The Community College, Bishop's Castle

Foundation school · Secondary school · Bishops Castle, Shropshire
SY9 5AY
Composite score
54.2

The Community College, Bishop's Castle at a glance

Located in Bishops Castle, Shropshire, The Community College, Bishop's Castle is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 526 pupils aged 11 to 16. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 43.4, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That is down 1.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

35% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The Community College, Bishop's Castle does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,006
National rank
#212
In West Midlands
#10
In Shropshire
Top 63%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
43.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
35%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
3.81

School profile

Pupils on roll 526 % FSM ever-6 13.3% % EAL 1.5% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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