School Profile

The Castle School

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South WestDayAcademyOfsted OutstandingSixth Form
Profile Notes
The Castle School is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-19 in Taunton, South West. Currently has 1,202 pupils on roll and a sixth form. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
TauntonTA1 5AUNational Curriculum
1,202 pupils (101% of 1,188 capacity) 592 boys / 610 girls
Official URN 136916 • LAESTAB
www.castleschool.co.uk/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 19
Opened 01-07-2011 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Outstanding
Last inspected 2023-10-03
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 853.4
EBacc avg points4.72
Eng & Maths 5+57.7%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 239 • APS n/a • Value added n/a