The Castle SchoolHayesfield Girls School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Castle School and Hayesfield Girls School are secondary schools.
The Castle School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Hayesfield Girls School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Castle School is ahead on our composite score.
The Castle School was judged Outstanding and Hayesfield Girls School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.4 for The Castle School and 57.0 for Hayesfield Girls School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Castle School (55.1 in 2021-22, 53.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hayesfield Girls School (62.6 in 2021-22, 57.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | TauntonThe Castle School | BathHayesfield Girls School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | B72/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 34 in Somerset | 1st of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,202 | 1,528 | |
| Capacity | 1,188 | 1,420 | |
| Location | Taunton, TA1 5AU | Bath, BA2 3LA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.4 | 57.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.7% | 60.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.5% | 79.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.1% | 67.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.72 | 5.21 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 239 | 225 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 171 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 38.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 40.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 18.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,202 | 1,528 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.0% | 13.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.2% | 8.1% | |
| SEN support | 10.1% | 10.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 2.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% | 7.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.1% Stronger figure | 18.0% | 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
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 School
Hayesfield Girls School
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