessica Lobbett
  • Telephone: 01454 862100
  • Website: thecastleschool.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Castle School Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,733
  • Local Education Authority: South Gloucestershire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: March 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 13/06/2012

Rating published on 03/07/2012

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 November 2021 21 January 2022 School inspection
26 January 2016 1 March 2016 Short inspection
6 May 2015 3 June 2015 Monitoring visit
1 March 2013 5 March 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139348
Local Authority Code803
Local Authority NameSouth Gloucestershire
Establishment Number4120
School / College NameThe Castle School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-03-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,733
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,472
Number of Boys733
Number of Girls739
Percentage Free School Meals13.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2567
Academy trust or TrustCASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorCastle School Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10040650
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date08-01-2025
StreetPark Road
LocalityThornbury
Address3
TownBristol
County (name)Gloucestershire
PostcodeBS35 1HT
Websitewww.thecastleschool.org.uk
Telephone01454862100
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJessica
Headteacher/Principal last nameLobbett
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000025
DistrictSouth Gloucestershire
Ward CodeE05012127
WardThornbury
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001545
Parliamentary ConstituencyThornbury and Yate
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000025
Easting363804
Northing190863
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)South Gloucestershire 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)South Gloucestershire 001C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code901
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1996) Avon
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN569784
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003090
LSOA CodeE01014987
Free School Meals157
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139348
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139348
LAESTAB8034120
School nameThe Castle School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/03/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authoritySouth Gloucestershire
Parliamentary constituencyThornbury and Yate
Multi-academy trust UID2567
Multi-academy trust nameCastle School Education Trust
Academy sponsor UID4939
Academy sponsor nameCastle School Education Trust
PostcodeBS35 1HT
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils1,472
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10199602
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139348
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection8034120
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThe Castle School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection2
Date of latest ungraded inspection25/11/2021
Ungraded inspection publication date20/01/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS395310
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date13/06/2012
Publication date03/07/2012
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of latest graded inspection109297
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8034120
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Castle School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Academy Converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS324942
Previous inspection start date14/01/2009
Previous publication date05/02/2009
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection109297
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8034120
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Castle School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionOutstanding

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