The Castle Rock SchoolIveshead School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Castle Rock School and Iveshead School are secondary schools.
The Castle Rock School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Iveshead School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Iveshead School is ahead on our composite score.
The Castle Rock School was judged the expected standard and Iveshead School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.5 for The Castle Rock School and 43.7 for Iveshead School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at The Castle Rock School (40.1 in 2021-22, 42.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CoalvilleThe Castle Rock School | LoughboroughIveshead School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | D53/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 32nd of 44 in Leicestershire | 29th of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,129 | 1,000 | |
| Capacity | 1,522 | 1,400 | |
| Location | Coalville, LE67 4BR | Loughborough, LE12 9DB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 | 43.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.7% | 41.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.7% | 58.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.7% | 89.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.64 | 4.17 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 228 | 163 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 22 | 43 | |
| A-level average points | 33.0 Stronger figure | 25.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 25.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.3% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,129 | 1,000 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.2% | 20.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.1% | 4.1% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 17.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 5.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.5% | 9.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.6% | 25.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The Castle Rock School
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